They independently released their first album, Escape, in 2009 before Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch brought them to the attention of Tooth & Nail Records.

During this early period, the band opened for Day of Fire at Life Church in Trussville, Alabama, was interviewed on WDJC-FM, and worked extensively with the organization Teen Challenge.

[3][4] In the first of a series of events Dunn later described as "completely a God thing",[5] the band was hoping to increase their visibility via a performance at Gardendale, Alabama's annual Magnolia Festival.

Even more impressed by the band's live performance, he forwarded his copy of Escape along with a recommendation to his longtime friend Trevor McNevan, himself a well-known musician and producer.

[9][10] They also joined the American leg of Red's REDvolution tour in February and March 2012,[11][12] and are scheduled to play at the annual Creation Northwest and Kingdom Bound festivals in the summer.

[citation needed] The album largely abandons the group's hard rock sound in favor of EDM and dubstep-inspired music.