Rise Against came to Sonic Iguana Studios in 2001 in order to record their debut album, The Unraveling, for Fat Wreck Chords. This was not the first Sonic Iguana visit for bassist Joe Principe and guitarist Dan Wleklinski (also a frequent Sonic Iguana engineer), whose former band, 88 Fingers Louie had already produced 3 full-lengths here with producer Mass Giorgini at the helm. Recorded, mixed, and mastered in its entirety at Sonic Iguana Studios, The Unraveling was the first release in the long and successful history of Rise Against. Rise Against also returned to record an additional compilation track with their second guitarist, and later recruited Sonic Iguana engineer Phillip Hill to fill in for guitar duties for their 2003 North American tour.