ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd baɪ pˈiːɾɚ kˈæɹoʊl ænd dʒˈɑːn zˈæzjʊlə ʌv mˈɛɡəfˌoːɹs ɹˈɛkɚdz, ðeɪ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə kˈʌt ɐ lˈaɪv ˈælbəm tə hæv nˈuː mətˈɪɹiəl wɛn ðɛɹ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð ˈɛpɪtˌæf ɛkspˈaɪɚd.
Encouraged by Peter Karroll and John Zazula of Megaforce Records, they decided to cut a live album to have new material when their contract with Epitaph expired.