[2] Restarter was produced by Jonathan Nunez of Torche and mixed by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou.

To promote the release of the album, Relapse worked with the band to create a 16-bit video game called "Torche vs Robots: Annihilation Affair".

Fans were invited to upload videos of themselves beating the game—fans demonstrating the fastest time with each band member before the official release of the album would win a prize package including Restarter on vinyl, a Torche T-shirt, two tickets to see the band on tour, and a set of Torche stickers.

[4] The album was officially released on February 24, along with a trailer for the animated "Annihilation Affair" music video, directed by Phil Mucci,[5] which premiered on March 23.

[18] Deluxe Edition bonus tracks, "Harmonslaught" and "Rock 'N' Roll Mantasy", originally released together as a 7" single in 2012.