After a warm welcoming from the rock community and a large outpouring of support, Pressure 4-5 was quickly signed to DreamWorks Records in 2000, where they released their only full-length album, Burning the Process, in autumn the following year.
Amidst the nu metal craze, 2001 would prove to be Pressure 4-5's most successful year; they acquired a spot on the Second Stage of Ozzfest 2001 before touring with groups like Dredg, The Used, and Lit.
However, of the band's most memorable concert experiences include a sold-out show with Alien Ant Farm at WWF New York following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
[4] Unfortunately, the band's success was short-lived after the promotion of two singles, "Beat The World," with a music video directed by Marc Webb, and "Melt Me Down."
The former performed quite well on modern rock mainstays such as MTV2 during 2001, and Pressure 4-5 started working on new material the following year with new blue graphics draping their website.
After finishing up touring in December, Pressure 4-5 was scheduled to enter the studio to record some new songs in January 2003; however, Tom Schmidt and Lyle McKeany quit.
The breakup was confirmed on the band's website by guitarist Mark Berry, he wrote: "I know there have been a lot of rumors flying around this message board for the last few months.