Formed in 2005, the group consists of Mathew Bosher (lead vocals and guitar), Tory "Jester" Staples (drums) and Brendon Kahi (bass).
[7] In 2011, the band signed to EMI Music New Zealand which re-released the album on 31 October 2011 on CD and iTunes in that territory.
[8] The iTunes release featured a bonus track: a trip rock remix "The Sadness of Men" (Mizu Shōbai Mix).
The band entered York Street Studio on 13 January 2012 to start tracking the record [9] - their third with David Holmes as producer.
[11] The album was released 26 October 2012 in New Zealand and online[12] and received positive reviews: "...where 11811 really delivers is in the fact that it’s short and sharp but never unnecessarily brutal.