Leviathan eventually ended up in a studio named The Saltmine, which is located in Phoenix, Arizona. While speaking with the owner, Don Salter, Leviathan had mentioned to him that he was looking for a bass player and a drummer to help him with the recording. Salter mentioned to Leviathan that he was a good friend of David Ellefson (Megadeth, F5) and that he would ask him if he would be interested in the project. A couple of days later, a meeting was arranged between Leviathan and Ellefson. The meeting ended with Ellefson receiving a very rough demo of one of the songs and it was agreed that he would listen to it and decide if he would like to commit to the project. A few days later, Ellefson called Leviathan and told him that he really liked the song (Final Frontier) and that they should record it as soon as possible. It was also agreed that Ellefson would produce the sessions in addition to playing bass on the songs.