[citation needed] Destroid was formed after several years of Excision's North American tours, as well as collaborations with Downlink for nu-metal band Korn.
[citation needed] Excision and Downlink began work on the initial music production for Destroid, and then enlisted Pendulum's KJ Sawka to round out the line up.
[6] To promote the release, a video, The Destroid Existence Conspiracy, was created by videographer Mike Diva.
[7] The group also published on their website an eight-page graphic novel; the plot parallels events depicted in the Destroid Existence Conspiracy video.
[citation needed] Destroid's first single "Raise Your Fist" was released on November 15, 2012 as a free download on the band's website using a "pay with a tweet" promotion that gave fans a free MP3 in exchange for sharing the link on their Twitter or Facebook page.