▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Martin ▁Fe ve year ▁at ▁Jup iter ▁Studios ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁April ▁ 7 ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁through ▁Century ▁Media ▁Records . ▁Writing ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁vocal ist ▁Scott ▁We il and ▁depart ed ▁D uff ▁McK agan ' s ▁other ▁band , ▁Vel vet ▁Revol ver , ▁in ▁April ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Rec ording ▁for ▁the ▁follow - up ▁to ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁debut ▁album ▁Dark ▁Days ▁began ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁Lo aded ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁promote ▁it ▁for ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁year ; ▁re le asing ▁one ▁single , ▁" F lat line ", ▁and ▁tour ing ▁in ▁several ▁regions , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁several ▁countries ▁in ▁Europe ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁playing ▁at ▁several ▁music ▁festiv als . ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁made ▁some ▁compar isons ▁to ▁McK agan ' s ▁former ▁band , ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁production ▁When ▁singer ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁D uff ▁McK agan ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁project ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es ▁band ▁m ates ▁Sl ash ▁and ▁Matt ▁S orum