▁Christian ▁Joh ansen , ▁the ▁band ▁used ▁several ▁part - time ▁bass ists ▁while ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁permanent ▁member . ▁ ▁A ▁long ▁search ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁Sig urd ▁M æ le . ▁ ▁J ør gen ▁Wa ag ▁began ▁playing ▁bass ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁then ▁played ▁guitar ▁for ▁approximately ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁leaving . ▁Following ▁his ▁departure , ▁Even ▁Bek ked al , ▁formerly ▁with ▁In ▁Dialog ue ▁With ▁Rad i ometer , ▁joined ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁Manh attan ▁Sky line ▁contributed ▁a ▁song ▁called ▁" A ) ▁Sp itting ▁Mil k ▁or ▁B ) ▁Sw allow ▁or ▁D rown " ▁to ▁React ▁With ▁Protest ' s ▁Em o ▁Arm aged don ▁ 7 " ▁compilation , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁included ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Fun eral ▁D iner , ▁The ▁Bird s ▁Are ▁Sp ies ▁They ▁Report ▁to ▁the ▁Tre es , ▁Su is ▁La ▁L une , ▁and ▁Cat ena ▁Col lapse . ▁Through out ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁also ▁writing ▁and ▁arr anging ▁new ▁songs ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁full - length ▁album . ▁ ▁M embers ▁▁ ▁Current ▁members ▁▁▁ ▁Hans ▁Mar ius ▁Mid t g arden ▁- ▁vocals ▁ ▁Fred rik ▁Mel by ▁- ▁guitar ▁ ▁Even ▁Bek ked al ▁- ▁guitar ▁ ▁Sig urd ▁M æ le ▁- ▁bass ▁ ▁Ste ffen ▁S æ ther - L ars en ▁- ▁drums ▁▁