Release

Generator was released on 3/13/1992 on Epitaph Records, although it had already been completed in the spring of 1991. 100,000 copies were shipped.

Recording

Generator was recorded almost live in the studio, because Brett had moved Westbeach Recorders to larger premises, and for the first time ever, the entire band could play in the studio at the same time.

Brett: "It was time to change, I was bored (...) we did it in a different studio, but as far as the songwriting, it was a deliberate effort to try something different".

Jay: "The songs themselves were becoming more intricate, because Greg and Brett were both phenomenal songwriters (...) Greg does his vocals, and the song is done".

Artwork

Brett said the picture of the blood on the door was cheesy.

Trivia

On the back sleeve of the CD, track #5 is written as "Two Babies In The Dark". However, on the print on the LP it's just "Babies In The Dark".

Re-release

Generator was re-released on 4/6/2004. This digitally remastered version contains two bonus tracks, "Fertile Crescent" and "Heaven Is Falling", which originally appeared on the split 7" New World Order: War #1 with Noam Chomsky, released in 1991.