parted ways with Jason

In the fall of 2009, Alex and Sheena parted ways with Jason, who went on to concentrate on his other project, Failures’ Union. Kyle Paton stepped in and the band continued to tour, though song writing became the responsibility more so of the duo of Kerns/Ozzella. The band continued to write and be active, and in April 2010 announced that they had signed to Bridge 9 Records . Signing to the Bridge 9 label, traditionally releasing albums for hardcore bands such as Agnostic Front and Slapshot , brought up many questions for both Lemuria as well as Bridge 9 as to the future of the two entities. In part, the connection to the label was due to a famous fan of Lemuria, Paramore’s Hayley Williams , who had gone to see them play and connected the band with her then-boyfriend, Chad Gilbert, from New Found Glory , which had released an album on Bridge 9, according to an interview in Dying Scene .