Def Leppard's Joe Elliott had originally been lined up to take over production duties, but had to pull back from the project due to his hectic schedule. Raskulinecz will now helm the album, and the band will rehearse the new material for a week, before laying down the tracks over a three week period at the producer's studio.

Gorham tells Metal Talk: "Right now I'm not thinking we have any particular studio sound at this point. We're the kind of band that at the end of the day what you record is how it sounds.