The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist and vocalist Jared Warth.

Their debut studio album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released November 7, 2006.

[3] Phoenix-area gigs with Greeley Estates and an openly religious orientation got the band local press and a deal with Warner subsidiary, Science Records.

[5] While on their first European tour (with Silverstein) in late 2007, Craig Mabbitt left the band during the United Kingdom portion to spend more time with his family.

[17][18] In May 2009, after their tour with Silverstein, Norma Jean, and Before Their Eyes,[19] the band headed into the studio to record their second album, Witness.

[10][20] On June 3, the band announced via MySpace that they were officially finished with the recording of their new album and that it was to be released in the autumn.

[20] After the release of Witness, the band co-headlined the Atticus Fall Tour with Finch, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, and Vanna from October 10, 2009, through to November 19.

[23] In October 2009, the band announced on YouTube that they were working on a music video for "What's Left of Me", which was released December 14, 2009, on MySpace Metal.

[24] In April 2010, the band was featured on the Punk Goes Classic Rock album, covering "Dream On" by Aerosmith.

[27] Bokan confirmed that Blessthefall would not play at Warped Tour 2011, but rather would be recording their third full-length album, which began in Orlando, Florida, on May 17, 2011.

[34] They released the official video of "Promised Ones" on November 11, 2011,[35] which starts with the intro song of the album titled Awakening.

According to a video interview with Lambert and Bokan, Blessthefall planned on entering the studio in February to record an EP with Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying.

[citation needed] Plans for this EP have since been scrapped according to guitarist Eric Lambert in an interview with Bryan Stars.

[51] On January 17, 2014, the band announced their upcoming North American tour to promote Hollow Bodies.

[61] On September 28, 2016, the band announced they were touring with Crown the Empire, New Years Day, and Too Close to Touch.

[64] On August 17, 2018, drummer Matt Traynor announced he would be departing from the band after their headlining Hard Feelings tour with The Word Alive, citing his family as the main reason.

[65] After a ten year anniversary tour for Witness in the latter half of 2019, the band ceased to update their social media accounts, with the last tweet being posted on January 9, 2020.

The single, titled "Wake the Dead", was released on May 23,[2] and the band announced a 10-year anniversary tour for their Hollow Bodies album, with Caskets, Kingdom of Giants, and Dragged Under to take place throughout August and September in the US and Canada.