Formed in 1998, the group released a demo in 1999 titled The Opium Dead and their first album, Black Sands Of The Hourglass was self-released in 2000 and re-released in 2004 with two bonus tracks on Tribunal Records.
The band drew large crowds across the United States on the Van's Warped Tour 2004,[4] and the hype continued to build.
Subsequent tours with bands such as Shadows Fall, Darkest Hour, The Bled, Sworn Enemy, Good Clean Fun and Anterrabae continued to cause an already strong following to grow.
Sharing the stage with other mainstream acts such as The Black Dahlia Murder, Bleeding Through, and Most Precious Blood.
In 2020–2021, the band brought in Brian Gant (vocals) and Jonathan Clay (guitars), both from Absolute Vengeance.