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"Rúdolf" contains a sample of Hitler saying ''"Around us is Germany. In us Germany marches. And behind us Germany follows"''. It was a fragment taken from ''[[Triumph of the Will|Triumph des Willens]]'' (''Triumph of the Will''), a propaganda film directed by [[Leni Riefenstahl]] in 1934. However, the record inserts credit [[A. Schicklgruber]] as the impersonator of Hitler’s voice.

The title of the album is thought to be inspired by [[Killing Joke]]'s ''[[What's THIS For...!]]'' from 1981 and with sarcasm refers either to the band's name or their previous works (in the sense that "as above" is written on application forms). It is more generally considered to be half of the occult maxim "[[Hermeticism|As Aboveabove, Soso Belowbelow]]," that is quoted by every occultist andwhich originates in the second line of the ancient alchemical tract ''[[Tabula Smaragdina]]''.

The remaining songs of this album were never reissued since the masters are believed to be lost. By 2001 Þeyr’s members and friends released a CD titled ''[[Mjötviður til Fóta]]'' which included songs from their second album, ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' and the [[single (music)|single]] ''[[Iður til Fóta]]'', both releases from 1981.