All tracks on the album were re-recorded, remixed and revamped by producer Rick Rubin with his protégé Brendan O'Brien.

Our manufacturer and distributor, however, do not condone or endorse the content of this recording, which they find violent, sexist, racist, and indecent.

[1]Due to the controversial nature of the lyrics, especially in the songs "Mind of a Lunatic" and "Assassins", the album's originally intended distributor, Geffen Records, and CD manufacturer Sony DADC, which manufactured Geffen's releases, refused to have any part in the release.

"[5] Robert Christgau, on the other hand, criticized the album, comparing it negatively to slasher films.

"[7] In another mixed review, Entertainment Weekly's Greg Sandow ridiculed the album's glorification of violence, writing, "The catalog starts to seem silly.