After Downthesun failed to renegotiate a record deal with Warner Music Group, they shopped the album around to a variety of labels. After A&R rep Monte Conner heard the record, and with some help from Shawn Crahan, the band was able to negotiate a new contract with Roadrunner Records in May 2002 and announced their signing to the label on June 24, 2002. A music video for the song "Medicated" was also released on the band's website. Downthesun then participated in their first official tour, the H82K2 Tour, which saw them perform as an opener for Slayer and In Flames from August to September 2002. Their debut album was finally released on October 1, 2002, and reached number 37 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart; it went on to sell 50,000 copies worldwide. Downthesun promoted the record by participating in tours with Soulfly and Slipknot as well as a New Years' Day show on December 31, 2002, with Murderdolls and Stone Sour. Lineup changes and breakup (2003–2004) By February 2003, Bruce Swink, Aaron Peltz, Danny Spain, and Anthony Stevens had left the band, and Downthesun also left Roadrunner Records due to a lack of touring support. Despite this, the band maintained they would be carrying on and recruited a new lineup, featuring Matthew Burns on vocals, Cameron Fitzmaurice on drums, and Jason Martz and Nick Trotter on guitars. In September 2003, Downthesun stated on their website that they were planning to release an extended play on their own label, with distribution from an indie/major label. They shared seven snippets of the EP in December 2003. By February 2004, however, downthesun had broken up. Lance Collier confirmed in May 2004 that the band was on an "extended hiatus" and said that there would only be new material if the band's original lineup was involved: "There was a real magic with the six of us and that's the only way downthesun will ever BE again". Aftermath, reunion, and indefinite hiatus (2004–2011) In the aftermath of downthesun's breakup, Collier and Church parted ways and set up their own bands. Collier launched The Hell Pigs, which he described as "southern rock-meets-hardcore with a twist". In May 2004, Church founded ADAYAFTER, which also featured Burns and Fitzmaurice. The band went on hiatus in October 2004, while Burns donated a kidney to his father. Anthony "Satone" Stevens reappeared in March 2007 as the vocalist of the