The band had begun working on new material after their temporary hiatus in 2004, but showed no signs of a new album until January 2008, when they announced that they had begun recording with producer and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz.
A banda comezou a traballar en material novo despois do seu hiato no 2004, pero non se souba nada dun novo traballo ata xaneiro do ano 2008, cando anunciaron que comezaran agravar co produtor e membro de Bad Religion Brett Gurewitz.