"We didn't do this album at Beartracks, simply because we wanted to be fair to John and John. We have done the last 2 or 3 albums at Beartracks, which is up where Jordan and I live and both Johns had to commute while making those rcords. So therefore they asked if we could make an album nearer to them this time."

"We did the drum tracks and most of the guitar tracks at a studio called Cove City Studios. Then we moved into another studio on Long Island called Pie Studios and that's where we did all the overdubs..."

- Mike Portnoy, Summer 2003 issue of Theater of Dreams