Although the group was not searching for a second guitarist, Bryant had been previously considered the "unofficial fourth member" for some time and was hired because he "fit in really well" and added a "heavier sound" to the band, freeing vocalist/guitarist Jeff Ott to concentrate more on singing. The band decided to record its debut full-length in April, and set out to Dancing Dog Studios in Emeryville, California with Kevin Army.
Although the group was not looking for a second guitarist, Bryant had been previously considered an unofficial fourth member of the band for some time and was hired because he "fit in well" and added a "heavier sound," allowing vocalist/guitarist Jeff Ott to focus more on singing. The band decided to record their debut full-length album in April and went to Dancing Dog Studios in Emeryville, California with Kevin Army.