It was formed in 2012 by three members of the hardcore punk band Code Orange[2] – Joe Goldman, Reba Meyers and Jami Morgan – with their friends Kimi Hanauer and Dominic Landolina (now also a member of Code Orange).

[7] On March 5, 2015, the band played Hostage Calm's final show at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT alongside TWIABP, Superheaven, and Sorority Noise.

On April 7, 2015, the band played their Supersonic Home record release show at Roboto in Pittsburgh, PA with support from Whirr, Give, Run Forever, and Swingers Club.

In August, the band played Wrecking Ball Fest in Atlanta, GA.

[citation needed] On August 30, 2016, the band implied their break-up by tweeting the emojis of a sad face, a gun, and a peace sign.