] ▁was ▁a ▁struggle ; ▁when ▁we ▁did ▁meet ▁up , ▁sometimes ▁the ▁ideas ▁would ▁come ▁flow ing , ▁but ▁at ▁others ▁we ' d ▁just ▁stand ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁time ▁st aring ▁at ▁each ▁other ." ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁band ▁began ▁recording ▁with ▁producer ▁John ▁Cong leton ▁at ▁a ▁studio ▁in ▁Texas ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁country ▁music ▁singer ▁Will ie ▁Nelson , ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁took ▁several ▁months . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁book ed ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁July ▁and ▁August , ▁along ▁with ▁ 6 5 day so f static , ▁F ear ▁Before ▁the ▁March ▁of ▁Fl ames ▁and ▁Hot ▁Cross . ▁However , ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁concert s ▁guitar ist ▁Jer emy ▁Gal indo ▁fell ▁ill ; ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁diagn osed ▁in ▁hospital ▁as ▁suffering ▁from ▁Cro hn ' s ▁disease , ▁an ▁infl am mat ory ▁bow el ▁condition . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁having ▁to ▁cancel ▁all ▁their ▁remaining ▁summer ▁tour ▁dates . ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁financial ▁problems , ▁this ▁caused ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁three - month ▁hi atus , ▁a ▁time ▁where ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁uncertain . ▁ ▁This ▁Will ▁Dest roy ▁You ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Magic ▁Bul let ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁generally ▁posit ively ▁received : ▁Rock ▁Sound ▁compared ▁it ▁to ▁" the ▁sound track ▁to ▁the ▁imp ending ▁ap ocal yp se " ▁and ▁awarded ▁it ▁the ▁fifth