The Duo bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ lori MD.45, a ẹgbẹ ise agbese pẹlu vocalist Lee Ving ti Ibẹru. awọn Duo bẹwẹ drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, ti o ti dun pẹlu Alice Cooper lori awọn South American Monsters of Rock irin ajo ni kutukutu odun ti. Marty Friedman kọ a isise ni titun rẹ ile ni Phoenix ati ki o pari rẹ kẹrin solo album, tu ni April 1996. ni September 1996, Megadeth lọ si London lati ṣiṣẹ lori songs fun awọn tókàn album. awọn songwriting ti wa ni pẹkipẹki abojuto nipa titun manager Bud Prager, ti o ṣe alabapin orin ero ati lyrics; ọpọlọpọ awọn song lyrics ati awọn akọle won yi pada ni rẹ ibeere.
Bud Prager