 Peter Sanfilippo felt the album's music did not significantly differ
from the music featured on "Endgame", and that Rise Against's melodic hardcore sound had grown stale.By contrast, the Sputnikmusic review complimented the music, and noted how musical variation in "The Black Market" eschewed the monotonous nature of "Endgame".The reviewer ultimately said that it was Rise Against's best album since "The Sufferer & the Witness".