[2] They have released six studio albums – To Plant a Seed (2009), Understanding What We've Grown to Be (2011), Tracing Back Roots (2013), We Came as Romans (2015), Cold Like War (2017) and Darkbloom (2022) – and two EPs in 2008 titled Demonstrations and Dreams.

In August 2005, high school classmates Sean Zelda, Dave Stephens, Jonny Nabors, Mark Myatt and Joshua Moore formed a band called This Emergency.

According to the band's publicist at Equal Vision Records, Moore assumed duties of writing the majority of the lyrics from this point on.

We Came as Romans finished 2009 with the "Leave It to the Suits Tour" in November and December alongside I See Stars, Of Mice & Men and Broadway.

The band also appeared on the Punk Goes Pop Volume 03. compilation, released on November 1, 2010, with a cover of Justin Timberlake's "My Love".

The album's title track, "To Plant a Seed", appeared on Equal Vision Records Presents: New Sounds 2011, released on December 21, 2010, on iTunes.

On January 6, 2011, the band's label, Equal Vision Records, announced that To Plant a Seed would be re-released, including the new single "To Move On Is to Grow", as a CD/DVD deluxe version.

The DVD includes 38 minutes of exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, live performances from their recent United States shows, 2010 tours (Scream It Like You Mean It and Band of Brothers), and a new music video for "To Move on Is to Grow".

On June 22, 2011, the first single, "Mis//Understanding", was released via Equal Vision Records through YouTube,[11] followed by the album's title track, "Understanding What We've Grown to Be", the next day.

According to the band, "Musically and lyrically, Understanding What We've Grown to Be holds a much darker tone than their previous release, To Plant a Seed.

While still maintaining the band's overall theme of positivity and brotherhood, the new material takes on a more straightforward approach to life's struggles and the challenges of growing up.

According to the band's Facebook post on February 2, 2012, "The three videos we shot portray a person lost, confused and struggling to find purpose in life.

They headlined a free show at Santos Party House in New York City on May 22 with support from Like Moths to Flames and Texas in July, which was broadcast in real time on LiveStream.com.

and with support from The Acacia Strain, Oceano, Like Moths to Flames, Close to Home, Impending Doom, Woe, Is Me, Abandon All Ships, Secrets, Volumes, For All Those Sleeping, The Chariot, Glass Cloud, At The Skylines, Texas in July, In Fear and Faith and Hands Like Houses.

They then headlined a short Canadian trek from September 11–16 with support from Abandon All Ships, Skip The Foreplay and Ice Nine Kills.

We Came as Romans also supported Falling in Reverse at Fright FestEVIL at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, on September 29 with Norma Jean, Texas in July, Born of Osiris, I, the Breather, My Ticket Home, Palisades, Visions, Horizons, I Am King, First of the Fallen and Dream for Tomorrow.

Tour from October 12–November 3, as well as a European trek with support from Blessthefall, Stick to Your Guns, For the Fallen Dreams, Obey The Brave, At the Skylines, The Browning and At Dawn We Rage.

We Came as Romans extended their stay in Europe and played Russia on November 4 and 5, and closed out the year as a special guest on the Latin American Tour 2012 in early December with headliner August Burns Red.

During an on-air interview with Jay Hudson of 89X Radio, guitarist Joshua Moore stated that they would begin recording their new album with producer John Feldmann in March 2013.

An official lyric video was released by Equal Vision Records the same day and was directed by DJay Brawner of Anthem Films.

The band was filmed in New York for an upcoming music video on their Vans Warped Tour 2013 off-date, July 15, for the song "Fade Away"; it premiered on September 3 via Equal Vision Records' YouTube channel.

On July 16, the band released "I Survive" featuring Aaron Gillespie of Underoath via MTV Buzzworthy and Front magazine in the UK.

On July 18, the band streamed Tracing Back Roots in its entirety via Pandora Premieres (US) and Rock Sound (UK).

Tracing Back Roots received a 4/5 review from The Detroit Sun newspaper on July 19, 2013,[citation needed] which also marked their milestone of eight years as a band.

[27] A special 30-minute acoustic show called "Tracing Back Roots Release Celebration" was scheduled for September 29 at 6:00 p.m. CDT via StageIt.com, but it was postponed until October 14 due to technical difficulties.

The album was commercially successful,[citation needed] but received a mixed reception from fans due to marking a change in the band's sound.

On October 20, they released the first song from their upcoming debut EP, Death Rate, featuring Bleeding Through vocalist Brandan Schieppati.

[34] On June 4, 2017, For Today announced via their Facebook page that their drummer, David Puckett (also formerly of The Crimson Armada), would be taking on the drum duties for We Came as Romans "throughout this year.

[38] A few days later, on August 31, the band released a statement that revealed his cause of death as an accidental drug overdose and announced that a foundation had been started in his honor.

Dave confirmed that the band will go on tour with Bullet for My Valentine and Bad Omens as scheduled, honoring Kyle and talking about his foundation.