shape that." With some additional interviews, fans received some descriptions of the innovative new sound the band was working on. "There are a lot of great rock riffs and Chad keeps mentioning that he wants it to be danceable, so that's what he's going for in his drum parts," Hexum said in an interview with Fuse. "There are a lot of harmonies and more rapping than there was on the previous record because that's what the riffs called for. There's definitely some retro-sounding moments, too." The same article also described "crazy epic" dual-sweep arpeggio guitars that brought the band's experimentalism to a brand new level. Hexum also told Billboard magazine that "There’s a lot of riffs and really good high-energy stuff that’s going to be great for a live setting. I think there’s a good diversity of tempos and feels and arrangements, lots of distortion guitar and big rocking parts but then there’s some trippy, chill-out moments and even some hard rock, like dual leads that some might say could sound like some old classic rock." Promotion For the first time, the band utilized a promotion website to not only sell the album, but special merchandise as well. Through PledgeMusic, 311 made pre-ordering available on January 13. Those who pledged to buy any combination of CDs, vinyl and posters (some autographed) were put into a drawing to win a variety of prizes which include: Concert tickets, backstage passes, media photo passes, custom guitar picks from Nick and Tim, a pair of custom Vater drumsticks used by Chad Sexton during recording, GHS bass strings used by P-Nut during recording, a band-autographed drum head, hand-written lyrics by Nick and S.A. from a song of the winner's choice, a live Skype call from P-Nut, and as the grand prize, Tim Mahoney's autographed Paul Reed Smith SE guitar. Singles Stereolithic'''s first single, "Five of Everything", was released on February 4, 2014. Regarding the song, Hexum stated "It's innovative and interesting and cool so I'm just excited for the world to hear it." On February 19, a music video for the song premiered on Yahoo! Music. ReceptionStereolithic has received mixed reviews from critics. Allen Raible at ABC News describes it as perhaps their best album since their self-titled album, 311, stating "In spite of a few small missteps, Stereolithic stands as a reminder of what 311 do at their best." Matt Collar of AllMusic described