Nearly five years in the making, the album was produced by Bill Metoyer,[1] and also sees four-fifths of the Annihilation of Civilization lineup reunited, with Karlos Medina replacing original bassist Mel Sanchez.

[8] Evildead reunited for the second time in March 2016 for what was initially intended to be a one-off show, at the Love/Hate Rock Bar in Los Angeles, in celebration of the 50th birthday of drummer Rob Alaniz.

[3][4] The band confirmed on Facebook several months later that they were active once again and working on their first studio album in over two decades, with plans to tour behind it in 2017.

[9][10] Evildead began recording the album in the summer of 2017, with Bill Metoyer handling the production,[11][12] and premiered their first song in 26 years, "Word of God", that September on Los Anarchy Radio.

The band re-signed with SPV/Steamhammer in 2019, and after numerous delays, Evildead announced on August 27, 2020, that their third album United States of Anarchy would be released on October 30.