 Shortly afterwards, in March 1987, the German label offered the band a recording contract, which the band accepted, albeit the contract could not be signed until Sneap (the youngest member of the band) turned 18 years old in July 1987.Immediately plans were put in place to record the band's debut LP at Horus Sound Studio in Hannover, Germany, in September 1987.Before heading to Germany, the band was contacted by John Blanche, art director for "White Dwarf" magazine, who proposed that the band record a song for release as a free flexi disc to accompany the magazine.