Jake responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think you're right in saying that it's heavier. And I think what we did was we set up our breakdowns to really pay off. The band was also nominated for "Best Metal Performance" Grammy in 2016 for the song "Identity" and again for "Invisible Enemy" in 2018. I think we all just want to be AUGUST BURNS RED. So let's just write a heavy, aggressive, passionate, modern AUGUST BURNS RED record."