The lineup initially began as a five-piece with the addition of bassist Sarah Stonebraker, drummer Tamara Tadic, and singer Kiarely Castillo in 2013.
[6] On March 1, 2014, Conquer Divide announced that they had recruited Liverpool-based YouTube guitarist Izzy Johnson to become a member, making it a six-piece.
[7][8] Although their official biography featured on the Artery Recordings website states that they were formed in 2013,[9] the concept for the band had existed since about 2005, according to their producer Joey Sturgis.
[10] On December 2, 2013, Conquer Divide released a lyric video for their first single "Eyes Wide Shut" via YouTuber BryanStars' channel.
[11] The band worked with producer Joey Sturgis (We Came as Romans, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Blessthefall) on their self-titled debut album.
[18] On May 24, 2016, the band released a video for their song 'What's Left Inside', which held steady on Billboard's top 40 Mainstream Rock chart for over six weeks, peaking at #23 in August 2016.
[22][23][24][25][26] On March 10, 2016, vocalist Janel Duarte announced that Izzy Johnson was temporarily unable to tour with the band due to wrist surgery.
[31] "Sink Your Teeth Into This" was featured in an NHL commercial for the Detroit Red Wings hockey team via Windsor-Detroit's 89x CIMX-FM radio station.
[33] On August 6, 2020, after a brief hiatus, the band released their first song since 2015, "Chemicals", along with an accompanying music video, featuring Canadian drummer Samantha Landa (ex-Nervosa).
[34] Chemicals went on to receive critical acclaim and was hailed as "a contender for best hard rock / metalcore crossover of the year" by Alternative Press magazine, and was later picked up by SiriusXM Octane.
[46][47] It was announced that the band would be playing Welcome To Rockville, supporting Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Queens of the Stone Age, Trivium, Bullet for My Valentine, and Black Veil Brides on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
[48] They later announced they were added to Blue Ridge Rock Festival supporting Slipknot, Flyleaf, Motionless In White, Lorna Shore, Sleep Token and Tech N9ne on September 8, 2023.
Powerful, triumphant, anthemic…NEWHEAVEN" [54] On March 12, 2024, the band announced that unclean vocalist and bassist Janel Duarte would be stepping back to focus on personal endeavors.
[66] In 2018, Sturgis worked with popular YouTuber Meytal Cohen on an all-female rendition of Asking Alexandria's song "Into The Fire" for her new "Co-Lab" video series.