Production was handled by vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, who both co-produced the band's previous two studio albums Minutes to Midnight (2007) and A Thousand Suns (2010).
O disco foi producido polo vocalista Mike Shinoda e por Rick Rubin, que tamén se encargaran da produción dos dous anteriores traballos do grupo, Minutes to Midnight (2007) e A Thousand Suns (2010).