The group's name was inspired by the Bible verse: "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me" (Matthew 10:38).
[2] The group of two brothers and two cousins, with friend Ryan Reavis (former bassist),[3] formed as an independent band in 2002.
[4] Soon after the release of their second album, Who You Are (produced by Kevin Bruchert), Reavis chose to leave the band.
He claims: "I was having dinner at a Mexican restaurant with my wife, and she started to get frustrated with me because she could tell I wasn't paying full attention to our conversation.
[5] Alternative rock song "Providence" and "All Because of You", which has more of a contemporary Christian music style, were both released as radio singles on August 1, 2008.
[10] Dave (drums) and Bryan (bass) also decided to stop touring with Abandon that year.
[11] In early June 2014, it was announced that Kevin Max would be stepping down as lead singer of Audio Adrenaline.
[9] Later in 2014, the band released three new singles which included: "It Was Love", "Forever" (on a compilation album of various artists), Reverence: an Offering, and "While We're Living" (on Jesusfreakhideout.com).