Dropout Kings was founded by Adam Ramey after his previous band The Bad Chapter broke up in 2015.
[8] Due to positive reception, Ramey approached previous members of The Bad Chapter; Trevor Norgren and later Staig Flynn and Rob Sebastian[9] and previous bandmate Chucky Guzman from We The Collectors[10] to form a new band called Phoenix Down, which by 2017 had changed its name to Dropout Kings.
On April 6, 2018, it was announced that Dropout Kings signed with Napalm Records, & the band released the music video for '"NVM", their first single from their debut album AudioDope the same day.
[14] During the Otep tour, the band announced that they were managed by Dez Fafara, the lead vocalist for DevilDriver & Coal Chamber.
On September 8, 2021, “Virus” peaked at #33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Radio Charts while spending 12 weeks in the Top 40.