[1] They self-released their first album, The Sun Exploding, on February 13, 2011, and followed up with a national tour supporting Glassjaw.
In 2009, after the departure of Warship's co-founding members, Mark met guitarist Tom Tierney on Craig's List and hired him to perform with the band on a national tour supporting Goblin Cock.
Mark and Tierney continued playing together after the tour, splitting time writing between Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
Shortly thereafter, ex-Kiss Kiss bassist Patrick Southern was brought into the rehearsals and writing sessions for what would become Tidal Arms.
The outside spiral arms splay out into space, often casting stars and dust into the abyss as their host galaxies drift slowly back towards each other in orbit.