ed ▁by ▁Bret te ▁C iam ar ra ▁at ▁Studio ▁ 3 4 4 ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁. ▁C iam ar ra ▁had ▁previously ▁produced ▁L ug al ▁Ki ▁En ▁for ▁the ▁band . ▁The ▁album ▁deb uted ▁at ▁# 7 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁chart , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁band ' s ▁highest ▁debut ▁to ▁date . ▁According ▁to ▁Metal ▁news ▁site ▁Metal ▁Ins ider , ▁the ▁album ▁sold ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁promotion ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁band ▁founder ▁Lucas ▁Mann ▁posted ▁a ▁prom o ▁video ▁( in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁we aring ▁a ▁Gu itar ▁Pro ▁sh irt , ▁as ▁a ▁likely ▁nod ▁to ▁prior ▁controvers ies ▁involving ▁the ▁band ) ▁hint ing ▁at ▁an ▁up coming ▁record ▁and ▁single ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁band ▁officially ▁announced ▁Ult u ▁Ul la . ▁Spe aking ▁on ▁the ▁title , ▁Mann ▁stated : ▁ ▁" The ▁album ▁name , ▁' U lt u ▁Ul la ,' ▁means ▁' Time ▁Im mem orial ' ▁in ▁S umer ian ▁C une iform . ▁' U lt u ▁Ul la ' ▁is ▁about ▁al iens ▁trans c ending ▁space ▁and ▁time ▁and ▁un cover ing ▁an ▁ancient ▁in com pre hens ible ▁entity ▁that ▁threat ens ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁universal ▁existence ▁ ▁Spe aking ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁art work , ▁Mark ▁Cooper , ▁who