ɹˌɪvɐdˈeɪviə ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd tˈaɪm dʌznˌɑːt hˈiːl æz "ɐmˈeɪzɪŋli bɹˈuːɾəl θɹˈæʃ mˈɛɾəl ˈælbəm", ænd kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ðˈæt "ɪts sˈaʊnd bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ kɹˈɪsp fˈoʊkəs baɪ pˈæntɚɹə ænd sˈaʊndɡɑːɹdən pɹədˈuːsɚ tˈɛɹi dˈeɪt ɪn wˈeɪz nˈɛvɚɹ ɐtʃˈiːvd ɔnðə bˈændz ˈɪlɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛfɚts.
Rivadavia also described Time Does Not Heal as "amazingly brutal thrash metal album", and concluded that "its sound brought into crisp focus by Pantera and Soundgarden producer Terry Date in ways never achieved on the band's ill-recorded earlier efforts.