Critical Critical reception to
Scream Aim Fire has been mostly positive. Katherine Fulton of
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that the band "maintains a blistering pace throughout most of Scream Aim Fire, not even slowing down for "Hearts Burst Into Fire," the first of two love songs featured on the album." Fulton concluded that the album is "definitely harder and more aggressive than the band's debut album, The Poison, which had a sound evenly divided between emo and metal." Mike Sterry of
NME also awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, stating that it "might have pretensions about the current political climate but to us it sounds like the soundtrack to the zombie holocaust: the heartbreak of unloading a 12-gauge into your eldest child, rebuilding a ruined world one grain at a time and putting down millions of dead."
Ultimate Guitar scored the album a 7/10, stating that "each song features beautifully executed riffs and there are solos galore. The opening title track Scream Aim Fire is solid example, with everything from a driving intro to some killer pinch harmonics midway through." The reviewer, however, added that "the most aggressive tracks aren't what make the biggest impression on Scream Aim Fire. Say Goodnight could easily be the best tune on the album, with a clean, stripped-down intro and unaffected vocals delivered by Tuck." Some reviews of the album were less enthusiastic. Chris Nettleton of
Drowned in Sound scored the album a 6/10, writing that "where you would have liked them to open a few new doors in the search to find a sound that was distinctly their own, they appear to have just piled on more Maiden, more Metallica, more Slayer, and a dash of Slipknot drumming. It’s unlikely to estrange anyone who likes them already, but I’m not sure Scream Aim Fire is going to win too many new acolytes."
Commercial The album went straight to number 5 in the UK albums chart and number 4 in the Australian album charts. Additionally, it hit number 4 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 53,000. Since its release,
Scream Aim Fire has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. The
title track of the album is featured in the video game
Guitar Hero World Tour. The track "
Waking the Demon" is available for download for both
Rock Band and
Rock Band 2 for the price of $1.99. "Scream Aim Fire", "
Tears Don't Fall", as well as, "
Your Betrayal" are available on Rock Band 3 in a pack for $5.49 for the three or $1.99 Individually. The track "
Hearts Burst into Fire" is featured in the video game
NHL 09. ==Track listing==