Furthermore, Spinefarm had been bought by the big company Universal Music Group in 2002, forcing the band to decide whether they would continue with Spinefarm, which would mean that their future albums would be released worldwide by UMG.
Samtidig var Spinefarm blevet opkøbt af det store selskab Universal Music Group i 2002, og bandet skulle nu beslutte sig for, om de ville fortsætte hos Spinefarm med den konsekvens, at deres fremtidige album på globalt plan ville blive udgivet af UMG.