Alongside Zorn are fellow alto saxophonist Tim Berne, bassist Mark Dresser and drummers Joey Baron and Mike Vatcher.

The liner notes thank Ornette and Denardo Coleman, Mick Harris (of Napalm Death), Ted Epstein (of Blind Idiot God), Pil (of Lip Cream- a Japanese thrashcore group), The Accused, Craig Flanagan, DRI, CBGB, and "the New York-London-Tokyo Hardcore Triangle".

[1] The cover artwork was created by indie comics artist Mark Beyer (of Amy and Jordan fame).

The album itself approaches “free” jazz from the perspective of hardcore punk, particularly taking note of the contemporary innovations of thrashcore and grindcore.

[1] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The performances are concise with all but four songs being under three minutes and seven under two, but the interpretations are unremittingly violent.