This album has Martin Axe of Opeth on drums, after the departure of Mique.

[3] This involves fast paced thrash riffing with melodic solos in most of the songs, though there is very little evidence of the Gothenburg sound in Symphony For The Devil unlike The Haunted.

Only Sharlee D'Angelo, bass guitarist with Arch Enemy, had no previous experience with the other band members.

[4] Given each musician's other projects, the tight and attacking sound of Symphony For The Devil is unsurprising.

The lyrics include topics such as black magic, death and the occult, similar to the themes in Witchery's first three albums and also those of Satanic Slaughter and Seance.