Metal Hammer praised the album's brevity, delivering "what is absolutely necessary and nothing more." On the one hand, they wrote that the album "offers little in the way of fresh revelations beyond the mild surprise that Watain have become better songwriters than ever by stripping things back to blistering basics", but concluded that "in truth, this is all part of Watain’s usual campaign of musical destruction: it’s just the streamlined, haven’t-got-time-to-fuck-about version, and it’s devilishly good." Stereogum praised the band's return to their earlier, more aggressive black metal style, writing that "This is easily the band’s most ruthlessly intense album since 2003 sophomore LP "Casus Luciferi", and it may in fact be the gnarliest, weirdest, darkest thing they’ve ever made" and called it their "least accessible album, and the most exciting thing they’ve done in a decade." BrooklynVegan wrote that "It’s not "that" different from the more aggressive songs on its predecessor — it’s still got sharp, clear production, memorable riffs, soaring solos, and a tremendous vocal delivery (no clean-sung ballad but it does have a lengthy, slow-paced closer with spoken word vocals in the background). It’s the kind of album any Watain fan could like. And if you’re new to Watain, this is a fine place to jump in. The transition between turning this off and putting on the classic "Casus Luciferi" is seamless."