[5] Gray had worked with Brother Cane on a project, and remained close to singer and guitarist Damon Johnson and bassist Roman Glick.

[5] Johnson and Glick flew to Washington, and the group set up a studio in Gray's basement,[6] where they started playing right away.

[3] In support of the release, the band performed 19 shows in the American South and Midwest between February and April of that year.

[9][10][11] The music is from both the old and new schools of rock and metal, including Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Audioslave, and Velvet Revolver.

"[4] "Walk the Line" is darker than the other songs on the album, and according to Johnson "is inspired lyrically by the tragic loss of our friend Tim Saunders".

"[13] Christa Titus of Billboard calls it "a solid album worthy of the radio attention "Stigmata" is already gathering.