 A short time before the recordings, the band had signed a contract with Kettenhund Records from Bremen, founded in 1996 by Andreas Lacher, a former editor of the German "Soluzen" fanzine (using the pseudonym Yog-Sototh).In September 1997, the band recorded their first album, "Hünengrab im Herbst", in Andy Classen's Stage-One-Studio.It was released via Kettenhund Records in December 1997.