At the Beginning there was silence all across the Earth... Well, for Kratos at the beginning was The Essence. This Demo was released in November 1997 and it is the result of 40 hours of studio work and other unnumbered hours of practice, composing and brainstorming.

For the successful release of this album, Kratos would like to thank to:

Radio Romania: Titus Andrei, Mirela Stoenescu Tolea and Sorin Dobrota
Serenity: Dragos Grigorescu, Maria Tica and Nicu Marin
For helping us with vocals: Florin "Jack" Dobrescu
Mixing Engineers: Cristi Serbu and Viorel Megan
Cover Artwork: Gabi Manea and Mihaela Toma

For moral support, to all our parents, friends and enemies