 Bassist Krys Baratto had been offered the gig whilst DeVille was back out on the road with a Poison reunion tour.The bassist flew out to catch the tail end of the Poison tour to inform the guitarist of the news, leaving the fledgling band just two days to rehearse for the gig.Following the release of their debut album "Samantha 7" in 2000 on John Koladner's imprint label "Portrait Records" / Sony, the band completed a tour of the US and the UK.