[1][2] "Strange Cousins" was produced by J. Robbins--who previously worked with the band on Robot Hive/Exodus.

38 on the Billboard 200 the week following its release with sales of 13,000 copies-- making it the band's highest debuting album.

"Abraham Lincoln" can be listened to on the band's Ultimate Guitar profile.

In discussing the album's first single singer Neil Fallon said: "The song is more or less about where we rehearsed in Frederick, MD, next to an army base ( Fort Detrick) where they do a lot of the chemical weapons manufacturing and testing.

Initial critical response to Strange Cousins from the West was generally positive.