After a little bit of confusion whether if Derek Sherinian's "Planet X" was the first album, Universe made it clear that Planet X (the band) was to be a trio. With Derek and Virgil Donati already on the list, they just needed a rip-roaring guitarist - Tony MacAlpine answered the call! Tom Kennedy guest starred on bass on some of the tracks of the album. Tony also layed down a couple of bass tracks while working on Universe.