It was formed in 2015 by vocalist and frontman Stephen MacConville, guitarist Jack Darnell, and bassist Tony Nagle.

Confessions of a Traitor was formed in 2015 by vocalist and frontman Stephen MacConville, lead guitarist Jack Darnell, and bassist Tony Nagle.

[2] Following the release of Illuminate, Confessions of a Traitor toured Europe and Russia to support Caliban,[3] Crazy Town,[4] Trapt,[5] Feed Her to The Sharks,[6] and Architects, with subsequent appearances at large European Festivals, such as Rockstad Extreme Fest in Romania[7] and ZaxidFest in Ukraine.

[8] In early 2019, the band went viral after a video of them playing a show in a Denny's in Romania was posted on UNILad Sound's Facebook page.

The EP was a concept record with lyrics based on the video games: Halo, Bioshock, Control, and Life is Strange.