 Swanson's work with doom projects Hour of 13 and Seamount among others has helped Vestal Claret gain notoriety within the underground metal community.Swanson and Tuozzoli wrote Vestal Claret's demo "Two Stones" in 2006, while Swanson was working on Upwards of Endtime's second album.The following year, they released a split with another one of Swanson's projects, German doom metal band Atlantean Kodex; the split was well-received and Vestal Claret was offered a recording contract with Sentinel Steel.