They are often referred to as a side project of Shawn Crahan, a member and founder of heavy metal band Slipknot.
[2] Crahan had previously worked with Fury on a band he was a part of in Denver, but recruited him for Dirty Little Rabbits.
[5][6] Through July and August drummer Crahan was touring with Slipknot as part of the Mayhem Festival and as a result Dirty Little Rabbits temporarily went on hiatus.
After signing with The End Records, Dirty Little Rabbits began working on an album at Sound Farm Studio in September while Crahan's other band Slipknot took a break from touring.
[8] On July 31, 2009 Dirty Little Rabbits were scheduled to perform their first show outside of the US with Lacuna Coil in Ireland, and then the United Kingdom,[9] as well as appearing at the Sonisphere Festival in August.
Crahan explained, "After weeks of going all over the world and playing some of the biggest shows of my career [(with his other band Slipknot)], and now being in the home stretch on completing the Dirty Little Rabbits debut album, I'm just mentally and physically drained.