ɪn hɪz dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ɹᵻvjˈuː, dɹˈaʊnd ɪn sˈaʊndz nˈɪk kˈoʊɪn ɹˈoʊt, "ðə kəmpˈoʊnənts ðæt mˌeɪk ˌʌp ðə blˈʌdʒənɪŋ sˈaʊnd ðæt hˈɛlmɪt ʃˈɑːt tə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns wɪð, hæv pɹˈɪɾi mˈʌtʃ bɪkˌʌm kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs ɪn mˈɛɾəl" ænd ðˈæt "hˈæməltənz sˈɪŋɪŋ hɐz tˈeɪkən ɐ bˈɪt əvə nˈoʊzdaɪv tˈuː."
In his July 2006 review, Drowned in Sound's Nick Cowen wrote, "the components that make up the bludgeoning sound that Helmet shot to prominence with, have pretty much become commonplace in metal" and that "Hamilton's singing has taken a bit of a nosedive too."