asing ▁their ▁demo ▁Band its ▁at ▁ 6 ▁O ' C lock ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Th under bol t ▁received ▁multiple ▁offers ▁for ▁a ▁record ▁contract ▁and ▁subsequently ▁signed ▁in ▁Sc and in avia ▁with ▁Face ▁Front / W ME ▁( and ▁Mass acre ▁Records ▁outside ▁of ▁Sc and in avia ) ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁debut ▁album ▁Dem ons ▁and ▁Diam onds . ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁acc laim ▁in ▁Norwegian ▁and ▁international ▁music ▁press ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁appreciated ▁by ▁the ▁main stream ▁Norwegian ▁press ▁— ▁rare ▁for ▁a ▁band ▁in ▁this ▁genre . ▁Following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Dem ons ▁and ▁diam onds , ▁the ▁band ▁played ▁several ▁gig s ▁and ▁festiv als ▁in ▁Norway , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁Sc and in avia ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁album ▁Love ▁and ▁Dest ruction , ▁lead ▁guitar ▁player ▁C ato ▁Sy vers r ud ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁band . ▁The ▁guitar ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁recording ▁was ▁played ▁partly ▁by ▁Sy vers r ud , ▁and ▁completed ▁by ▁his ▁replacement , ▁Ge ir ▁Mar ius ▁Halle land . ▁Rec ording ▁and ▁mixing ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁nearly ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁Love ▁and ▁Dest ruction ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Friday ▁ 1 9 . ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁was ▁followed