Following the release of Coming Up For Air, the band hit the road again opening for bands such as Breaking Benjamin, Collective Soul, Puddle of Mudd, Shinedown in 2005. In May 2005, MDZ announced they would be opening for Velvet Revolver and Hoobastank on the 2nd leg of the Electric Wonderland tour. "Broken" was released to radio in June 2005 as the second single off "Coming Up For Air". In July 2006, long time drummer Brian Pearia left the band for personal reasons. During that summer, John Pessoni of The Urge filled in on drums for live shows. Later in 2005, the band's own record label released the "Midwest Music Explosion: St. Louis Vol. 1" compilation, which featured other up and coming Midwestern rock acts and featured the new MDZ single "Show Me." Andrew "Goony" Brown was officially announced as the new drummer for MDZ in late 2005.