The press release also mentioned that the track "has everything that the band has become notorious for wrapped into one two-minute-and-thirty-second keg stand of ass-kicking fuck-all." Release On April 24, 2007, The Big Dirty was announced for release. In June, the band went on a tour of Australia with Norma Jean. During the tour, the band headlined the Come Together Music Festival. The band supported Shadows Fall for three shows, before headlining the 2007 edition of the Sounds of the Underground tour in July and August. On July 2, "Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Battery" was made available for streaming. On July 8, the album's track listing and artwork was revealed. On July 24, "No Son of Mine" was made available for streaming. "We'rewolf" was released as a single on August 11, 2007. On August 28, a music video was posted for "We'rewolf" on the band's Myspace profile; it is inspired by the film Teen Wolf (1985). The Big Dirty was planned for release in August, however it was made available for streaming on August 31, and released on September 4 through Ferret Music. Between September and November 2007, the band supported Underoath on their headlining US tour. On October 19, the band appeared on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit show performing "We'rewolf" and "No Son of Mine". The band performed these two songs again for their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 31. In January and February 2008, the band went on a US tour alongside Killswitch Engage, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Parkway Drive. However, shortly prior to the tour, drummer Michael Novak had sustained a back injury from playing basketball. As a result, Steve Bache of He Is Legend temporarily filled in. In February and March, the band co-headlined the Take Action Tour with From First to Last. The band then embarked on a European and UK tour in April with Drop Dead, Gorgeous and Scary Kids Scaring Kids. On June 13, the band announced that Josh Newton of From Autumn to Ashes had joined them as their new bassist. Between June and August 2008, the band performed on the Warped Tour. In October, the band made an appearance at Liskfest. Following this, the band performed a few shows with Trash Talk and Alpha & Omega. In November, the band went on the November Reign Tour in North America, alongside the Bronx and Stick to