Die neue Scheibe enthält neun Tracks und wurde im Nox Studio in Stockholm aufgenommen. Das Artwork stammt von Erik Rovanperä.

Leid Edling kommentiert den enuen Song: "It took me only an hour or so to write, but it turned out to be not only the title track of „Sweet Evil Sun“, but also one of the best songs on it! Nice riff, great chorus and one heck of a guitar solo from Lars! Immediate, epic, heavy, catchy! It kicks ass!“

Und zum Album als Ganzes hat er folgendes zu vermelden: „“Sweet Evil Sun“ is about hope, striving, adoration and failure. It's about all the personal battles that you have, but also the never-ending decay of humanity. The record took over a year to make and there's not a bad track on it! We had a fantastic time recording it and are really looking forward to the release. It's Doom, It's Metal! It is the essence of CANDLEMASS put into one album!”