▁concept ▁album ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁idea ▁of ▁Arm strong ' s ▁for ▁a ▁musical ▁about ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Bridge , ▁titled ▁Half ▁Way ▁to ▁Hell ▁Club ▁after ▁the ▁inform al ▁frat ern ity ▁of ▁nin ete en ▁steel work ers ▁who ▁were ▁caught ▁by ▁safety ▁net ting ▁str ung ▁below ▁the ▁construction ▁site , ▁saving ▁them ▁from ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁otherwise ▁been ▁fatal ▁falls ▁into ▁the ▁bay ▁below . ▁" We ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Bay ▁looking ▁at ▁that ▁bridge ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁lives ", ▁said ▁Fre eman . ▁▁ ▁Six ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁twelve ▁tracks ▁origin ated ▁from ▁this ▁concept , ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁six ▁were ▁re - record ed ▁tracks ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁Dev ils ▁Brigade ▁demo . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁Arm strong ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁drum mer ▁DJ ▁B one bra ke ▁of ▁X ▁and ▁The ▁Kn it ters , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁with ▁Fre eman ▁in ▁A unt ie ▁Christ , ▁and ▁includes ▁contributions ▁from ▁R anc id ▁member ▁Lars ▁Freder ik sen . ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁v ibe ▁in ▁the ▁studio ," ▁said ▁Fre eman , ▁" The ▁record ▁has ▁a ▁real ▁live ▁and ▁loose ▁v ibe . ▁Lo ose ▁in ▁a ▁good ▁way . ▁Tim ' s ▁guitar ▁style ▁bl ended ▁really ▁well ▁with ▁DJ ▁and ▁everything ▁clicked ▁very ▁quickly ." ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁Dev ils ▁Brigade ▁August ▁ 3 1