ˈæftɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl, ðə bˈænd mˈuːvd tə tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ wɪð dˈæɹən dˈuːməz dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ æz lˈiːd sˈɪŋɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən æz hɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl bˈænd wʌz tˈiːɾɚɹɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ bɹˈeɪkʌp.
After high school, the band moved to Toronto with Darren Dumas joining as lead singer in 1997 as his original band was teetering on a breakup.