In an interview in May 2011, guitarist Satchel said that the band had begun recording new material in August 2010, and by May 2011 had completed all fifteen songs planned for the album.
The album was officially announced on 19 July 2011 and the title was announced on 22 August. The album is produced by Jay Ruston, who previously worked with the band on their album Feel the Steel.
On 6 September, it was announced that the album's release date had been pushed back from 18 October to 31 October, though it was released in Europe on iTunes on 28 October.
The first singles of the album are “If You Really, Really Love Me” in the United Kingdom and “17 Girls In A Row” in the United States.
Guest appearences on the album are made by Dane Cook on “In the Future” and by Chad Kroeger and Nuno Bettencourt on "It Won't Suck Itself. (Wikipedia)