the band decided to put together an album of all their material to that point, which ultimately became their debut album third time's a charm. the title was intended to go hand-in-hand with the name of the band, better luck next time. before recording started, they parted ways with leston. brian took over the role as sole lead vocalist going forward. the band held auditions to find a replacement lead guitarist, which led them to danny cassese. just like their demo cd, third time's a charm was recorded, engineered, and produced entirely by themselves. following the recording, danny decided to leave the band. in an attempt to fill the lead guitarist position, the band reached out to former snapout guitarist, john.