 The band had been working on the new material since the turn of the year and had thirteen tracks written and ready to take into the studio.Pre-production for the new recording began at the beginning of July, with the recording of the album completed on 12 October 2008.The finished recording was mixed and mastered in Sweden by David Castillo, who had co-produced the Katatonia record 'The Great Cold Distance' on the Peaceville label as well as mixing the Opeth record ‘Watershed’ on the Roadrunner records label.