Original producer Arnold Lanni dropped

In December 2001, having dropped original producer Arnold Lanni , the band met with new producer Bob Rock to start work on their fifth album. Later the following month, founding guitarist Mike Turner either quit the band or was forced out due to the other members’ concerns about his guitar-playing abilities. Said Maida of Turner’s departure, “The last two records we’ve been yearning for a guitar player that can really stand up and have a strong voice and Mike (Turner) just wasn’t that kind of guitar player.” Turner later formed the band Fair Ground with Harem Scarem guitarist Pete Lesperance and later joined the band Crash Karma . Turner’s last performance with the band was for Music Without Borders at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on October 21, 2001. In the months following Turner’s departure, the band held auditions for a replacement lead guitarist. Berklee College of Music alumnus Steve Mazur , a friend of a friend of drummer Jeremy Taggart, was announced as the new guitarist in April 2002. Long-time touring musician Jamie Edwards also became an official band member around this time.