[2] Vocalist Keith Buckley said that The Big Dirty was "the last thing we had to deliver for Ferret so we are in limbo".

Buckley said that "To be given the opportunity to start anew after existing for over ten years in an environment that has chewed up and spit out most bands in a quarter of that time is nothing short of a miracle.

"[6] He said that the band's first release for the label would be recorded in the spring with producer Steve Evetts and "thus far is proving to capture the excitement of our new lease on life and the aggressive energy we are notorious for.

[12] On June 11, the band said that Matt Caughthran of the Bronx had stopped by the studio,[13] contributing vocals to "The Sweet Life".

[15] On June 27, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy posted that he had added vocals[16] to "After One Quarter of a Revolution".

In addition, Greg Puciato of the Dillinger Escape Plan added vocals to "The Marvelous Slut".

[19] On June 29, drummer Mike Novak announced that he had left the band, citing "personal conflicts" and mentioning he was getting himself "out of an uncomfortable, unhealthy situation".

[20] The following day, the band said "For the past year it has felt like we were playing with a drum machine or a pre recorded backing track.

[28] In November and December, the band went on the Taste of Chaos tour in the UK and Europe, playing alongside Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Dead by April.

[29] In January 2010, the band went on the Boys of Summer tour in Australia with 50 Lions, Trap Them and Mary Jane Kelly.

[31] In March and April, the band went on a US tour alongside Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club and Trapped Under Ice.

[34] In September and October, the band went on the Hell on Earth tour in Europe alongside Terror, All Shall Perish, Down to Nothing and Thick as Blood.

[37] In September and October, the band headlined the Counter Revolution tour in Australia with support from the Acacia Strain and the Word Alive.

AbsolutePunk reviewer Drew Beringer gave an overall verdict of 91%, saying "The truth is Every Time I Die has never sounded better, and New Junk Aesthetic, musically speaking, should be classified as a weapon of mass destruction" as well as praising the album's guitar work.