With The Dead features former Electric Wizard bassist Tim Bagshaw and drummer Mark Greening, along with Cathedral singer Lee Dorrian. The promo for Crown Of Burning Stars is based on a concept developed by Dorrian and was directed by Nucleus films' Marc Norris.

On the album, Dorrian previously told Metal Hammer: "It's got that pure anxiety and animosity. It's probably come as a result of all the anger and hatred and negativity that I've been dealing with.