The riff introduced at the beginning of the first piece is reprised at some point in every track on the album.

[1] The first three tracks had previously appeared on the band's first two demos and first album, respectively, but were re-recorded for this release.

In a 2009 interview, drummer Alexander von Meilenwald wrote that the first Srontgorrth chapter was influenced by Enslaved's "Slaget i skogen bortenfor";[2] in addition, Nagelfar experimented with industrial elements in this album.

[2] According to Legacy journalist Johannes Paul Köhler, Srontgorrth dealt with the total solar eclipse of 1999,[3] while Meilenwald explained it as the fictional story of an individual freed from the prison of the unconscious and striving to reclaim his past, understand the present and look into the future.

[4] Srontgorrth was featured on Rock Hard magazine's list 250 Black-Metal-Alben, die man kennen sollte ('250 black metal albums you should know').