[8][9] The bands that accompanied Poison the Well on these tours include Stretch Arm Strong, Twelve Tribes, This Day Forward, Brother's Keeper, NORA, Martyr A.D., Candiria, Origin, Cryptopsy, Codeseven, Love Lost but Not Forgotten, Cataract, Curl Up and Die, Eighteen Visions, Unearth, God Forbid and From Autumn to Ashes.

The album was recorded with vocalist Jeffrey Moreira, bassist Alan Landsman, drummer Christopher Hornbrook and guitarists Ryan Primack and Derek Miller.

During the ensuing tours, Landsman was replaced by a slew of bassists including Michael Gordillo, Javier Van Huss, Albert and finally Iano Dovi, the last of which remained with the band to record their follow-up Tear from the Red.

The album was recorded with vocalist Jeffrey Moreira, bassist Alan Landsman, drummer Christopher Hornbrook and guitarists Ryan Primack and Derek Miller.

Primack returned in time for the album release show on December 11, 1999, at Club Q in Davie, Florida, where the band performed with Where Fear and Weapons Meet, Brethren, Red Roses for a Blue Lady, 32/40 and Cho.

It was not until a March 2002 repress that Trustkill Records began adding a barcode to the upper left corner of the back artwork and also on a sealant sticker on the top spine of the jewel case.

[26][27][28][29] After quickly selling out of the American-made discs, Shock Records began repressing the release directly in Australia as part of the label's series 2 CDs For The Price Of 1.

On March 25, 2008, Trustkill Records re-released The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation and Tear from the Red in a special double-LP gatefold packaging under catalog number TK110.

[30] Trustkill Records simultaneously re-released two other double-LP packages from its past roster: Throwdown's Haymaker / Vendetta and Walls of Jericho's With Devils Amongst Us All / All Hail the Dead.

After some delay, Rise Records reissued the 19-song, double-release compilation The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation / Tear from the Red on November 20, 2012, as catalog number RR176.

[40] The event took place at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, California where the band performed a selection of eight songs from their past releases, followed by The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation in its entirety.

[45] The home video also included interviews with Poison the Well and a live performance by metalcore band NORA with whom Primack had played in place of their absent guitarist.

[3] The band also toured with Twelve Tribes, who was promoting its new extended play Instruments, which featured guest vocals from Moreira on the song "Milk And Mice Pocketknife".

Poison the Well and Twelve Tribes were scheduled to play a few Canadian dates as part of the tour at the end of June 2000 but due to lack of paperwork, they were denied entry.

[53][14] The performance was part of CMJ MusicFest Marathon and also featured E.Town Concrete, Diecast, Drowningman, Vision of Disorder, Embodyment, Boiler Room, Colepitz and Lyna.

[54][14] Prior to playing the CMJ event, the band conducted an exclusive live interview on Seton Hall University's radio station WSOU in South Orange, New Jersey.

The tour passed through Florida for a show at Gainesvillefest in December 2000, where Miller returned, and picked up again with Martyr joining for Southern, Midwest and Canadian dates through January 2001.

[58][59] In February 2001, Gordillo departed; a month later he was replaced by California-based bassist Javier Van Huss, formerly of the bands Enewetak, Eighteen Visions, Throwdown, Breakneck, Bleeding Through and Wrench.

[8] From late June to early July 2001, the band embarked on a mini-tour with Codeseven and Love Lost but Not Forgotten, followed by a few dates with Cataract, Curl Up and Die and Eighteen Visions surrounding their appearance at Hellfest 2001.

[16] Poison the Well headlined both nights of the Good Life Summer Festival in Waregem, Belgium, followed by a single show in Koksijde, Belgium[8][61][62] The band had originally hopped to do a full European tour but due to previous engagements, notably playing Krazy Fest 4 at the end of July, they were only able to commit to three dates, doing so as a personal favor to Good Life Recordings owner Edward Verhaeghe, who had already released two of their releases.

Bassist Iano Dovi, formerly of the band Pintsize, joined in August 2001, just in time for a two-week tour with Unearth, God Forbid and Martyr AD across Canada, the Northeast and the Midwest.

[65] Before the band could drive out of Montreal, their van's transmission died and Poison the Well was forced to stay behind while Unearth, God Forbid and Martyr AD played the rest of the Canadian dates.