[5] According to Angylus, two of his albums, Coma Waering (2002) and Weighing Souls with Sand, were directly influenced by his experiences; his first girlfriend died in a car accident in 2000, as reflected in Coma Waering, and Weighing Souls with Sand reflects Angylus's grief and suicidal ideation following his girlfriend's death.

[7] Roadburn Records released the album on vinyl on September 24, 2007, with a print run of 500 copies.

Weighing Souls with Sand centers around the man's wife, grieving over her husband's death before committing suicide.

[9] PopMatters notes that the album takes elements from multiple different bands such as Boris, Swans, Godflesh, Isis, and My Bloody Valentine.

Blabbermouth.net felt that the different aspects of the album, such as the distorted melodies and vocals, combined into a "sonic excursion into raw human emotion like few others out there today.