Since it was released nearly four years after Seasons in the Abyss, vocalist Tom Araya said that there was more time spent on production compared to the band's previous albums.
Budući da je bio objavljen gotovo četiri godine poslije Seasons in the Abyssa, pjevač Tom Araya komentirao je kako je, u usporedbi s prethodnim albumima skupine, na produkciju albuma bilo utrošeno više vremena.