▁was ▁much ▁more ▁mel od ic ▁than ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁music ▁up ▁until ▁that ▁point , ▁would ▁attract ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Warner ▁Bro ther ' s ▁executive ▁Tom ▁Wh al ley , ▁who ▁press ured ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁mel od ic ▁sound . ▁Person nel ▁and ▁line - up ▁changes ▁would ▁further ▁alter ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sound . ▁The ▁label ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁work ▁again ▁with ▁record ▁producer ▁Ulrich ▁Wild ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁for ▁their ▁prior ▁two ▁albums , ▁instead ▁arr anging ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Josh ▁Abraham , ▁a ▁producer ▁known ▁for ▁working ▁with ▁more ▁commer cially ▁mel od ically ▁main stream ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁St ain d , ▁Filter , ▁and ▁Vel vet ▁Revol ver . ▁The ▁album ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁feature ▁Eisen ' s ▁song writing ▁contributions ▁and ▁performances , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁to ▁feature ▁sessions ▁drum mer ▁Josh ▁Fre ese , ▁of ▁A ▁Per fect ▁Circle , ▁due ▁to ▁Jay ▁leaving ▁the ▁band ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁beginning ▁the ▁formal ▁recording ▁process . ▁Jay ▁has ▁been ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁his ▁reasons ▁for ▁leaving , ▁but ▁imp lied ▁it ▁was ▁St atic ' s ▁es cal ating ▁subst ance ▁ab use . ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁third ▁album , ▁Sh adow ▁Zone , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁deb uted ▁at ▁no . ▁ 2 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0