It includes the first material written by Despise You since their 2007 reformation.

[6] Despise You were offered by Relapse Records and Agoraphobic Nosebleed to do a split, so they took 6 months to write material and record.

The Agoraphobic Nosebleed side was recorded at Visceral Sound, with vocals being tracked at Zing Recording at Westfield, Massachusetts.

The cover art, depicting a drive-by aftermath in East Los Angeles,[6] was taken by photographer Joseph Rodriguez.

The song "3/26/00" was written about Chris Elder's daughter.