The album cover is a parody of The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour and Metallica's Master of Puppets.

"Benzin auf dem Berg" is the German film noir counterpart to "Fuel on the Hill".

On September 9, 2009, the album was released in Japan with two bonus tracks: live versions of "I Want to Choke Your Band" and "Revol-ooh-tion" from a concert in Milwaukee, WI.

On September 11, 2009, Masterful Mystery Tour was released by the German label Megapress.

song "Ein Guter Tag Zum Sterben" (English translation: "A Good Day To Die").