The band finally reformed with the majority of their last album's members and original drummer Adam Morgan in 2016 with a new label Equal Vision Records.
Following the release of The Frailty of Words, founding bassist Christopher Kincaid left the band, to be replaced by Pat Aldrich.
trademark sound,[6] was asked by the rest of the band to leave due to "personal differences" in the wake of the recording of The Satellite Years.
Chad Waldrup departed the band shortly after taking over live guitar duties, and was replaced by Dustin Nadler.
They toured little in support of Magnetic North, and in July of that year they announced further lineup changes,[16] with Joshua Brigham, Mike Tyson, Dustin Nadler, and Jason Trabue all leaving the band.
Cory Seals, Robert DeLauro, Paul Cadena, and Joey Manzione filled the vacancies, and, along with Jay Forrest, continued the US leg of the Magnetic North tour.
In January 2009, rumors circulated of Forrest's intentions to record vocals for several unfinished Hopesfall songs,[17] though no further updates were reported.
Following the Magnetic North tour, the replacement members left the band, and in January 2008, Hopesfall finally announced their breakup.
[1] The lineup for this new album comprises long-serving vocalist Jay Forrest, founding guitarist Josh Brigham and A-Types and Magnetic North guitarist Dustin Nadler, Satellite Years bassist Chad Waldrup, and founding drummer Adam Morgan.
[24][25] The album was recorded and produced by Mike Watts, who also worked with the band on A Types and Magnetic North.
[24] On May 31, 2019, the band announced the return of Ryan Parrish as lead guitarist on their Facebook page after 17 years apart.
In addition to the band's atmospheric post-hardcore sound, the song also features elements of progressive rock and post-rock.