In January 2009, the band announced on their website that they were recording a fifth album. On December 18 of the same year, it was officially announced that they had signed to the California -based Old Shoe Records for the release of their new album, Black Thorn . The album was initially due for release St. Patricks Day (March 17) 2010, but was delayed until March 30, 2010. Upon its release, the album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard Heatseekers New Artist Chart, and on the Billboard Top 200 at No. 160, among other Billboard charts . The video for the Black Thorn single “Courage” was nominated for a 2010 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for ‘Best Director’, and another album track, “Born For This”, was featured on the Old Shoe compilation album Welcome to the Family Vol. 4 . Black Thorn was included in Spin magazine’s “List of 7 Life Changing Records”.
Announced recording of fifth album
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