orm s " ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁for ▁download ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁Mys pace ▁account ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁" S un sh ine " ▁was ▁posted ▁online . ▁In ▁January ▁and ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁band ▁tou red ▁with ▁Ste el ▁Train ▁on ▁their ▁east ▁coast ▁head lin ing ▁tour . ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁the ▁band ▁announced ▁Initial ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁being ▁mixed . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁self - re leased ▁in ▁August . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁album ' s ▁art work ▁was ▁revealed . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁the ▁band ▁posted ▁" Help ▁Your self " ▁on ▁their ▁Mys pace ▁profile . ▁The ▁band ▁appeared ▁at ▁Bonn ar oo ▁Music ▁Festival , ▁followed ▁by ▁Br ing ▁the ▁Music ! ▁Festival . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁album ▁version ▁of ▁" St orm s " ▁was ▁posted ▁on ▁Mys pace , ▁followed ▁by ▁" W ood en ▁Sold iers " ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 . ▁ ▁Initial ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁for ▁streaming ▁via ▁P ure Volume ▁ ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁before ▁being ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 ▁through ▁the ▁band ' s ▁own ▁label , ▁Human ▁Interest . ▁In ▁August ▁and ▁September , ▁the ▁band ▁went ▁on ▁tour ▁with ▁Anthony ▁Green ▁and ▁Good ▁Old ▁War