Brides of Destruction remained largely inactive throughout 2003 before recording their debut album with producer Stevo Bruno. The album featured additional guitars by Corabi, recorded prior to his departure, as well as additional drums by Kohls. James Michael, Justin Nichols and Kevin Kadish all have co-writing credits while the album was mixed by Steve Thompson. With only a label for a Japanese release, Universal Records, the band were on the verge of disbanding. However, they soon signed a deal with Sanctuary Records, with their album released in Japan in December of the same year.