 Prato stated that "A Light in the Dark" "could easily be mistaken for a thrash metal release of the '80s" because of songs like "A Light in the Dark" and "Beyond All Reason".Keith Bergman of Blabbermouth.net had the same feeling, as the production "seems designed to recall past glories", but praised "A Light in the Dark" for being "more cohesive, more like a band effort, and not coincidentally, the most consistent album since the band's heyday with late frontman David Wayne.