"The moody, textural intro to "Chains" features spooky harmonies from guest vocalist Helena Coan before launching into a sludgy, pounding assault that violently alternates between the song's two disparate sections. Elsewhere, the vibed-out dirge "Cease to Exist" falls squarely between the grabby melodic thump of "Death Valley Blues" and the harsh, complex punk of album-closer "Swan Song," with its epic finale which culminates in a wash of feedback creak and mournful acoustic guitar. Gallows are certainly not getting any happier, but they've got torment down to a science".