 In total, they played 172 shows on the supporting tour and enjoyed the greatest financial success of their career.The record was generally received well and appreciated for its return to a rawer punk sound.In a glowing review, AllMusic critic Jo-Ann Greene praised the album's "rapid-fire series of dramatic images and aural impressions that leave the listener exhausted and sated by the end" and "musicianship that inevitably leaves one's mouth gaping."