[citation needed] This is the band's only album to feature vocalist Geoffrey Ficco, rhythm guitarist Wes Hauch, and bassist Evan Brewer.

Some of the guitar tracking for the preproduction captured a natural, raw quality and ended up being used in the final album versions of the songs.

Evan Brewer debuted the use of fretless bass in The Faceless on two tracks on a whim of experimentation in the studio.

Another key quality of Autotheism came from Keene's time spent on experimenting with string arrangements and keyboard sequencing.

Keene said in interviews that the inspiration for the album came partly from reading a book by Ray Kurzweil called The Singularity Is Near.

The album also has an underlying theme of "Age of Reason" or "Renaissance"-esque discovery and ethics traits; alternatively, "starting over" or massively rethinking the way current systems are run.