jaeger left the group some time after ellis did. over the next year, the group found replacements for their departed group mates. bringing in erick sanger and billy brimblecon, jr. with their new lineup, the group was signed to nitro records in october 2003, which re-released their self-titled ep as "death via satellite". over the next year they recorded a new album, and "initiation" was released on august 24, 2004.