▁of ▁a ▁bass ▁player . ▁Allen ▁McK en zie , ▁who ▁was ▁playing ▁bass ▁for ▁Jan i ▁Lane ' s ▁solo ▁project ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁sent ▁in ▁his ▁aud ition ▁t ape , ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁agreed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁right ▁music ian ▁for ▁the ▁job . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Fire H ouse ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁international ▁rock ▁band ▁to ▁play ▁concert ▁dates ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁India . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁first ▁Indian ▁concert ▁date ▁was ▁in ▁Sh ill ong , ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁more ▁dates ▁in ▁Dim ap ur , ▁and ▁A iz aw l . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁first ▁Indian ▁date , ▁in ▁Sh ill ong ▁When ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁of ▁T rip ura ▁Kir it ▁Pr ady ot ▁Deb ▁Bur man ▁invited ▁them , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁sold ▁out ▁stad ium ▁crowd ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁setting ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁that ▁city . ▁The ▁band ▁tou red ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁launched ▁another ▁tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁visit ing ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁United ▁States ▁such ▁as ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁playing ▁at ▁several ▁festiv als ▁including ▁Rock lahoma . ▁In ▁a ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview , ▁when ▁asked ▁about ▁the ▁band ' s ▁next ▁album , ▁guitar ist ▁Bill ▁Le ver ty ▁said ▁" we ▁plan ▁on ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁studio