Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei were the first popular ambassadors of this idea, although ancient Greek astronomers like Aristarchus had already posited this theory centuries before.

Arthur Rimbaud's's criticism of moral law in his essay Reasons Not to Believe in God and Nietzsche's rejection of fundamental Christian values has inspired the lyrics to "Metaphysics of the Hangman".

[6] Its companion album, Anthropocentric, challenges the views of creationists and other modern fundamentalists who believe that the Earth is at the center of the universe.

Musically, Heliocentric covers the largest range of dynamics and styles to date: "There are a few really calm songs with mainly piano and vocals, as well as some crushing heavy tunes.

Heliocentric continues where the Proterozoic half of Precambrian left off, with dense, epic songs and big orchestrations.