 Thrice re @-@ entered the studio with producer Brian McTernan to record its Hopeless / Sub City debut , The Illusion of Safety . The album was released in February 2002 and the band toured extensively to support it , opening for Further Seems Forever and Face to Face before embarking on its first headlining tour later that year . The band again donated a portion of the album 's proceeds , this time choosing a non @-@ profit youth shelter in South Central Los Angeles , A Place Called Home . The band 's donations were matched by their label . 
