The starting point for Kanonenfieber was an exchange between "Noise" and a friend, a hobby historian, to write an album about the First World War based on letters and original documents from the period.

[1] The group was founded in 2020,[2] and from September to the end of November 2020, the nine tracks of the debut album Menschenmühle were recorded at Noisebringer Studio.

[6] Melodies and "meticulous craftsmanship" remind Rock Hard editor Jaedike of Heaven Shall Burn.

[7] Noise and his live band deliberately keep their identity secret, which is a reference to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Similar to Kanonenfieber, Noise also keeps his and his band's identities a secret by using alter ego names and body covering suits.