D’Zurilla joins as vocalist

Adam D’Zurilla (formerly of Short Order, Esteem, Die Tomorrow, and Kumité) was finally welcomed as Moyal’s replacement in late March 2002, allowing Beckham to return to playing guitar and providing backing vocals. D’Zurilla’s first show was the Hell City Tattoo Festival in Columbus, Ohio on April 5, 2002, followed by a week-long east coast tour with Bloodlet and Hotwire , and a performance at Gorefest in Miami, Florida. A couple weeks’ worth of shows were planned for mid-May 2002, with Gainesville punk rock band House on Fire and Texas emo band Pop Unknown , but most of the dates fell through and As Friends Rust ended up playing a series of one-off shows across the Southern United States. In the last week of May 2002, As Friends Rust supported Prevent Falls and Whippersnapper for a string of Florida shows.