In its final incarnation, the band consisted of Andrew Groves (vocals, guitar), Adam Burton (bass), and Jack Wrench (drums).

[4] The band recorded a home studio demo of five songs[5] and began to gig around southeast London, giving the CDs away for free.

[7] Work on the band's next, self-titled EP started sooner than expected, when the final Brave the Sea recording sessions finished early.

[7] In the spring of 2009, Arcane Roots began working on a mini-album with Brave the Sea producer Chris Coulter.

The EP was subsequently re-released numerous times, first through Bandcamp in February 2011, then in remastered physical form via PIAS Recordings in 2012.

[18] This was supported by a United Kingdom headline tour with The JCQ, which started on 30 April 2013,[18] as well as a number of appearances on the festival circuit.

During June 2013, the band supported English rock group Muse on the European leg of The 2nd Law World Tour, playing dates in Italy and Switzerland—this included a gig at Stadio Olimpico.

[22] 2014 saw the band head out on tour again in Europe and the UK, before playing a few more one-off support slots and festival appearances in the summer.

[29] On 27 February 2016, Arcane Roots supported Enter Shikari on one date of their 2016 Mindsweeper tour at the Alexandra Palace in London.

[38] In support of the album, the band toured across the UK and Europe, the first dates taking place in September with Good Tiger and Gold Key.

[39][35] Complications arose when members of the band fell ill, leading to the London and Wolverhampton dates being rescheduled to the end of the tour.

[42] In early 2018, they went on a series of short tours, with support from The Hyena Kill and Grumble Bee in the UK, and Jamie Lenman on the dates in Germany and the Netherlands.

[46] In August 2018, it was announced on the band's Facebook page that they would be splitting up after the conclusion of the Landslide tour dates "to look inwards and take on new long-term projects".

Features of their sound include jagged guitar riffs coupled with sombre passages,[4] possessing an "angular heaviness [that] keeps them outside of the mainstream".

[38] Eleanor Goodman, writing for Prog Magazine, described it as an "electronically tinged, melodic rock record that shuns the shouty bombast of their debut, 2013's Blood & Chemistry, as well as their four EPs".

[32][17][53] Groves has garnered particular attention from live reviewers for his tight multitasking of singing vocally demanding songs and complicated guitar playing.