In Thom Jurek's review of the album for AllMusic, he describes that "Sonically, these guys love dissonance; they love thick heavy atmospheres and feedback and they love to mess with tempos stretching out time and sending it into a void", concluding  "The Work Which Transforms God is a compelling and knotty listen; it squeals, plods, cracks, screeches, whirs and wails in differing shades of black."
Thom Jurek's review of the album for AllMusic praises the band's love for dissonance, their preference for thick heavy atmospheres and feedback, and their experimentation with extended tempos and time distortions. He describes the album as "compelling and knotty" and notes its diverse sonic palette, which includes squeals, plods, cracks, screeches, whirs, and wails.