[2] Originally, Torodd Fuglesteg, head of the infamous Arctic Serenades label, sent Antestor to studio to record Martyrium.

"[3] Martyrium was recorded at Norsk Lydskole in December 1994, remixed in February 1995, and was produced by Jon Ove Andersen and Antestor.

[4] Some problems occurred and in 1997,[1] another label called Morphine Records ended up releasing only 50 bootleg copies of the album.

[7] Several songs showcase progressive elements: "Depressed" begins with a grand piano solo followed by "orthodoxly sung funeral dirge.

Jamie Lee Rake of HM Magazine wrote of the Endtime Productions re-release of Martyrium, suspecting that the progressive elements of the album made the band unnoticed innovators in the early Norwegian extreme metal scene: Throughout Martyrium's nine tracks, there are touches of more progressive deathiness: piano and other keyboards, those nearly operatic female vocals, etc.