About two weeks after the release of
Persona Non Grata,
Gary Holt spoke to
The Aquarian Weekly about a potential follow-up album. In a December 2021 interview with
Guitar.com, Holt promised that there would not be another seven-year gap in between two studio albums. On June 20, 2023, it was announced that Exodus had parted ways with
Nuclear Blast after 20 years on the label, and they were signed to
Napalm Records. A few days later, Holt confirmed via Instagram that he was "fully in writing mode now, assembling the pieces of the next album opener." Frontman
Steve "Zetro" Souza announced in October 2023 that the band would enter the studio around March or April 2024 to begin recording their new album, which was expected to be released by September of that year; he would later clarify that studio plans were pushed back to May 2024 due to slow progress and he had not yet heard anything that the members of Exodus were writing. Holt stated in an interview with
Full Metal Jackie in August 2024 that the band would begin recording their new album in early 2025. Exodus parted ways with Souza in January 2025, and the band replaced him with his predecessor Rob Dukes. Exodus also announced its plans to record a new album with Dukes. Holt announced in February 2025 that Exodus would release their new album in 2026. The album's recording sessions took place during the summer and fall of that year, and mixing was handled by
Mark Lewis, making this the first time in more than three decades that the band had not worked with
Andy Sneap. ==Release and promotion==