[9] On April 29, 2014, the band released their debut full-length album Balancing Survival and Happiness.

[13][14][15] In July 2017, Kublai Khan signed to Rise Records, and on September 29, 2017, they released their third full-length album Nomad.

Kublai Khan play a style of metalcore reminiscent of the early 1990s metallic hardcore scene (Integrity, Earth Crisis, All Out War, Hatebreed).

They also touch on socially conscious issues such as racism ("Color Code", "No Kin"), human rights, violent police profiling or brutality ("True Fear"), organized religion ("B.C.

"), depression ("Belligerent"), social anxiety ("The Hammer"),[17] and violence against women/the sex trade ("Swan Song").