After the Astronaut was set to be the eighth studio album by the Butthole Surfers, and it was supposed to be released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). After a release date was set, and critics were sent advance copies of the album to listen to, some thought it was horrible, which caused the album not to be released. Since advance copies were sent to critics and possibly others, the album has been leaked online. Most of the copies found online are said to be sourced from a cassette copy of the album. The bulk of the tracks on the album were re-recorded and put on the band's official eighth album, Weird Revolution.