 Ensign in 1998 to go to Nitro Records, and Death by Stereo to go to Epitaph Records.At the time, Death by Stereo were recording material for their new studio release, "Day of the Death", and Ensign were in New York City producing an EP for Nitro Records, "For What It's Worth".They both agreed to record extra tracks for release by the label which had arguably launched their careers.