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===Early career (1998–2002)===
The group was formed in 1998 by Erik Chapman, Joseph Childres, Justin Cronk, Zach Davidson, Adam Garcia, and Mike Vermillion in [[Seattle]], Washington and nearly a year later they issued their debut release, the ''6 Kisses, A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive [[Extended play|EP]]'' with a tour of the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] following after.<ref name="AMG"/> A year later, they released their first album, ''[[Blackout Analysis]]'', with their second album, ''White Knuckled Substance'', being released by Loveless Records in October the next year, which was well received by local radio,<ref name="AMG"/> with the band continuing to tour on the West Coast.<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview">{{cite web|url=http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/vendetta-red-interview/|title=Vendetta Red Interview|website=lifeinabungalo.com|date=February 21, 2006}}</ref> During their tour, they gained the attention of a number of labels and eventually signed with [[Epic Records]] in 2002.<ref name="Vendetta Red Interview"/>