The album features the return of guitarist Calvin Robertshaw, replacing Hamish Glencross. Hamish departed amicably to focus on his other band, Vallenfyre. Andrew Craighan, the principal songwriter for the album, observed that he felt "a brand new freedom" during the creative process. He explained further his sense of creative freedom: "To give some insight into the mentality behind this album, once I started writing, I just thought, I'm going to write music I like. If it fails, I'll take the slings and arrows."
Craighan has stated the album is, contrary to the title, not the most miserable album in the band's discography, suggesting that it was distinguished by "stronger more direct songs, more hints of death doom through fog-cloaked slithering ambience. It's a more colourful record even if they are mostly hints of colour that's actually bleakness." Craighan noted that "the album title is probably being misunderstood" and clarified that
It’s not My Dying Bride that’s saying Feel The Misery, it’s a statement of society in general. Our jailers are being exposed for what they are and in an attempt to keep control, we have more conflict, more division, more hate and lies. None of it is actually necessary. Feel The Misery is actually a question designed to provoke (probably naively) a thought as to why it’s like this, have anyone of us actually thought who benefits from bombing each other constantly for example? Follow the money and it becomes pretty clear who’s in charge and who benefits from the division.4-panel digipak including a 14-page booklet.
Video was made for "Feel the Misery".
Due to a press error, the initial press of the CD version used the "journalists master" rather than the band's final master which features additional embellishments and greater production.
Recording information:
Recorded at Academy Studios in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
Mixed at Futureworks in Manchester, England, UK.
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