After original members Kevin Strickland and Jim Kimball departed from the band to form Mule, they were replaced by Kevin Ries, a fan from Cleveland, and Todd Swalla, former drummer of Necros.[2]
AllMusic critic Mark Deming awarded the EP 4.5 stars, although he criticized it for showing the band "in the midst of a rebuilding year" and noted that "they weren't playing badly, but it would be a little while before the new lineup was fully up to speed".[3]