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Bradley met Krysta Cameron at which point, decided to start rehearsing music with her and some other musicians in the area when he was impressed with her growl vocals.

[3] The group then recorded and released their debut full-length album It's All Happening on June 2, 2009 in the United States and August 31, 2009 in European stores.

In June through September 2008, their single, "Tastes Like Kevin Bacon" appeared on the Sirius Hard Attack radio station "Devils Dozen" list as high as No.

[11] Bradley went on to say “We were sick of getting lumped in with ‘scene’ and ‘whatever-core’ bands, so we decided to embrace our roots and just go straight black metal on the new album.

[12] The group primarily executed the joke to reveal and parody the over-serious attitude in black metal fans.

After the prank was revealed as false, Bradley later, in a serious note, commented on the album's style stating that it is "It's heavier, catchier, and better organized than anything we've done so far.

On June 25, 2013, Century Media announced on their website that "Firebees" would be released as a single, along with an iTunes pre-order of the album.

[20] In an interview with Loudwire in July 2019, she explained that she and her husband Mike Stringer's leaving was due to them being worn down by their status as "replacement people" (referring to how neither of them were original members), and their desire not to stagnate and to do something different.

[26] Martin began his own YouTube channel, Worship & Tribute Nerd, which "examines comics, movies, TV, and pop culture.

"[27] On December 10, 2024 bassist Mike Martin revealed on his podcast, Nerding out with Rickshaw, that an iwrestledabearonce reunion has been discussed between him and vocalist Krysta Cameron.

This is due to their use of frequent genre changes within songs, varying between jazz,[41][42][43] progressive metal,[43][44] electro,[38][42] synthpop,[41] and even hillbilly music.

[45] Influences for their musical style have come from a wide variety of bands including The Dillinger Escape Plan, Radiohead, and Björk.