In early/mid 2014 Twiztid released a promo video, and it was said that Twiztid's next album would be called The Darkness. Twiztid was asked if the album would have any features and Monoxide had said "No. This is just me and Jamie from start to finish, no features". It was in contrast to the duo's previous release A New Nightmare in 2013, which had a large array of guest features.
