Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends is Ancient's third full-length release.

This album hearkens a rather drastic change of musical focus for the group, into a more melodic/gothic-oriented approach with an influx of clean/female singing, slower tempos and majestic stringed instruments, though much of the group's original black metal roots are still present.

This has led to a strong backlash from fans and critics.

Kaiaphas wrote lyrics for the song Sleeping Princess of the Arges in 1994 for his then-band Grand Belial's Key.

GBK's version has a different music and can be found on the demo Triumph of the Hordes.