▁every ▁bit ▁the ▁record ▁fans ▁have ▁been ▁waiting ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁years ▁for ." ▁Writing ▁for ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁Dom ▁Law son ▁described ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" a ▁sust ained ▁and ▁hyp not ic ▁march ▁through ▁minimal ist , ▁post - S abb ath ▁land sc apes , ▁and ▁cru c ifying ly ▁heavy ▁on ▁every ▁level ." ▁P itch f ork ▁critic ▁Jason ▁H eller ▁said , ▁" As ▁a ▁whole , ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁represents ▁music ▁converted ▁into ▁motion — kin etic ▁and ▁mechanical , ▁in ex or able ▁and ▁in human ." ▁H eller ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁God f lesh ▁" has ▁never ▁sound ed ▁so ▁rel ent less ." ▁ ▁Zach ary ▁Hou le ▁of ▁Pop Mat ters ▁wrote , ▁" A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁is ▁revision ist ▁industrial ▁and ▁the ▁sound sc apes ▁of ▁this ▁brit t le ▁disc ▁leaves ▁you ▁wondering ▁what ▁on ▁earth ▁just ▁hit ▁you ." ▁Hou le ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁" bas ically ▁re writ es ▁the ▁rule ▁book ▁for ▁industrial ". ▁Lars ▁Got rich ▁of ▁N PR ▁said ▁that ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁those ▁re union ▁albums ▁that ▁wasn ' t ▁only ▁better ▁than ▁it ▁should ' ve ▁been , ▁but ▁a ▁re clam ation ▁and ▁rein vention ▁for ▁Justin ▁Bro adr ick ▁and ▁G . ▁C . ▁Green ." ▁Writing ▁for ▁Metal ▁In jection , ▁Jer emy ▁Ul rey ▁said , ▁" A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by