He also stated this sentiment was echoed in the revival of a number of aspects of the band that had not been present since the Eternity, in Your Arms cycle, such as jackets with matching back patches and songs about friendship.

"[3] When the band began working with producer Tom Dalgety, the first song they brought to him was "Ghost Brigade", which had been written just after the release of Eternity in Your Arms in the same writing session as "Born Cold".

After some time, Miles introduced its pedal note introduction and eventually the song was brought to Dalgety who had his own incomplete progressive rock segment influenced by "Easy Lover".

[4] A special edition of the album, featuring two unreleased songs, a remix of lead single "Cry To Heaven", and a cover of Shadows of the Night, made famous by musician Pat Benatar was released to streaming services on 26 April, 2024.

[3] The song "Sacred Blasphemy" merges "emo sensibilities... with rock'n'roll glitz",[13] while "Lovers Led Astray" is synth rock[14] and "Black Heaven" is dark wave.

[15] The band have cited the Sisters of Mercy, Danzig, the Damned, the Cult, Jim Steinman's Bad for Good,[16] the Misfits, Meat Loaf, Nick Cave, Bonnie Tyler, Gary Numan and Depeche Mode as influences on the album.

In particular, "Sacred Blasphemy" was influenced by the Misfits, "Teenage Sacrifice" by tradition heavy metal, "The Ballad of Spook & Mercy" by Nick Cave and "Further Than Forever" by Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell".