They toured the United States several times, but encountered problems when founding bassist Dominic Davi was arrested in March 2007 on allegations of rape and subsequently dismissed from the band.

After Sinn left, a retooled Love Equals Death lineup performed on the 2008 Warped Tour and planned to record a second album, but disbanded after singer and founding member Chon Travis quit in January 2009.

[1][2] The band's initial lineup consisted of vocalist Chon Travis (formerly of Loose Change and Envain), guitarist John Rosser, bassist Dominic Davi (formerly of Tsunami Bomb), and drummer Tonio Garcia-Romero.

[2][3] Their debut EP, 4 Notes on a Dying Scale, was released through Popsmear Records, and the band supported it with shows in the San Francisco Bay Area and their first United States tour in September 2004.

[1] A compilation album titled The Prelude was released in Japan in July 2005 through the Treasure Trunk label, consisting of 4 Notes on a Dying Scale along with demo tracks.

[9][10] Love Equals Death recorded their full-length album Nightmerica in November 2005 at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, with producers Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore.

[11] Leading up to the album's release, they toured the United States as an opening act for Pennywise, No Use for a Name, and The Suicide Machines in January 2006, and for Tiger Army that March.

"[14] Chris Moran of Punknews.org complemented the range of Travis' vocals and the musicianship as "extremely tight", but felt that the songs went in too many musical directions to give the band a firm identity: "This record is just all over the map.

[14][15] Love Equals Death supported the album with a music video for the song "Pray for Me" and by playing shows with the Mad Caddies, Mercy Killers, Verse, Rise Against, Strike Anywhere, Sick of It All, Stretch Arm Strong, and First Blood before touring with Time Again from May through June 2006.

[20] In January 2007 Love Equals Death toured California and the southwestern United States with fellow Fat Wreck Chords acts NOFX, Strike Anywhere, and Dead to Me.

[22] A music video was released for the song "Truth Has Failed", featuring cameos by members of Pennywise, AFI, The Suicide Machines, and No Use for a Name.

[25][26] On Love Equals Death's penultimate night of the tour, bassist Dominic Davi was arrested in Fullerton, California, on charges stemming from an alleged rape of a Virginia woman in June 2006.

[28] However, less than two weeks later he announced Davi's separation from the band: We would like to make it perfectly clear here at camp LED that we do not in any way condone any such behavior related to these charges.

[32][33] The group premiered a new song, "Last Dance", that October through their Myspace profile, while Sinn also formed a supergroup called The Innocent with Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion, Brandan Schieppati of Bleeding Through, and Dave Nassie of No Use for a Name.

[37] This lineup played seven dates of the 2008 Warped Tour and planned to record their follow-up to Nightmerica that August with producers Travis Richter and Lee Dyness.