sentences: ""Beatdust" described the band as "becoming another Limp Bizkit clone" with "Broke" and the subsequent "Blackout", which were recorded to pay back the losses owed to the label to recoup the commercial failure of the band's 1997 self-titled debut album.The album features guest appearances in recognition of Hed PE's hardcore punk and heavy metal influences, including Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray, who performs on the song "Waiting to Die", and singers Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Morgan Lander of Kittie, who appear on the song "Feel Good".