God Macabre was one of the first death metal bands in Sweden. The band formed in the end of the 80's under the name Macabre End. In 1991 they changed their name to God Macabre and released one song for the Pantalgia compilation and an album through the small German label (#invalid label link ID#) Records before splitting up. In the year 2002, the album was remastered, remixed and re-released through the American Relapse Records.
Niklas Nilsson left God Macabre before The Winterlong, but he played on the album as a session drummer.