The group was founded by former Sub Society vocalist Michael "Stimy" Steinman, guitarist Mike Paprocki, drummer Dave Hepler, and bassist Jeff Reese.
Steinman was the former lead singer of Sub Society, a band that achieved notoriety by being featured in several H-Street skateboarding videos and with the single "A Whole Lot Less."
Hepler formerly was the lead vocalist for Helicopter, a nominally significant contributor to the early '90s San Diego sound.
The stripped-down three-piece, with Steinman taking over lead guitar, spent the summer touring the United States as part of a "Pre-Palooza" night-before Lollapalooza package that included Failure, Sponge, and fellow San Diego band Rust.
After performing on the album and participating during a short tour, bass player Spanninga abruptly quit the band after a show at Moe's in Seattle.
The title of the album was both a play on the band's dissatisfaction with their label not promoting them, and also Steinman's past experiences with drug use and the occult.
[7] Inch reunited for a memorial show on February 16, 2011, at The Casbah in San Diego, with Hepler on drums, Paprocki returning on guitar, Spanninga and Dunn trading bass duties, Steinman's school friend Matt Page on vocals, and also original bassist Reese in attendance.
Steinman's guitar is mounted on the wall of San Diego bar Livewire, where he used to bartend.