"eiger dreams" served as the opening track of glass hammer's 2008 live album "live at the tivoli", but its studio recording produced the same year had never been released. the title is a reference to the eponymous book by jon krakauer. babb stated that the track "troll" was conceived around 2008 and was "inspired by some of the posts we've seen through the years on certain prog-rock websites", referring to internet trolling.