 The original five members formed from other bands from the Bay Area scene, with Omar Cuellar and Matt Fazzi previously playing together in Tragedy Andy and Eric Frederic and Rene Carranza in Locale A.M.. Bass player Brandon Canchola was added to complete the line up.In early 2004, the group participated in the Vans Warped Tour 2004 on select dates.They sold their self-released EP, "Swimming Not Treading" to customers queuing to get into the shows, and it was successful enough to get the band signed to Five One, Inc.