 It was generally well-received both popularly and critically; for instance, it was voted to be in the top 20 albums of 2005 by the users of the Metal Storm webzine.After its re-formation in 2001, Timeless Miracle, then known as Trapped, was composed of only two members, Mikael Holst and Fredrik Nilsson, who considered the band to be merely a hobby, but decided to record three demos in 2002–2004 using a drum machine.In 2004, the band was approached by a record label with an offer of a contract.