æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ðə bˈænd dɪdnˌɑːt jˈɛt hæv ɐ bˈeɪsɪst, ɪnstˈɛd ɹᵻlˈaɪɪŋ ˌɔn pˈeɪn ʌv sælvˈeɪʃənz kɹˈɪstɑːfɚ ɡˈɪldənlˌɜːw æz ɐ sˈɛʃən ˈɑːɹɾɪst tə pɚfˈɔːɹm ðə bˈeɪs pˈɑːɹts ɔnðə nˈuː mətˈɪɹiəl ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ.
As of 2007, the band did not yet have a bassist, instead relying on Pain of Salvation's Kristoffer Gildenlöw as a session artist to perform the bass parts on the new material they were recording.