Surprise comeback with original lineup

In late 2006, Nerf Herder made a surprise comeback, announcing on their website that they were playing a handful of gigs with the original lineup of Gripp, Dennis, and Sherlock. For Gripp’s May 7, 2007 review of the day, he announced that the original lineup had finished recording their fourth album, which did not have a title at that time. Gripp stated that he wanted the title to be Brownerton , but the idea was shot down. He also stated that of the thirteen songs recorded, they would probably pick ten to be on the album. In June 2007, the band decided on the title Nerf Herder IV , and the album was released through Oglio Records on April 29, 2008. Pringle returned, and former Size 14 singer Linus of Hollywood joined the live band (playing guitar and keyboard) in early 2008 for a series of West Coast shows and a short tour of Japan.