
The track was singled out for their Warmness on the Soul EP. They recorded a new metal version of " To End the Rapture" with Gates on lead guitar. But the seeds of something great were there and after adding Synyster Gates to the lineup, the group began to evolve. Still a relatively unknown band, they struggled a bit out of the gate, with the disc selling 300 copies in its first week. And with the whirlwind session behind them, the band turned their focus to the album's release on July 24, 2001, via Good Life.


For instance, the Rev got behind the kit and recorded all of his drum parts in one take, with the band members quickly laying down their parts on top of what he had started. In November of 2000, the band entered Westbeach Records Studios with a rather small budget of $2,000, but even though still in their teens, the band approached the sessions with a clear focus of what needed to happen.
