t itled ▁" Just in ▁King ▁and ▁the ▁Ap ologies " ▁record ▁at ▁King ' s ▁Black berry ▁Hill ▁studio ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁The ▁recording ▁process ▁took ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁band ▁continued ▁to ▁tour ▁extens ively ▁throughout ▁the ▁nation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁international ▁performances . ▁After ▁a ▁large ▁sh ake up ▁at ▁Ep ic ▁Records ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁the ▁band ' s ▁A & R ▁representative ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁the ▁band ▁stayed ▁on ▁in ▁lim bo ▁with ▁Ep ic ▁for ▁about ▁one ▁more ▁year ▁before ▁request ing ▁to ▁be ▁let ▁go ▁from ▁the ▁label . ▁Ep ic ▁gave ▁the ▁master ▁recording ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁independently ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁After ▁tour ing ▁t ire lessly ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁band ▁broke ▁up ▁around ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁dis band ing ▁of ▁The ▁Ap ologies , ▁King ▁has ▁purs ued ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁photo j ournal ism , ▁having ▁spent ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Ira q ▁embedded ▁with ▁the ▁Oregon ▁National ▁Guard ▁at ▁Bal ad ▁Air ▁Base . ▁He ▁accompanied ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁on ▁pat rol s ▁and ▁ra ids ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁med ev ac ▁miss ions ▁and ▁con vo ys . ▁His ▁photos ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁website ▁and ▁his ▁stories ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁Oregon ' s ▁main stream