By Far the Least became Dead Reckless, a southern rock band, that was produced by Matt Good and Travis Richter on several songs.
Lent originally joined the duo I Set My Friends on Fire as only a touring drummer assisting Matt Mehana and former member Nabil Moo in 2009.
He made his debut with the band on the song "Four Years Foreplay", a compilation with comedy duo Smosh, but his first appearance on a track strictly with the band was a demo version of the group's song "Excite Dyke".
Chris was also touring with The Color of Violence Derek Bloom and Travis Richter side project whenever time permitted.
This was followed by another successful run on Warped tour '11 and a co-headliner in Europe with A Skylit Drive, after which he left the band.