It is May of the year 2008. The four then-youngsters get together to have their firstrehearsal at the private lake in the town of Neudörfl in beautiful Burgenland. The followingsummer the first attempts at songwriting are made and recorded in the rehearsal room inthe bassist’s basement. Numerous contests and small concerts follow and eventually winthem the hearts of their first fans. The first whiff of success would come two years later: AttheRed Bull rockt den Brandwagenband contest the Empty Flags not only enthrall theiraudience in the preliminary round but come out on top at the finals, winning them ahandsome amount of money as well as contacts in the music industry, which launch themonto theRed Bull Brandwagen Stageat theNova Rock Festival 2011.The likes onFacebook continue to rise, as does the number of fans, but what seems like the highestpoint in their musical career is only the beginning. Aside from recording several songs withthe Viennese recording studioLeft Side Recordsin the spr