"This Will Destroy You" was released by Magic Bullet in January 2008. It was generally positively received: "Rock Sound" compared it to "the soundtrack to the impending apocalypse" and awarded it the fifth best album of the year, while Drowned in Sound called it "a true classic of its kind." Shortly after the release of the album, the band parted company with bass guitar player Raymond Brown, who left in order to focus on his medical career. The band auditioned a number of bassists, before permanently recruiting Donovan Jones. In March 2008 the band toured Europe for the first time, playing at the Bevrijdingspop, Out of the Crowd and Rhâââ Lovely festivals. The tour lasted for six weeks and included performances with Boris and Devil Sold His Soul. The song "The Mighty Rio Grande" from the band's self-titled release was featured in the films "Moneyball" (2011), "Earth to Echo" (2014), and "Room" (2015), and in the series "Lethal Weapon".