The album features guest appearances of the established metal musicians Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer) and Ann-Mari Edvardsen.

The album is known to feature drumming by Jan Axel Blomberg, also known as Hellhammer, one of the best-known drummers in extreme metal.

"[6] Antestor vocalist Ronny Hansen commented on Blomberg's appearance: First of all Jan Axel "Hellhammer" is a total professional.

I think that he is the very best drummer in the scene and we are just very lucky to have borrowed his brilliance.The Forsaken's reception in media was positive and several critics gave it good reviews.

This addition received some criticism, and for example Roel de Haan of the Dutch Lords of Metal webzine wrote that "the elaborate solos simply are not beautiful and [are] completely out of context.

On this album, Antestor also deals with issues such as suicide,[9] doubts about the certainty of Salvation,[9] and yearning for death,[10] which is rare for a Christian band.

An example of the lyrics of "Betrayed" from the album The Forsaken: Will suicide break the ring of curseOr is there just another Hell waiting out thereWill suicide break the ring of curseTomorrow I'll be gone, so don't look for me (Antestor: The Forsaken, song 6: "Betrayed"; Endtime Productions, 2005)Antestor Session Production Artwork