Although The Oath released their self-titled debut album in 2014 via Rise Above Records to much critical acclaim, the duo of singer Johanna Sadonis and guitarist Linnéa Olsson broke up that same year.

Having had big plans for The Oath, Sadonis was devastated but decided to utilize the energy she had and quickly formed Lucifer to continue making music.

[3] With a spot on the bill at the April 2015 Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands approaching, Sadonis quickly booked four smaller gigs in Germany to warm up.

[2] However, after being unable to find a guitar player for their first gigs, Jennings stepped in and with a big American tour booked later, his position as live guitarist continued.

[6] On the same day Jennings told Sadonis he was leaving, she met with her now-husband, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Nicke Andersson, who had been asking to write songs with her for some time.

[9] Before Lucifer II's 6 July release, guitarist Martin Nordin of the band Dead Lord and Austrian bassist Alexander Mayr were recruited as full members.

[14] They released another cover on 4 June; "Gone with the Wind Is My Love" featuring Elin Larsson of Blues Pills, originally by Rita and the Tiaras.

[1] Sadonis said that she felt the first Lucifer album was aimed more at a particular crowd, the "doom and underground metal people," and wanted their second to attract a wider audience.

Sadonis and Andersson both feel the "slick and polished" sound of modern recording techniques is inferior to the music from those decades.