Formed in Sheffield in 2004 by vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarists Lee Malia and Curtis Ward, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls, the band released their debut EP This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For on Thirty Days of Nights Records in 2005,[1] which reached number 41 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.

[3][12][13][14] Three singles from the album – "Sleepwalking", "Go to Hell, for Heaven's Sake" and "Can You Feel My Heart" – reached the top 30 of the US Mainstream Rock Songs chart.

[15] The band's debut EP and first three albums were later released as a limited edition vinyl box set in November 2014.

[9][17] A re-recorded version of Drown was later included on the band's fifth album That's the Spirit, which was released in September 2015 and peaked at number two in both the UK and the US.

Post Human: Survival Horror would continue this trend by peaking at number one in the UK after being released on physical formats on 22 January 2021.