The mostly instrumental album is a departure from Danzig's earlier work in metal and punk rock, and debuted at number 1 on the American Billboard classical chart.

A third reissue occurred, again on Danzig's Evilive label in conjunction with Cleopatra Records, in July 2023, along with Black Aria II.

The album is largely modern instrumental classical music, and is very dark, with gothic metal tendencies.

Select tracks from the album had served as intro music to early Danzig shows, and excerpts of some songs were included on Danzig's first two compilation home videos released by Def American Recordings in 1989 and 1991.

The first six song titles reference a soundtrack to John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost,[4] which describes Lucifer's rebellion from the Christian God, and his subsequent expulsion from Heaven with the angels who joined him.