 On November 26, 2016, the Trance to the Sun Facebook page announced that the album "Via Subterranea", having undergone extensive mixing to achieve the highest possible sonic quality, was virtually complete, and that pre-orders were available on the Trance to the Sun Bandcamp page with a release date of December 30, 2016.On December 3, 2016 a free promotional single for Max Mystic was released on Bandcamp A video for Max Mystic was released a few days later on Youtube.The album was released on Below Sea Level Recordings.