 It was released as a regular CD, and as a digipak edition featuring two bonus tracks and a sticker of the cover artwork.Differently coloured versions of the cover art exist.Shortly before the release, Barney Greenway mentioned that the album features a guest appearance by Anneke van Giersbergen, ex-vocalist for the Dutch rock band The Gathering, saying, "[She] has offered up a few parts to a track, which I've yet to hear.