Written in just 2–3 practices and recorded just after getting home from a summer show in Texas, “Head Toward Heaven” marks a change in the direction of Anxious Arms as a whole.
While their first two EPs were heavily influenced by the DIY Emo scene they started out in, for this record, Anxious Arms is committed to making a heavy record that pulls in various, heavy influences with producer, Josh Unitt (ex- Wolf and Bear). The band took more freedom on the recording than before, like recording drums and bass live in a room together.
"Head Toward Heaven" is influenced by heavy 90's bands like Type O Negative, Crowbar, Tad and Alice in Chains—alongside modern acts such as: Narrow Head, Code Orange, Every Time I Die, and local Sacramento band, Chrome Ghost.