Sonata Arctica have not only significantly influenced the power/melodic metal scene but they're a band that's not only famous for consistently delivering studio albums of high quality but also for experimenting and breaking out of their musical comfort zone. In 2019, Sonata Arctica decided that their adaptations, including almost completely re-arranged tracks and songs that the quintet rarely used to play live during the last years, shouldn't only be available in the form of fan-made videos on YouTube. Making good use of the 2020 pandemic, the band entered the studio to bring the atmosphere of aforementioned adventures to tape and to record a series of songs - some of which sounding very different in the end, but in an undeniably Sonata Arctica-esque acoustic wrapping.