in Greenville, South Carolina on February 1, 2008. Consciousness and More Anxiety (2009–2012) Soon after recording for their new album entitled Consciousness was finished, the band returned to the studio to record a few more songs. Later on, the band confirmed that they had signed with F.O.F./EMI records. Consciousness was then released in August 2009. In November 2009, the 2005 album Anxiety was released on iTunes. On March 9, 2010, More Anxiety, a special edition of Anxiety including a bonus DVD was released. Smile Empty Soul have released music videos for "We're Through" and "Faker" from their album Consciousness. In 2009, it was announced that Danielsen formed a new group called World Fire Brigade with Fuel vocalist Brett Scallions, which also consisted of bassist Brad Stewart (ex-Shinedown) and former Candiria drummer Ken Schalk. The debut studio album, entitled Spreading My Wings, was released in August 2012 through FrostByte Media. 3's (2012–2013) On March 14, 2012, it was announced that Smile Empty Soul had signed with eOne Music. They released their first album with eOne Music, 3's on May 22, 2012. In March 2012, "Afterlife", the first single from 3's, was released. In April 2013 lead singer Sean Danielsen released his solo EP Enjoy the Process. Later that year, October 1, 2013 was announced as the expected date of release. Chemicals (2013–2015) In June 2013 it was announced that Smile Empty Soul formed an imprint label called Two Disciples Entertainment in conjunction with Pavement Entertainment and would release Chemicals in fall of 2013. On November 3, 2014, Danielsen released his second solo EP entitled Food Chain. Shapeshifter (2015–2017) In September 2015, the ensemble also announced through their Facebook page that in early 2016, an EP and DVD was expected. In November 2015, the band stated that the artwork for the EP is complete. The work, whose title was announced in January 2016 as Shapeshifter is scheduled for release on 1 April 2016. Rarities, Oblivion and Sheep (2017–present) In October 2016, the band stated via their Facebook page that in early 2017, they plan to release a compilation album consisting of 13 rare and unreleased tracks. On 10 December 2016 the compilation album was announced as Rarities as well as artwork and some track names. In September 2017, the ensemble announced via their Facebook page that Kilmer and Martin would be parting ways with Smile Empty Soul, leaving Danielsen as the only