Jesse Palmer also filled in on guitar after Mullins returned to Australia a couple months before the band's demise.
[3] In mid-1999 they were the first act signed to United States label, Inpop Records, which was established in Nashville by Peter Furler (of Newsboys), his manager Wes Campbell and Brisbane-based businessman, Dale Bray.
[4] Their debut album, Free Signal (2000) included five tracks from Guttersnipe and new material recorded at Sunshine Studios with McElligott co-producing.
"[1] John Dibase of Jesus Freak Hideout rated Free Signal at three-and-a-half stars, and explained that it is "a solid album with intricate, and down-right intriguing songs that may seem unorganized and spontaneous at first, but further listens reveal the method behind the madness.
The driver swerved to avoid a deer on the interstate, and the van and trailer filled with their gear ended up in a ditch.