In 2009, original Vain drummer Tom Rickard returned to the line-up, with the band toured the UK from November 24–December 1 the same year. The following year, after acquiring the master recordings, Vain released "All Those Strangers", that was originally to be released in 1991, through Davy's Jackie Rainbow Records. Reviewing "All Those Strangers" for "The Austin Chronicle", Raoul Hernandez compared the music to Mother Love Bone, stating that the album "initially came on like a comedown from its fast, trashy birth mother." However, "upon release album now proves no slump."