Formed in 2004, the band consists of lead vocalist Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, guitarists Ryan Sitkowski and Ricky "Horror" Olson, drummer Vinny Mauro and bassist Justin Morrow.

For their first two shows at the Northeast Fair in Pittston, PA, the band was known as "One Way Ticket" and then as "When Breathing Stops" for the remainder of 2004.

[2] Chris Motionless and other members have noted bands such as Poison the Well, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Johnny Cash, Depeche Mode, and other musical groups as their inspiration.

[3] Within the year after the release of their demo, new member Josh Balz was added as the band's keyboardist, Frank Polumbo took over on bass and new members, Michael Costanza and Thomas "TJ" Bell, were added to the band as the new guitarists, moving Chris Motionless solely to lead vocals.

They recorded their first EP The Whorror which was produced by Zach Neil and mixed by Dan Malsch and released it through Masquerade Recordings/Warner music group in 2007.

[3][6] Despite being signed to Fearless before the months leading up to the release of the EP form of When Love Met Destruction, it was distributed through Tragic Hero on February 17, 2009.

[7] After the release of When Love Met Destruction, bassist Frank Polumbo departed Motionless in White due to unknown reasons, leaving Bellevue, Washington native, Ricky "Horror" Olson as their new permanent bass player in October 2009.

[8][failed verification] Months later, Motionless in White entered the studio during May 2010 to record their debut full-length, Creatures[9] with Andrew Wade as the chosen producer.

[15] Reasons for the matter explained from Bell's perspective were that while he was handling bass substitution duties for Escape the Fate, he was expected to meet along with the rest of Motionless in White in Orlando, Florida by that tour's end.

[16] According to the band, Bell left in the middle of Motionless in White's tour schedule to fill-in as a bassist for Escape the Fate and also did not inform the rest of the members early enough in advance that he would not be available during those weeks.

In the tours Motionless in White performed after Olson's switch to rhythm guitar, a man with an unknown name began playing bass, finally confirmed as being Devin Sola, who now goes by "Ghost", a substitute bassist.

"[20] Motionless in White decided on working with two separate producers to accomplish a very wide array of sounds and styles for Infamous.

[25] Motionless in White's ex-drummer, Angelo Parente, announced his departure from the band on March 11 via Tumblr, saying 'After doing this since I was 17, the nonstop touring, and everything else that comes with the life of a musician has finally caught up with me.'.

[34] On January 23, 2014, the band announced a short headlining tour in March with The Plot in You, Like Moths to Flames, For the Fallen Dreams and The Defiled with For Today appearing in San Antonio.

[35] On February 5, Motionless in White was announced to play the Vans Warped Tour on the main stage.

[38] In an interview with Rock Sound magazine, Chris Motionless expressed that recording the third album was much easier compared to Infamous as "...the timeframe worked against me, and there was an inner conflict going on, trying to move into a different style of music and making a lot of mistakes as I went.

[39] On April 23, 2014, the band's third studio album, Reincarnate, was announced through social media, with an intended release date of September 16, 2014.

On March 3, the band revealed the album's official artwork created by Crystal Johnson[51][52] and tracklist, followed by the release of their third single, "LOUD (Fuck It)".

Motionless In White was joined on the US portion of this tour by Miss May I and The Amity Affliction, along with special guest, William Control.

On May 4, 2018, the band announced the departure of longtime bassist Devin "Ghost" Sola, citing personal mental health problems as a major factor.

Former guitarist, TJ Bell, was later announced to be filling in, in regards to the duties needed for the Summer Warped Tour festival.

Throughout the summer of 2018, the band embarked on the final cross-country run of Vans Warped Tour, spanning from June 21 to August 5, 2018.

The day prior to the Spring Invasion tour with Atreyu beginning, the band began teasing new music through their social media accounts.

[58] On June 5, a few days before the album was due to drop, the band premiered the song "Thoughts & Prayers" on BBC's Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter.

There are a lot of points in the video that discuss what the album means to them with Chris Motionless saying, "And with this record, I heavily gravitated towards writing about the long journey of admitting to myself that i'm struggling with a lot mentally while simultaneously being in the best and happiest place in my life, I was also in one of the darkest places and that contradiction of those feelings festered in my head and left me more and more confused by my life in general to which it then manifested into deeper and deeper destructive feelings and actions as my time ignoring it went on until one day I just lost it and broke down and there begins basically the story of so many of these songs.

[67] On that day, the band officially released the single "Cyberhex" featuring Lindsay Schoolcraft along with its music video.

[80] Motionless in White performed during the first night of WWE's WrestleMania XL on April 6, 2024, where they performed Rhea Ripley's theme "Demon in Your Dreams" prior to her Women's World Championship defence; Ripley is a long-time fan of the band and based much of her aesthetic as a wrestler upon Cerulli.

The band is taking their time with its writing and recording, prioritizing quality over maintaining their momentum in popularity gains in the 2020s.

The band's keyboard effects are also noted, having been claimed to add a "dark and uneasy atmosphere" to the group's music on their debut album Creatures.

[88][89][90] The band members themselves have stated that they are influenced from a wide variety of artists such as AFI,[91] Aiden, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, August Burns Red,[92] Avenged Sevenfold,[93] Bauhaus, the Black Dahlia Murder,[94] Bleeding Through, Christian Death,[95] Cradle of Filth, the Cure, Danzig, Depeche Mode,[96] Eighteen Visions, Every Time I Die,[97] Gojira, HIM, Black Sabbath, Himsa, It Dies Today,[98] KMFDM,[99] Johnny Cash, Korn, Sex Pistols, Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, Misfits, Metallica,[100] Morrissey, Nine Inch Nails,[101] Underoath, Psyclon Nine, Rammstein,[102] Rob Zombie,[103] Slipknot,[104] the Sisters of Mercy, the Smiths, and Suicide Commando.