The band was formed in 2013 in Donegal, Republic of Ireland and consisted of vocalist Ryan Dawson, guitarists Niall Friell and Robbie Thorne, as well as bassist Declan Graham and drummer William Woods.
Dawson left the group for unknown reasons in first year of existence and was replaced by Mattie Foxx.
[2] The band signed a label contract with Fearless Records in December 2014 and released XIII as digital download on their website.
[2][3] While working on their album, Mattie Foxx announced his departure from Follow My Lead on 18 May 2015 leaving the remaining musicians without vocalist.
Along with the announcement of signing to inVogue Records, the band released the music video for their single Jugular and first information about the debut album.