In the intervening five years before the release of Sacred Fever, Dawn of Ashes would expand to include two new members: Joey-Tekk and Bahemoth[2] after having several line-up changes that failed to work.

Sacred Fever, released in 2005 delivered a sample filled terror EBM soundscape that thematically and lyrically would define Dawn of Ashes into the future.

During these years Dawn of Ashes also created a number of remixes for several bands including Suicide Commando, Grendel, Regenerator, Neikka RPM, FGFC820, Helalyn Flowers, Retractor and many others.

[8] Bathory's response saw the confirmation of Rayne staying on as a band member whilst simultaneously announcing a return to sole proprietorship over Dawn of Ashes' future creative direction.

[9] Dawn of Ashes also took the time to record another music video for the track "Fuck Like You’re in Hell" - again demonstrating Kristof Bathory's creative and horrifying vision and once more executed by Bahemoth.

The release of the album saw the creation of a new music video (featuring Nero Bellum) for the track "Poisoning the Steps of Babel", again executed by Bahemoth[11] and a tour "The Hellions of Hollywood", with Dawn of Ashes and Psyclon Nine co-headlining.

Touring from late August to early October, including performing at the VampireFreaks event Triton Festival in New York City, the band returned to Los Angeles to record new material.

Bathory expressed his satisfaction with Anathema's sound and has indicated that he would like to continue to reconcile his love for electronic and metal based music into future Dawn of Ashes material.

On September 27, 2016 the band announced new member Brandon "Rage" Richter, formerly of Motionless in White, who later recorded on the new album Daemonolatry Gnosis, that released June 9, 2017.