The Mourning was founded in 2017 when Johnny Ray, bursting with ideas, couldn’t keep them in anymore and began writing the pre-production work for their first EP. Johnny then recruited his friend Jason Berlin on drums, and The Mourning was born.

The band started out highly influenced by the likes of Opeth, Steven Wilson, and Haken. The debut EP centered around heavy use of keyboards. The duo wasted no time, going straight to Producer/Engineer David Alex to begin recording their EP “Theosis.” As soon as Theosis was released, Johnny had started to work on a full-length album with a full band lineup in mind, feeling inspired by being in the studio they so many talented musicians.

In 2021, Johnny did not want to compromise on the album’s production quality, so he tapped Alex Nasla (Geargods, Ex-Witherfall) to Produce, Mix, and Master the album. Falling in love with the music and the people, he also decided to join the band shortly after as keyboardist and vocalist.