Florida. The band shared the stage with such bands as Hot Water Music, Bane, Elliott, 108, Inquisition, Rye Coalition and Fury of Five. Member changes Shortly after returning home from the tour, Moyal and Ervin were fired from the band due to recurring conflicts with Wylie. In a retrospective interview, Moyal revealed that his firing was driven by egos and a fight for leadership of the band. Wylie wanted the band to become a strict vegan and straight-edge outfit, with not only the members following those lifestyles, but for the band's lyrics to preach those beliefs as well, while Moyal, on the other hand, had joined Morning Again under the condition that his lyrics would not be limited to topics once covered in his former vegan and straight edge band Culture. Unbeknownst to Moyal, Wylie had already made plans to replace him with Kevin Byers, a musician then-based in Dayton, Ohio, with whose band, Outcast, Morning Again had played four days into the tour. Byers, in turn, invited another friend from Dayton, Ohio, Christopher Beckham, to replace Ervin. Moyal went on to play in Bird of Ill Omen, As Friends Rust, Bridgeburne R and Damien Done, while Ervin played in Kumité. Critical reception and recognition The Cleanest War and Morning Again received mixed critical acclaim upon the extended play's release. Although a first review by Ox-Fanzine panned the release in 1996, a second review published in 1997 stated "The best release that has been released on Conquer the World Records to date is probably the Chokehold LP, but Morning Again could be the next big thing for Conquer the World." Fracture's Sean McKee noted that "the band created thick chugging anthems, with scattered and intricate detail and guitar leads straight from the Bay Area thrash metal scene", while Christine Boarts at Slug and Lettuce opined "I absolutely love this band. Power-packed, heavy on the metal-hardcore that is all about the chugga chugga and judd judd chunks with a unique and nice balance of emo bits". The release, however, received criticism for its affiliation with Conquer the World Records, with critics pointing out that the record label had shady business dealings and was noted for its substandard layout designs. The band was quickly compared to its predecessor Culture, as well as to Despair, Unbroken, Snapcase, Deadguy, Chokehold, Earth Crisis, and Slayer. With the term "metalcore" not yet a household name, Morning