[5] The group has been called "...one of the state's heaviest exports..."[9] Advent formed in 2005 after the disbanding of Beloved.
[2] Members Joe Musten, Johnny Smrdel and Matt Harrison formed the band and added Michael Rich and Chris Ankelein.
[11] They released Naked and Cold in 2009 before Ankelein departed and was replaced by longtime friend Jordan McGee.
[13] The band played shows until 2011 when they announced their disbanding[14][15] with members joining other bands or leaving for work; Musten went on with The Almost, Smrdel started a local business,[16] Rich moved to Portland, Oregon,[12] and McGee joined The Ember Days, Civilian and few others.
The album's lyrical themes deal with things including the loss of Musten's father at the age 64 to a heart attack ("Shadow of Death").