' The Mountain' was released as the first single on Januand was accompanied by a music video. The band released the first single with two promotional tracks to back the album's release. The group also supported Avenged Sevenfold and Prophets of Rage on the 'End of the World Tour' that same year. The band embarked on a headlining tour called, 'The Outsider Tour' in 2018. Brad Walst also stated that the album is about 'the journey to find your place.' The background electronic aspects of the album were influenced by Bring Me the Horizon's 2015 album That's the Spirit. We don't have all the answers here, but we definitely do bring up the topic a lot.' He also revealed that lead vocalist Matt Walst was much more involved in the songwriting, messages, and concepts than on Human, which was Matt's first since joining the band in 2013.

Talking about the themes found on the album, Sanderson said 'I think there's a common thread that talks about how to navigate your way through modern life and being bombarded by information and feelings and beliefs. According to Brad Walst, the group wrote and recorded around 20 songs, selecting the album tracks by 'vibe' in order for the album to have 'a good sequence to it.' The first song they wrote was the album's lead single, 'The Mountain'.

The band desired, Sanderson explained, to 'get a break and find the space to create.' To accomplish this, the group spent a year writing at rural properties owned by Sanderson and bassist Brad Walst. Once the tour for their 2015 album Human concluded, the band decided to take time off to work on the next album 'in as much isolation as possible,' according to drummer Neil Sanderson.

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