Guitarist Dan Lorenzo hadn't played guitar for two years. His guitar tech Dan Garber forced his acoustic on him and he wrote the opening mellow part of the song 'Saviorself' the very same day.

Vocalist Alan Tecchio to write some new songs and put out a reunion cd. Tim Gilles from Big Blue Studios insisted. Drummer Tom Coombes was called to hear if he was in for it too. He asked to make him some tapes of new songs, but he never had time to rehearse.

On April 1 1998 he told the rest of Hades that his other band at that time, Right As Rain, was about to sign a major label deal in three to six months. Hades decides to ask Alan's roommate Dave Lescinsky to fill in.

Hades went into Big Blue. Dave did every song first take. Now all the band needed was a record deal. Gabby Feliu from Concrete Marketing suggested to send a tape to Brian Slagel. Five or six days later Mr. Slagel left a message on the answering machine... Hades had a record deal again.