It was the first album by the band not to feature Dino Cazares, with Christian Olde Wolbers handling both bass and guitar duties.

Depending on where the digipak was obtained, the bonus DVD is either for their "Australian Tour 2004" and the video for "Cyberwaste" or one entitled "The Making of Archetype".

Some, though not all, versions of the bonus digipak also included a gold ticket that gave the owner a chance to meet Fear Factory live.

Christian Olde Wolbers noted the main influences for the record were Slayer's Undisputed Attitude, Rammstein's Mutter and Mnemic's Mechanical Spin Phenomena.

[1] All lyrics are written by Burton C. Bell except "School" by Kurt Cobain; all music is composed by Herrera/Wolbers except where notedAlbum - Billboard (North America)