The band was formed by guitarist Andrew Hock, bassist Daniel Olivencia and drummer Ian Jacyszyn.
Hock and Olivencia were members of the extreme metal acts Biolich and Ehnahre while attending New England Conservatory.
There is no single reason or event driving this decision; it is based on the need of each individual involved to continue to develop their vision within new and existing projects.
"[7] Phil Freeman of Allmusic also stated that the album "takes the tremolo guitar picking and thundering-hooves drumming of black metal and weds them to complex, interlocking riff structures more akin to progressive thrash.
"[8] The band's second album, Obsian, was described as "metal built on math rock foundations" by Grayson Currin of Pitchfork Media.