Where the previous album had balanced the guitar tones much more evenly alongside bass and keyboards, third album Meliora saw the band shift their focus back onto the power of the mighty riff, with Cirice leading the way.
A few months before Persner's announcement, the band recruited a new bass player who was suspected to be bassist Megan Thomas, later confirmed by Forge.
On the same day, the band was given the Music Export Prize of 2019 by the government of Sweden.