ðɪ ˈælbəm ɪz sˈɛd təbi ˈeɪ "ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ɹˈuːts", kˈoʊpɹədˈuːst wɪð wˈɔːɹtən tˈɪɹz, hˌuː ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd hˈɛlmɪts fˈɜːst tˈuː ˈælbəmz stɹˈæp ɪɾ ˌɔn ænd mˈiːntaɪm ɔnðə sˈeɪm tˈeɪp məʃˈiːn jˈuːzd fɔːɹ mˈɑːnoʊkɹˌoʊm.
The album is said to be a "return to roots", co-produced with Wharton Tiers, who recorded Helmet's first two albums Strap It On and Meantime on the same tape machine used for Monochrome.