, ▁Washington . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁primarily ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁band , ▁with ▁Norman ▁Balt zo , ▁Greg ▁Sch ro eder ▁and ▁N ate ▁Schl erm er ▁providing ▁horn s ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" Bl ind ▁Date ▁Girl ," ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁weeks , ▁cost ing ▁only ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Lo aded ▁subsequently ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁Century ▁Media ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Lo aded ▁made ▁Dark ▁Days ▁available ▁for ▁free ▁download , ▁from ▁select ▁websites , ▁to ▁help ▁promote ▁the ▁band . ▁They ▁began ▁tour ing ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁tour ing ▁the ▁UK , ▁Europe ▁and ▁Japan . ▁They ▁released ▁an ▁EP ▁entitled ▁W asted ▁Heart , ▁featuring ▁four ▁songs ▁from ▁S ick ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁bonus ▁song , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁their ▁European ▁Tour . ▁The ▁band ▁fil med ▁and ▁released ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁" No ▁More " ▁for ▁the ▁EP ▁release . ▁They ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Italian ▁music ▁festival ▁Rock ▁of ▁A ges , ▁the ▁Az ken a ▁Festival ▁in ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁L oud ▁Park ▁Festival ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁From ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁several ▁prom ot ional ▁web is odes , ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁" S ick " ▁and ▁one