According to Blake Solomon of
AbsolutePunk, "
Vena Sera will not stun anyone with its creative approach to rock or metal or alternative music (depending which song you hear or who you ask). But what the album will do is have you coming back more than a few times to engulf yourself in the heavy riffs and manly baritone of Pete Loeffler." Corey Apar writing for
AllMusic called the album "good enough, but too much of it simply sounds like rewrites of songs from the band's past."
Blabbermouth.net felt that the album "is a showcase for this band's tight, punchy sound, Peter Loeffler's fluid vocals...even if the tunes don't have the staying power of truly great rock music." Michael Endelman of
Entertainment Weekly stated that the album "begins to bore" because of the band's "reliance on a formula — chugging intro, choppy verses, clouds-parting choruses." Johan Wippsson of
Melodic described the album as "[the band's] best album so far with a little cleaner and more varied sound." Sputnikmusic felt that the album was "[a] significant step in the right direction" and praised the addition of Dean Bernardini on bass, stating that "[he] breathes an astonishing amount of life into...the rhythm section." ==Track listing==