The three had been in bands before and quickly set to work playing live shows with such Punk Rock notables as Naked Aggression, The Adicts, Menace, Cheap Sex, The Skeptix, and more.
[citation needed] The band recorded a demo in the back room of a radio station, and sent it out to underground fanzines, where it quickly received good reviews, including California's legendary MRR.
Over the next year they toured the country relentlessly,[5] quickly selling out the thousand copies of their debut CD and gaining some attention in the Punk media[6][7][8] not only for their albums, but for their live show.
Justin would later comment that they regretted recording for the DVD at all, due to the rushed and comparatively low quality of their segment, but that they were honored to be included and featured alongside The Casualties, The Virus, and Defiance, among others.
[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Skratch Magazine praised its diversity in a feature in the May Issue of that year, in which, oddly, Justin hinted at his disappointment in not being able to see the album released on Cassette tape, an obsolete format.
Their baby was born on March 21, 2007, and The Scarred announced via Myspace that they would be returning to work soon, starting with the third annual Clampdown Tour in June and July 2007, which would feature Brad Jamison of Vengeance 77 on the drums while Isha was still recovering.
However, despite fans eagerly expecting their arrival, an accident forced The Scarred to drop off the tour[30] the day before their departure, as Vocals/Guitar player Justin Willits broke his leg at the last practice.
Complicating things further, bass player Matt "Monkey" Hatcher relocated to Ferndale, Washington as the band released a limited 4-song digital EP, titled "Panic!
Heading into the studio in March 2009, The Scarred laid down basic tracks in four days, including flying down original bass player Matt "Monkey" Hatcher for the record.
Recording continued in the kitchen of Justin Scarred's Long Beach apartment for all the vocals,[42] and the tracks were quickly mixed, mastered, and sent off to press, released in July 2009 as "At Half Mast.
[46] In late March 2010, media sources announced that The Scarred would be playing an unknown limited number of East Coast tour dates sponsored by DNA Energy Drink with Florida punk rock band "The New Threat."