It was first released on March 17, 2003 through Appease Me Records. It was reissued the following year on Candlelight Records with new artwork, and again in 2005 in a version that included the EPThematic Emanation of Archetypal Multiplicity as a second disc. It was also reissued on CD and vinyl by Debemur Morti Productions on June 21, 2013 featuring new artwork by Valnoir and Dehn Sora. This reissue also featured a cover of Godflesh's song 'Mighty Trust Krusher', originally only available on the 2003 "Godflesh: Tribute" compilation by Nihilistic Holocaust.[1]
The Work Which Transforms God received positive reviews and is considered to be one of Blut Aus Nord's best releases.
The album was well received. It has been cited as a breakthrough release for the band as well as for the genre as a whole.[3] In Thom Jurek's review of the album for AllMusic, he describes that "Sonically, these guys love dissonance; they love thick heavy atmospheres and feedback and they love to mess with tempos stretching out time and sending it into a void", concluding "The Work Which Transforms God is a compelling and knotty listen; it squeals, plods, cracks, screeches, whirs and wails in differing shades of black."[2]
