[3] Anew Revolution was formed by ex-Ünloco frontman Joey Duenas and includes Frank "Frankie" Salvaggio and Rob Urbani, former members of Slaves on Dope.

The band released a five-track self-released EP in 2005 featuring the tracks "Cave In", "Rise", "Let Go", "Saddest Song", and "Pieces".

This album was a graduation, of sorts, for Anew Revolution, Salvaggio saying, "We always project ourselves as an intense, driving band live.

iMerica featured a darker side to ANR with the crowd anthem "Head Against The Wall", and intense, darker sounding tracks like "Crucify" and "Social Suicide" In May 2012, Anew Revolution started a Kickstarter campaign to finance a new studio album, videos, artworks and other costs without having to rely on record labels.

[4] In July 2012, rewards were sent to Kickstarter backers including the new acoustic EP Unplugged, several unreleased tracks and autographed merchandise.