The band comprises vocalist Andrew "Andy Leo" Rockhold, guitarist Brandon Hoover, and bassist Hayden Tree.

Crown the Empire was formed in May 2010, when "Brandon [Hoover] and Austin decided to start jamming together" during their time at Colleyville Heritage High School.

The winner of this contest was announced on June 30 as Zac Johnson, who was invited to join Crown the Empire, performing harsh vocals at their live shows.

[6][7] By February 2012,[8] Johnson had left the band and they would enlist the help of their manager Brendan Barone to perform harsh vocals.

[9] In March, Crown the Empire performed a short tour with A Skylit Drive and appeared at the Never Say Never Music Festival.

[10] Along with the announcement video, the band released a free cover of the song "Moves Like Jagger" in appreciation of the support from their fans.

Along with the news of Escamilla joining the band, they announced that they would be heading into the studio with Joey Sturgis to begin recording their debut album.

[16] The following day the band released the second part of their extended music video with the title track of their upcoming album, The Fallout.

[23] On June 25, the band was announced to be joining Asking Alexandria on their headlining tour coinciding with the release of their new album From Death to Destiny, with fellow supporting acts Motionless in White and Upon a Burning Body.

[29] On July 21, 2014, Crown the Empire won Alternative Press Magazine's award for best breakthrough band and their second album reached number 1 on the iTunes Rock Charts.

Then on July 22, 2014, the band released their second album The Resistance: Rise of The Runaways, which debuted in its first week at number 7 on the Billboard Top 200.

[citation needed] On July 26, Crown the Empire announced their new headlining tour supported with Volumes, Secrets, Ice Nine Kills, and The Family Ruin which starts on August 30, 2014 in Anaheim, California and ends on September 20, 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama.

On September 8, 2015, Crown the Empire released a new single, titled "Prisoners of War" on digital retailers as part of a deluxe reissue of The Resistance: Rise of The Runaways.

[30] On November 6, Crown the Empire revealed to Alternative Press that their lead guitarist Benn Suede was no longer part of the band.

[37] On July 13, the band released an official version of their song "20/20" which they had been playing live since January along with an accompanying music video starring Vered Blonstein[38][39] and Jonny Preston.

[41] On March 16, 2020, the band announced on Instagram that guitarist Brandon Hoover had been tested positive for COVID-19 after their tour in Asia and Africa.

[46] On January 7, 2022, Crown the Empire announced that their drummer Brent Taddie departed from the band on good terms.