Following original member Michael Bohn and Tyler Carter's departure from Woe, Is Me, the duo formed Issues with keyboardist Ben Ferris, bassist Cory Ferris, guitarist AJ Rebollo, and drummer Case Snedecor, subsequently signing to Rise Records.

The band released their self-titled debut studio album in 2014, which was praised for its DJ-based breakdowns and mixture of metalcore and electronica, charting at number-nine on the US Billboard 200.

[13] The lead single for Black Diamonds, titled "King of Amarillo", was released on October 2, 2012, along with a lyric video.

[14] The band was featured on the Punk Goes Pop 5 compilation album covering "Boyfriend", originally by Justin Bieber.

[23] It was later announced that they would be joining Beartooth on Of Mice & Men UK headlining tour in April as a support act.

[24] It was also announced that they will be joining Bring Me the Horizon and Of Mice & Men on their 'American Dream Tour' beginning February with fellow supporting acts Letlive and Northlane.

[28] The band will be headlining in America dubbed the "Journeys Noise: Thanks for the Invite" tour and will be supported by I Killed The Prom Queen, Ghost Town, Marmozets and Nightmares and takes place late October to mid December.

Ty Acord announced that he wouldn't be touring with Issues during 2015, in order to focus on his work as a music producer.

[32] Drummer Josh Manuel said that the band was in the studio writing for their second album and that they had booked time, once again, with Kristofer Crummett and Erik Ron in July 2015 to record it.

[33] In November 2015, they announced that they will be a five piece, with Ty leaving to focus on producing music and working with Issues only as a collaborator.

[39] In a statement from bass guitarist Skyler Acord, he stated: "We finished our album yesterday, almost two years to the day from the first writing session.

[43] Following Carter's departure from the band, the three remaining members released an album of instrumental tracks from Beautiful Oblivion on November 20, 2020.

[47][48][49] On November 29, 2023, three extra dates were added and Brian Butcher from the band The Home Team was announced as a fill-in vocalist for all the farewell shows.

[50] On January 10, 2024, the band released the final single titled "Since I Lost You" with bassist Skyler Acord providing lead vocals.

[69] They are influenced by artists and groups such as Korn, Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Michael Jackson, Slipknot, Miley Cyrus, and Kesha.