Even before Condition Hüman's self-titled predecessor Queensrÿche was released, La Torre revealed in March 2013 that since the band is constantly writing, they are already starting to accumulate material for a follow-up album.

"[14] Since La Torre resides in Florida, his visits to the other band members in Seattle combine rehearsals with songwriting, demoing and pre-production.

[16] A pledge drive announcement indicated that recording would likely take place between December 1, 2014, and February 28, 2015, and that the album will be released in late spring or early summer 2015.

As was the case with the previous album, Condition Hüman was a collaborative effort with all five band members contributing to more than one track off the finished project.

"[16] Already before the release of their self-titled album in June 2013, La Torre said that Condition Hüman will probably contain several songs that are heavier and longer than on Queensrÿche, though stressing that "melody is key".

[12] Several of the demos from the writing sessions for Queensrÿche are indeed heavier, according to Dutch metal magazine Aardschok co-founder "Metal Mike" van Rijswijk, who had heard seventeen demos in August 2012, and after listening to Queensrÿche remarked: "many of the fast-paced 'Queen of the Reich'-like tracks didn't make the album", in favor of the more mid-tempo songs that would have fitted well on Operation: Mindcrime or Empire.

[12] He draws parallels to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Queensrÿche's 10-minute epic song "Roads to Madness" on The Warning.

Rockenfield explained that: "Working with Jimbo [Barton] and the addition of Todd [La Torre] has revitalized the band in ways we never knew until we heard the final results"[19] Despite sightings of Barton in the studio,[20] the band announced early March 2015 that Chris "Zeuss" Harris would be producing the album.

They made the first single "Arrow of Time" publicly available for streaming through SoundCloud, along with revealing the album title and providing a tentative release date.

Within the article, vocalist Todd La Torre explained that the song “touches on the empowering qualities of strength in numbers, and how people can rise up to create real change.”[23] Soon after, on September 18, the track "Hellfire" was made available for streaming on YouTube, as well as for purchase on iTunes.

[24] KNAC contributor Alan Yarborough awarded the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, writing that the band "definitely sounds reinvigorated" and praising many of the songs as "the best material I’ve heard from the band in a very long time, possibly dating back to the early days.