signed with Japanese Dynamord label

In the fall of 2001, Ellegarden signed with the Japanese Dynamord label, and released their first EP, Bare Foot, with a full-length album, Don’t Trust Anyone But Us , following in the spring of 2002. The album was a hit, and Ellegarden followed with a new LP every year. In 2004, they took part in the Synchronized Rockers tribute album to The Pillows . 2006’s Eleven Fire Crackers became the band’s first to reach number one on the Oricon Albums Chart . It also became their first North American release when it was issued by Nettwerk in 2007. Accustomed to playing major shows in Japan, where they shared stages with the Foo Fighters and Sum 41 , Ellegarden made their American live debut in 2006 with a seven-city tour as part of Japan Nite , which included a stop at the South by Southwest Music Conference.