On their second gig, Deadfall, along with 60 other bands, entered the well respected Junktion 7 Battle of the Bands competition in the summer of 2005 with Mike Thompson on guitar and vocals, Dave Turner on lead guitar, Jimmi Mansell on bass guitar and Pete Mather providing the drums.
2005 also saw the release of the band's first EP, Ordeal By Fire, featuring a combination of updated versions of Thompson's old Polaris era songs and Deadfall originals.