Original sentence: After a personnel change, the band wrote and recorded their second release on Indianola, an EP entitled "Living in the Moment".Shortly after the release of the EP, frontman Steve Taylor left the band and they picked up new frontman Brandon Mullins (formerly the vocalist for the bandEmbraced).The band released its first album, "A Tragedy in Progress" in May of 2003 on Indianola Records.. Following the success of this release, they played shows with bands such as Underoath, My Chemical Romance, Norma Jean, Haste The Day, Atreyu and It Dies Today.They just completed their tour in Europe, which has been their most successful tour to date, and will be embarking on another US tour in summer, 2007.They toured the US several times and then proceeded to write their second full length release, "Collapse"
Edited sentence: After a few road bumps, member alterations and a lot of records sold (now the best selling Indianola Records release to date), the band then wrote and recorded their second release on Indianola, an EP entitled "Living in the Moment".Beginning with the release of "A Tragedy in Progress" in May of 2003 on Indianola Records, Across Five Aprils hit the East Coast by storm to support their freshman full length release.Shortly after the release of the EP, frontman Steve Taylor left the band and they picked up new frontman Brandon Mullins (formerly the vocalist for the band Embraced).They just got back from their tour in Europe, which has been their most successful tour to date, and will be back on the road to tour all summer starting in June.They played shows with bands such as Underoath, My Chemical Romance, Norma Jean, Haste The Day, Atreyu and It Dies Today.They toured the US several times and then settled down to write their second full length release, "Collapse"