After touring with the likes of Sevendust, Skinlab and Vanilla Ice, The Workhorse Movement recruited a second vocalist, Cornbread (Chris Sparks), and signed with the local Detroit label Overcore Records.

[1][8] Due to the band's growing media presence over in Europe, The Workhorse Movement were asked to produce a music video for "Keep the Sabbath Dream Alive", which was filmed in Detroit in June 2000.

[8][12][13] The same month, The Workhorse Movement embarked on a three-week tour of Europe, in the hopes of funding the release of a single in the United States.

[10][14] The Workhorse Movement subsequently disbanded on December 24, 2000, having performed their final show at the Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit the day before.

[18] David Peter Wesolowski of AllMusic praised the album's variety, and called it "top-shelf stuff when compared to other releases of its kind.

[4] Amy Sciarretto of CMJ New Music Monthly praised the album's energy, stating: "It will destroy, conquer and pillage everything in a 100-mile radius.

reviewer Roman Sokal was dismissive of the album, calling it "music that would be highly suitable for beer commercials, the anthemic ones that feature a generic rock guitar riff that is piped through a consumer grade amplifier, complete with alleyway mentality lyrics that are strained by hernia-yanking vocals sprawled on top.

[24][25][26] At the 2001 Detroit Music Awards, "Keep the Sabbath Dream Alive" was nominated for "Outstanding National Single", ultimately losing out to "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem.