Early years and Is This Thing Loaded? (1997–2003) From the band's inception, they had around five guitarists and three different bassists, and have been a three-piece, four-piece, and five-piece group. Due to a lack of a dedicated music scene in the Huntsville area, the band decided to start touring the country in 2000. They booked their first tour, bought a van, and set out on the road. After two years of booking, promoting, and producing everything themselves, the band signed a deal with
Triple Crown Records of
New York City in June 2002. By this point, the only original member in the band was drummer Gabe Renfroe. Their line-up solidified with
Nick Torres on lead vocals and guitar,
Tyler Odom on guitar and Shawn Reagan on bass. Writing in 2022, Andrew Sacher of
BrooklynVegan said it influenced the later work of
Taking Back Sunday, and "remains one of the best and most underrated albums of the entire early 2000s emo boom". The album was promoted with a few headlining shows in October, before joining
the All-American Rejects and
Motion City Soundtrack on their tour in November. After this, the band went on tour with Taking Back Sunday and
the Starting Line in November and December. In March and April 2003, the band toured across the US with
Armor for Sleep,
This Day Forward, and
Breaking Pangaea, leading up to an appearance at the Skate & Surf Fest. They toured with
Senses Fail in May, and contributed the track "To My Better Angel" to the soundtrack of
Beer: The Movie. Following this, the band toured the US in June with
River City High, and supported
Rx Bandits on their tour in July. In September and October, the band supported
Rufio and Motion City Soundtrack on a co-headlining cross country tour. They toured for over a year until Jake Fisher replaced Reagan.
Pollyanna, break-up, and subsequent events (2004–2008) The group released their second album
Pollyanna in April 2004. Following this, they went on tour with
Moneen in April and May, before going back on tour again in June with
Piebald and
the Jealous Sound. The band then appeared on select dates of the 2004
Warped Tour. The band also made a brief visit to the UK with
Modest Mouse. In October and November, the band went on tour with
Hot Rod Circuit,
Say Anything and
Straylight Run. Following this, they went on hiatus in December and later re-grouped in February 2005 for a co-headlining tour with
Lucero. The band then broke up on April 11, citing "personal reasons"; they performed at
The Bamboozle festival the following month. A video album
The Uncomfortable Camera appeared in June, Torres and Odom created
Cassino; A collection of demos and alternate recordings, entitled
Broken Parachute, was announced by
Nashville-based Speak Music Media in November 2005, initially as a five-track EP. It was then expanded to a nine track full-length and released on January8, 2008. Cassino later released their debut a few months later.
Legacy Dikembe released a cover of the band's track "Two Zero Two" in July 2017. Former bassist Jake Fisher died in 2017. ==Discography==