Dickinson insisted that they find a replacement for the now retired Martin Birch, the band's regular producer, and record in a different studio than the one in which they made No Prayer for the Dying and Fear of the Dark, to which Harris agreed.
Dickinson je navaljivao da pronađu zamjenu za umirovljenog Martina Bircha, uobičajenog producenta sastava, i da ne snimaju u studiju u kojem su snimili No Prayer for the Dying i Fear of the Dark, s čime se Harris složio.