[3] During the next few days, they jammed continuously, and within a few months they had recorded their debut extended play When Kingdoms Fall, which was released via Wrecked Signal.

[4][5] In 2009, Black Tusk released a series of split albums with bands such as ASG, The Holy Mountain, and Fight Amp, before signing to Relapse Records in November.

[1][5] The band is linked to Baroness' guitarist and vocalist John Dyer Baizley, who is also a painter and creates all of Black Tusk's artwork.

[3] On November 9, 2014, band member Jonathan Athon died due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident.

Scary was joined by new bassist Derek Lynch, who bursts through the door on the lead single "Brushfire" with his first crack at doing heavy vocals.

[3] Reviewing the album, Taste the Sin, Pitchfork Media stated that the band's blend of hardcore punk and stoner metal "works to capitalize on the immediacy of its chosen genres and not to bend them into obscurity.