[2] In 2011, vocalist Madeleine Liljestam was approached by the CEO of Cardiac Records, who "had been following (her) blog for over a year and wanted to begin a collaboration with her."

[6][7] In April 2014, Eleine released their debut single and music video "Gathering Storm" after having recruited David Eriksson on drums, Sebastian Berglund on keyboards, and Andreas Mårtensson on bass in 2013.

[7] Liljestam describes the theme of the album as "More often than not, evil lingers in the promise of good" and that "There is always someone who ensures success and utopia when the goal is egocentric.

A comforting voice which hisses tender words, where the purpose is to make you close your eyes to what is happening,"[6] In 2016, the band left Cardiac Records, and in June, released the single "Break Take Live".

They also performed in Tokyo on 10 November for the Loud & Metal Mania festival.

[24][25] On 27 November 2020, the band released their third album Dancing in Hell under the Black Lodge Records label.

[34] In April, they announced their fourth album We Shall Remain to be released on 14 July.