Formed in 2005, Swedish rock act Stone Antica was first described as a local funk-rock band. Over the years their sound has developed into something more unique with rougher riffs and louder songs, though their funky roots can still be heard in their music even today. This quartet consists of vocalist Martin Sommansson, guitarist Edvin Egir, bassist Jon Liedberg and drummer David Sätermo.

As many others, Stone Antica falls under the category of' "one of those struggling basement bands". Since the very beginning they have been writing and recording songs intensively, though it was not until 2008 that they released their first EP, titled A Goddess Kiss. From this six-track record emerged songs such as Can't Get Out and The Grace of A Goddess Kiss, which were played frequently on local radio stations.

After A Goddess Kiss came a three-track demo, which was planned to target record labels in hope of getting signed for a recording contract. But they soon came to realize that a record deal was not really what the band needed at the time. Instead they wrote more songs, and after a few months they started to see something rare develop in front of them. A debut album was in the making…