▁the ▁media ▁kind ▁of ▁cont rolling ▁people ' s ▁opinions ▁and ▁thoughts ▁and ▁stuff ▁like ▁that . ▁Just ▁from ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁vie wer ▁of ▁me ▁watching ▁television ▁and ▁seeing ▁the ▁news ▁and ▁flying ▁out ▁to ▁Korea ▁and ▁talking ▁with ▁troops ▁out ▁there ▁and ▁getting ▁their ▁take ▁on ▁it ▁and ▁being ▁completely ▁different . ▁That ' s ▁what ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁about . ▁The ▁song , ▁even ▁mus ically , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁video ▁we ▁already ▁shot , ▁it ▁sets ▁up ▁the ▁whole ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁record . ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁cool ▁name ." ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁sharing ▁and ▁developing ▁songs ▁separately , ▁the ▁band m ates ▁had ▁written ▁nearly ▁thirty ▁songs . ▁They ▁finally ▁recon ven ed ▁for ▁one ▁week ▁in ▁a ▁se cluded ▁studio ▁in ▁Po con os ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁songs ▁together ▁and ▁ref ine ▁them . ▁Bass ist ▁Erik ▁Leon hardt ▁explained ▁how ▁the ▁album ▁developed ▁further ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁together : ▁ ▁" We ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁whole ▁record ▁over ▁the ▁computer , ▁so ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁it ▁changed ▁once ▁we ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁studio . ▁When ▁you ▁have ▁everyone ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁room ▁the ▁ideas ▁start ▁changing . ▁‘ What ▁if ▁we ▁do ▁this ? ▁What ▁if ▁we ▁do ▁that ? ’ ▁We ▁definitely ▁went ▁heav ier ▁on ▁this ▁record , ▁too . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁lot ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁having ▁all ▁new ▁members . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁band , ▁full ▁on ▁and ▁writing ▁together