▁emb oss ed ▁by ▁major ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁time , ▁memory , ▁language , ▁and ▁rom antic ▁tra ged y . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁their ▁int imate ▁live ▁shows ▁and ▁independent ▁book ing ▁techniques , ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁ev okes ▁a ▁strong ▁DI Y ▁eth ic . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Jones ▁( v oc als ), ▁John ▁Ferr ara ▁( gu itar ), ▁and ▁Brian ▁Ferr ara ▁( d rum s ) ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁passion ▁project ▁only ▁to ▁last ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁that ▁particular ▁summer . ▁After ▁several ▁years , ▁and ▁passing ▁through ▁several ▁mus icians , ▁the ▁group , ▁which ▁eventually ▁included ▁long ▁standing ▁members ▁Josh ua ▁Wein stein ▁on ▁bass ▁and ▁Mike ▁Sch i pper ▁on ▁guitar , ▁began ▁playing ▁local ▁shows ▁and ▁gain ing ▁a ▁mod est ▁but ▁dedicated ▁following . ▁When ▁fans ▁presented ▁a ▁high ▁demand ▁for ▁recorded ▁material , ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁themselves ▁as ▁a ▁serious ▁music ▁group . ▁ ▁Tro phy ▁Sc ars ▁signed ▁to ▁Brook lyn - based ▁record ▁label , ▁the ▁Death ▁Sc ene ▁Rec ording ▁Company ▁( US ), ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁with ▁Small ▁Town ▁Records ▁( UK ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁they ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁contract ually ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁either ▁label ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁release ▁all ▁forth