The album was released on February 8, 2018 on four different formats: on compact disc format with 128-page hardcover book (limited to 1500 copies);[1] on 3x12" black vinyl with an additional booklet (limited to 500 copies);[2] on two tape versions (Hot Pink and Pale Pink) wax-sealed, signed and hand-packaged by Anna Varney herself;[3] and on a limited Supporter's Box edition including the compact disc version format, 3x12" pink vinyl, an extra 7" vinyl with two chamber music-like dark ambient mixes, a fold-out poster, a hand-numbered certificate of authenticity and a T-shirt .

[4] The Supporter's Box was initially intended to be limited to 500 copies, although Anna has since stated on her official Facebook page that only 485 were actually produced.

[5] On December 16, 2016, Anna-Varney Cantodea announced through her official site the start of a crowdfunding campaign to record a new Sopor Aeternus album.

"By the Waters of Forgetfulness" is a full remake of Traveller's "Die Toten Kehren Wieder Mit dem Wind", while "Ein freundlich' Wort einst unverhofft" continues on from "Ein Freundliches Wort... (...hat Meine Seele Berührt.)".

All tracks are written by Anna-Varney Cantodea except where notedSopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows Additional Musicians Choir