 The album 's title was first announced in the liner notes of Bruce 's solo album The Shining . Bang ! Pow ! Boom ! was initially announced as having an April release . Bruce and Utsler participated in a three @-@ day photo shoot for the album 's promotional images . The album 's release was preceded with a nationwide in @-@ store tour beginning in August , and followed by a 64 @-@ day tour , including the group 's annual Halloween performance in Detroit . The album was released in three different color variations of the cover : red , blue , and green . Each version features its own unique introduction and hidden track . A sampler for the album was released , featuring a decoder piece for finding hidden messages in the album 's artwork . 
