3 ▁Do ors ▁Down ) ▁requested ▁additional ▁music . ▁The ▁band ▁quickly ▁wrote ▁and ▁recorded ▁an ▁early ▁version ▁of ▁“ G le am ”, ▁which ▁helped ▁se al ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Rock ▁R idge ▁Music . ▁In ▁the ▁fall , ▁Gra ves , ▁G ula , ▁and ▁St amm ▁started ▁school ▁at ▁South western ▁Illinois ▁College ▁as ▁music ▁maj ors . ▁ ▁Red ding ▁ ▁( 2 0 0 5 ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁band ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Red ding , ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁recording ▁session ▁at ▁Chris ▁Hend erson ’ s ▁River gate ▁Studios ▁in ▁Bil ox i , ▁Mississippi . ▁Kirk ▁K else y ▁( produ cer , ▁Cre ed ) ▁produced , ▁engine ered , ▁and ▁mixed ▁the ▁project . ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁band ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Ver izon ▁W ire less ▁Am ph it he ater ▁for ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁before ▁St ain d ▁and ▁ 3 ▁Do ors ▁Down . ▁In ▁the ▁week ▁following , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁October , ▁Red ding ▁res umed ▁and ▁then ▁completed ▁recording ▁at ▁Green ville ▁College . ▁The ▁band ’ s ▁e pon ym ous ▁eight ▁track ▁debut ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁contains ▁two ▁re - record ed ▁tracks ▁from ▁the ▁S inc la ir ▁A ircraft ▁EP ▁-- ▁“ All