It was released on February 5, 2005 through Ipecac Recordings, and was entirely produced by Mike Patton.

[1] The album's musical style draws from free jazz and glitch.

The album contains various samples from uncredited films, including kung fu movies and Dirty Harry.

[1] One of the larger samples includes dialogue from actors John Hillerman and Dennis Olivieri, taken from the film The Naked Ape.

[3] All lyrics by Mike Patton, published by Mal di Golda (ASCAP).Produced, arranged and mixed at Vulcan Studios, San Francisco, California.Mastered at Oasis Mastering, Los Angeles, California.