[2] It was sold exclusively at shows as well as online stores such as iTunes before the group began work on their full-length debut album.

The band, though, was still a four-piece outfit, with current guitarist Cory Arford replacing Travis Whiting in March 2007.

The line-up during the recording of Dead in My Arms was Scott Lewis (vocals), Shawn Cameron (drums and keyboards), Steve McMahon (bass) and Cory Arford (guitars).

The reasonable success of Dead in My Arms, and the prevalence of the deathcore genre as a whole, attracted the attention of Victory Records.

In November 2007, after the departure of Steve McMahon and Jake Anderson, Carnifex signed a deal with Victory with now current members Fred Calderon (bass) and Ryan Gudmunds (lead guitar).

[4] Since the release of The Diseased and the Poisoned, Carnifex toured over 22 countries with such bands as the Black Dahlia Murder, Despised Icon, Obituary, Unleashed, Finntroll, Warbringer, Parkway Drive, Unearth, Architects, Whitechapel, Protest the Hero, Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour, and Impending Doom.

He stated that its sound was inspired while listening to the band's three studio albums and he felt like combining all of its style in one record.

[10] During the hiatus, Cameron started the symphonic metal band Unicorn Death, in which he brought his wife Diana to be a part.

To support the new album, Carnifex joined Cannibal Corpse on the 10th annual Summer Slaughter Tour in North America, as well as Knotfest/Ozzfest.

Also, two music videos were released on YouTube to promote the album, the first being "Drown me in Blood" and the second being "Slow Death."

[15] Carnifex then joined up on the Vans Warped Tour in the Summer of 2017 alongside groups like Hatebreed and GWAR on the Monster Mutant Stages.

Oceano, Winds of Plague, Archspire, Spite, Shadow of Intent, Buried Above Ground and Widowmaker all joined up on the tour.

[18] On January 10, 2020, Carnifex announced that lead guitarist Jordan Lockrey was leaving the band with Neal Tiemann of DevilDriver filling in for him on their 2020 Europe tour with Thy Art Is Murder.

[19] To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Dead in My Arms, the band released a re-recorded version of their popular song "Lie To My Face" on July 12, 2022 featuring Oceano vocalist Adam Warren.

[27] The band cites Dying Fetus, Dark Funeral,[28] Slayer,[29] Cannibal Corpse, the Black Dahlia Murder, Immolation, Dååth,[30] Dissection, In Flames, and Carcass as their main influences.

[32] However, the band's fourth studio album, Until I Feel Nothing, features much more eccentric influences, even into the realm of black metal with its themes and atmospheric elements.

[33][34] On the album, the band emphasized their black metal influences more, such as Mayhem, Burzum, Emperor, Watain, Bathory, and Cradle of Filth, among others.

Some of that was due to the nature on being in a full-time touring band and the amount of strain it puts on your life back home.