After writing a few songs and playing a few shows, then drummer Ian MacDonald parted ways and was replaced by Taylor Grant.
After recording a four-song demo, they began touring, playing shows with bands such as The Fullblast and Moneen.
The band spent most of 2006 writing new songs, and recorded "She Teaches Defeat" in 7 days in April, 2007 in the middle of a 4-month North American tour.
While on tour in Kearney, Nebraska, the band signed a deal with Canadian indie label Torque Recording Company.
Over the years, the band built themselves an impressive touring resume, consisting of numerous self booked and promoted Canadian tours, and two separate U.S. tours - sharing the stage with the likes of Thirty Seconds to Mars, Senses Fail, Bury Your Dead, Vanna, Love Hate Hero, Damiera, The Used, Aiden, Chiodos, Saosin, Farewell To Freeway, Bless The Fall, Protest The Hero, Greeley Estates, Set Your Goals, Moneen, My American Heart, Eyes Set To Kill, A Skylit Drive, Stutterfly, The Bleeding Alarm, A Textbook Tragedy, Daggermouth, Mutemath, Cartel, Ten Second Epic, Zebrahead - and earning appearances on The Vans Warped Tour in 2006 and The Taste Of Chaos Tour in 2007.