0 . ▁The ▁album ▁mostly ▁contains ▁the ▁re work ed ▁versions ▁of ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁demo , ▁Sat an ic ▁Blood . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁feature ▁the ▁band ' s ▁original ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁guitar ist , ▁Go at , ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁re union . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁met ▁with ▁mixed ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁Sam my ▁O ' H agar ▁of ▁Metal S uck s ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁and ▁pra ised ▁its ▁raw ▁sound ▁and ▁production . ▁He ▁also ▁compared ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sound ▁to ▁other ▁notable ▁second ▁wave ▁of ▁black ▁metal ▁albums ▁such ▁as ▁Trans il van ian ▁Hung er ▁by ▁Dark th r one ▁and ▁De ▁Myst eri is ▁Dom ▁S athan as ▁by ▁May hem . ▁He ▁also ▁described ▁the ▁album ' s ▁tempo ▁as ▁" mid - p ac ed ", ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁other ▁black ▁metal ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁S aty ric on , ▁ 1 3 4 9 ▁and ▁An aal ▁N ath rak h . ▁Ven ien ' s ▁vocals ▁were ▁also ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁death ▁metal , ▁while ▁the ▁" r att ling " ▁guitar ▁sound ▁and ▁notice able ▁bass lines ▁were ▁noted . ▁However , ▁the ▁reaction ▁of ▁Gray son ▁C urr in ▁of ▁P itch f ork ▁Media ▁was ▁mixed . ▁He ▁critic ized ▁the ▁album ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁pro gression ▁and ▁Ven ien ' s ▁"