During an interview with Guitar magazine in November 2001, Root explained, "It was so exciting as well as scary to be part of this whole huge process," adding that there was a lot of pressure from fellow guitarist Mick Thomson to perform well.
I et interview med Guitar magasinet i november 2001 forklarede han: "Det var så spændende, såvel som skræmmende at være en del af denne store proces", og tilføjede yderligere, der var et stort pres fra medguitaristen Mick Thomson om at spille godt på denne nye udgivelse.