▁when ▁he ▁and ▁long time ▁band mate ▁Tim ▁Arm strong ▁began ▁writing ▁songs ▁together ▁in ▁between ▁R anc id ▁t ours . ▁While ▁Fre eman ▁plays ▁the ▁electric ▁bass ▁guitar ▁and ▁s ings ▁backing ▁and ▁occas ional ▁lead ▁vocals ▁in ▁R anc id , ▁Dev ils ▁Brigade ▁would ▁feature ▁him ▁on ▁lead ▁vocals ▁and ▁playing ▁a ▁double ▁bass , ▁incorpor ating ▁elements ▁of ▁psych ob illy ▁into ▁his ▁usual ▁punk ▁rock ▁re per toire . ▁Dev ils ▁Brigade ▁deb uted ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" V amp ire ▁Girl " ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁compilation ▁album ▁Give ▁' Em ▁the ▁Boot ▁III , ▁released ▁by ▁Arm strong ' s ▁label ▁Hell cat ▁Records . ▁Fre eman ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁Arm strong ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁their ▁R anc id ▁band mate ▁Bre tt ▁Re ed ▁on ▁drums ▁for ▁this ▁track ▁and ▁two ▁subsequent ▁ 1 2 " ▁singles — " St aling rad " ▁/ ▁" P s ych os ▁All ▁Ar ound ▁Me " ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁" V amp ire ▁Girl " ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) — both ▁released ▁through ▁R anc id ▁Records ▁during ▁dow nt ime ▁between ▁R anc id ▁t ours . ▁ ▁Following ▁t ours ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁R anc id ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁album ▁Let ▁the ▁Dom ino es ▁Fall , ▁Fre eman ▁rev ived ▁Dev ils ▁Brigade ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁full - length ▁album . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁en vision ed ▁as ▁a