[1][2][3] Swallow the Sun guitarist Juha Raivio was searching for a female vocalist to perform on the song "Lights on the Lake" from the band's fourth album New Moon.
[4] Raivio found a vocal demo posted by the South African-born Swedish vocalist Aleah Stanbridge.
Raivio said that a week after Stanbridge's death, the record label informed him that they would no longer release the album.
Ultimately, Svart Records stepped in to release the album, which featured guest vocal appearances from Nick Holmes of Paradise Lost and Mick Moss of Antimatter, and was produced by Jens Bogren.
[5] Louder Sound compared the album to My Dying Bride, Tori Amos, The Gathering and Mazzy Star.