[1] Since 2001, the lineup has been composed of William DuVall (lead vocals, guitar), Adam Stanger (bass), and Bevan Davies (drums, percussion).

In 1996, William DuVall formed the "over-the-top glam-pop" band Madfly,[2] in Atlanta, Georgia, with guitarist Nico Constantine, bassist Jeffery Blount and drummer Bevan Davies.

After releasing two albums, Get the Silver and White Hot in the Black,[1] the band became Comes with the Fall[2] in 1999[1] with Adam Stanger replacing Jeffery Blount on bass.

"[5] Within a month[5] of moving to Los Angeles, Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who introduced himself as a fan of the band,[2] joined them onstage for several shows.

[1] By 2001, Constantine had left the band,[1] to form Program the Dead, while Comes with the Fall were announced as the main support, along with Udora, for Jerry Cantrell's solo tour.

[5] During the tour, Davies left the group to join Danzig,[10] with drummer Brian Hunter doing double duty performing with Dropsonic and Comes with the Fall.

[19] They released Beyond the Last Light the same year[1] to positive reviews, with Greg Prato of Allmusic stating that "[m]usically, Comes with the Fall certainly has a soft spot for the big riff thang (DuVall also supplies six-string in the band), as evidenced by the Kyuss-esque "Rockslide" and the Audioslave-ish "Pale Horse Rider.""

and that they were "a rock band in the early 21st century that won't sound out of place on rock radio, but that you also won't be embarrassed to admit liking"[20] The same year, DuVall fronted Alice in Chains on the "ReEvolution Tour" with Velvet Revolver[4] while Davies temporarily joined Static-X, filling in for injured drummer Nick Oshiro,[21] as well as Invitro, filling in for Bennie Cancino on the Family Values Tour.