In 2000 longtime bandmates Michael Eriksen (vocals) and brothers Mats (guitar) and Truls Haugen (drums) were joined by keyboard player Espen Storø and Glen Cato Møllen on bass to form Circus Maximus.

The musical press has compared their sound to Queensrÿche, TNT, Shadow Gallery, Pretty Maids, Helloween and the like, in addition to the aforementioned bands.

During 2005, Circus Maximus went on their first tour with their major performance being in Atlanta in the United States, where they played at the ProgPower festival.

During the rest of 2006, Circus Maximus continued to play gigs around Scandinavia with other major acts such as Kamelot, Pagan's Mind and Glenn Hughes.

Before the release, as a response to impatient and expectant fans, the band established a post on the official Circus Maximus forum where they kept readers up-to-date on their studio progress.

On November 18 the band posted this message on their website: "Circus Maximus will now be entering the studio to start the pre-production of the next album, planned to be released late 2010.

According to the band's official forums, on 22 June 2010 Michael Eriksen posted some news on the recording process: "Yesterday Mats and myself hit the studio to start the vocals on one of the tracks".