the record was released in july 2009 and peaked at no. 137 on the billboard 200. critics praised the title for its barrage of heavy rock and spiritually minded lyrics. later that summer, project 86 traveled nationwide on the "scream the prayer tour" with metalcore outfits the chariot, haste the day, and gwen stacy. coming mid-october, project 86 started the "picket fence cartel tour" with , showbread, the wedding, and yearling, and added a second part in spring 2010 with flatfoot 56 and wavorly. the band released their first live album, entitled "xv live", in december 2010 to commemorate their 15th anniversary. the album's songs spanned every studio album with the exception of the first.