Complex sentence: The album was released on September 20,2004, it is the band's first release on Epitaph Records and was also the band's first to chart commercially, reaching number 171 on the "Billboard" 200.
Split into simpler sentences: The album was released on September 20,2004; it is the band's first release on Epitaph Records. The record was also the band's first to chart commercially, reaching number 171 on the "Billboard" 200.