Disciple was formed in December 1992 by high school friends Kevin Young, Brad Noah, Adrian DiTommasi and Tim Barrett.

The band played its first show in May 1993 at Topside Church of God in Louisville, TN and recorded its first three-song demo at Nightsong Studios with Producer Jesse Jones.

Adrian DiTommasi left the band shortly after that for personal reasons, and Kevin Young would eventually take over the bass guitar duties.

The band released their third studio album, By God, on February 6, 2001, which went on to win the Inspirational Life Award in 2001 and earned them two No.

In a review for Cross Rhythms, David Cranson described the album's musical style as a mix of "Rage Against The Machine, Bride, Metallica, P.O.D.

On January 8, 2008, Young announced in a "Disciple: The Alliance" email that Noah and Fife were stepping down as band members.

"[12][failed verification] Also in that announcement was the addition of two new band members, Andrew Welch on guitar, and Israel Beachy on bass.

It was produced by Rob Hawkins, although the band re-recorded the album's lead single, "Dear X (You Don't Own Me)", with Howard Benson.

In November 2012 the band hosted a live video stream for the album release show in Nashville, Tennessee featuring Rich Ward of Stuck Mojo and Fozzy.

I Am Empire guitarist Andrew Stanton, who would become a full member later in the year, began touring with the band in early 2013.

[25][non-primary source needed] On August 3, 2016, Disciple launched a second Kickstarter campaign to fund their eleventh album, Long Live the Rebels.

[26][non-primary source needed] The campaign ended on September 12, 2016, outperforming their previous Kickstarter with 2,012 people raising $127,675 for the album.

[26] On September 29, 2018, it was announced that guitarist Andrew Stanton had made the decision to step down from Disciple as a touring member to be at home for his family, though he would still be involved with the band in the future and contribute in writing and recording their next album.

[28][non-primary source needed] On December 5, 2018, it was announced that Disciple would be accepting auditions and looking for fill-in guitarists to perform live shows throughout 2019 following Stanton's departure.

[29][non-primary source needed] On December 8, 2018, Stanton played his seemingly final show as a full-time member.

On December 14, 2018, it was announced that Disciple had signed to Tooth & Nail Records for the release of their 2019 album,[30][non-primary source needed] Love Letter Kill Shot, following the release of four singles (listed in no particular order), "Cuff The Criminal", "Reanimate", "Play to Win", and "Panic Room", the latter featuring Andrew Schwab, vocalist for American rock band Project 86.

[33] On July 22, 2022, the band's vocalist Kevin Young collaborated with Trampolines and Legin to release the track "Amen To That".

[34] On January 13, 2023, the band released their first single in three years, "The Executioner", with an accompanying music video, to announce their new album, Skeleton Psalms.

[38] On August 23rd, 2024, Disciple released a single dual-credited with Honor & Glory: a cover of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)".

[39] On September 27th, they proceeded to unveil their latest single "If You Say So", after appearing at the 2024 CVJM Loud and Proud Festival in Germany and sharing the stage with Petra for their song "Beyond Belief".

These include the official theme song for WWE Cyber Sunday 2006,[44] ESPN's NFL Live on November 1–2 during the plays of the month, during Fox Sport's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, the NFL Network's Total Access show, Speed TV's The Speed Report, and as background music for CSI: Miami and Criminal Minds commercials.