The original line-up included Vocalist Bobby Vaughn, guitarist Daniel Weiss, bassist Kevin Buchanan, and drummer Dan Evans.

[4] Not long after the release of the group's EP, The Promise Hero underwent a change in its rhythm section by replacing bassist Kevin Buchanan and drummer Dan Evans with Jeff DiLorenzo and Frank Fini, respectively.

[5] Members of the band claim they settled upon the name The Promise Hero after it was donated to them by a friend of the group.

[2] In 2007, The Promise Hero recorded demos produced by Saves the Day front-man Chris Conley,[6] and shortly after signed with Chicago-based independent label, TDR Records,[1] who re-released the band's debut EP.

[7] The following summer, The Promise Hero went to Tempe, Arizona to record their debut full-length album, Wait For The Sun, with producer Jamie Woolford.