the album has been received rather well by critics. alternative press rated the album 4/5 stars saying "collide with the sky is ptv's best work to date". they praised the album for the power pop hooks on "props &amp; mayhem", saying that you should download "tangled in the great escape". absolutepunk commented that the album is "sure to continue pierce the veil's steady ascent to the top of their league", concluding that "[it] proves pierce the veil are seemingly still one step ahead of everyone else when it comes to concocting energetic slices of post-hardcore and that they won’t be dropping the ball any time soon."