High School friends Andrew Tamlyn (who had previously released material under the names Amish Bread and Yoke[1][2]) and Nolan Krebs (who had been a member of Drone Wolves[3]) moved to Grand Rapids from Midland, Michigan.

[7] Under their original name they released a collection of demos titled Union in October 2013 via Bandcamp and a split-10" EP with Paris-based band Os Noctambulos in February 2014 via UK label Stolen Body Records.

[10][11] Commenting on their early progress and the regional buzz around the band, Krebs stated that "we’ve been playing shows pretty much every week between Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Chicago and Detroit.

[17][18][19] Commenting on putting the album together, Tamlyn stated that "parts of Baptistina were created very much in the moment, as we had a small window to finish recording before going overseas for the winter".

[21] In March 2017, co-frontman Andrew Tamlyn left the band prior to a planned EU/UK tour and promptly formed Fyrrh (initially called Lucid Fur)[22] with Casey Huizenga and Logan Mooney.