Raneri had spent five months writing The Walking Wounded from August 2006, with the intent of releasing it in early 2007.

[1][2] In September 2006, the band went on a tour of the UK alongside other Victory acts, the Sleeping, Aiden and the Audition.

[4] On December 22, 2006, The Walking Wounded was announced for release in two months' time; alongside this, the track listing and artwork was posted online.

[5] "Duality" has been released as Bayside's first single off The Walking Wounded; it was made available for download on iTunes on January 23, 2007.

[6] A music video was released for the song on February 12, 2007; they performed it on Late Night with Conan O'Brien around the same time.

[16] From late January to early March 2008, the band went on a headlining tour of the US with support from Straylight Run, Four Year Strong, Tokyo Rose and the Status.