dɹˈʌmɚɹ ˈæʃli sˈoʊn hæd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˈænd sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv twˈɪstᵻd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ænd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɛɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv jˌuːˈɛs tˈʊɹ ðə ɡɹˈuːp pˈɑːɹɾᵻd kˈʌmpəni wɪð ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst dˈeɪvɪd kˈʌmɪŋz, hˌuː lˈɛft tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən skɹˈɪptɹaɪɾɚ.
Drummer Ashley Soan had joined the band soon after the release of Twisted (1995), and following their 1995 US tour the group parted company with guitarist David Cummings, who left to become a television scriptwriter.