▁Max x ▁War rior , ▁who ▁said ▁he ▁liked ▁it ▁but ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁six - month ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁When ▁the ▁commit ment ▁was ▁ful filled , ▁Richard son ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁band m ates ▁moved ▁to ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁began ▁recording ▁dem os ▁in ▁Le ver ty ' s ▁bed room . ▁The ▁band ▁would ▁record ▁all ▁day ▁and ▁play ▁hotel ▁shows ▁at ▁night ▁to ▁ear n ▁income . ▁Since ▁Le ver ty ▁and ▁F oster ' s ▁band ▁name ▁of ▁White ▁He at ▁was ▁tra dem ark ed , ▁the ▁band ▁chose ▁Fire H ouse ▁instead . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Michael ▁Cap lan ▁of ▁Ep ic ▁Records ▁fle w ▁to ▁Charlotte , ▁NC ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁Fire H ouse ▁show , ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁band ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁performance ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁record ▁deal . ▁The ▁band ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁studio ▁with ▁David ▁Pr ater ▁as ▁producer . ▁Pr ater , ▁who ▁later ▁produced ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Dream ▁Theater ▁and ▁having ▁drum med ▁with ▁Sant ana , ▁produced ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁two ▁albums . ▁ ▁Success ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁The ▁band ' s ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Fire H ouse , ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁much ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁The ▁band ▁won ▁the ▁American ▁Music ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁New ▁Hard ▁Rock / He