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- What Could Have Been:
- Martin Birch was considered by the band as a potential producer (it's debatable whether he'd had time, since he was also working on Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time) as was Geddy Lee, but ultimately Flemming Rasmussen (who produced the previous album) got the job.
- According to a leaked demo/rehearsal tape from 1985, the main riff to "Damage Inc." was originally part of "Disposable Heroes", and, similarly, "Orion" was originally just an outro to "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (which at the time was called "Only Thing" and featured different lyrics). In addition, Kirk's pre-chorus riff for the title track and "Disposable Heroes" were originally far more complex and more Progressive Metal-driven than the studio versions.
