[3] Their third album, entitled The Blackest Beautiful was released on July 9, 2013 and on June 17, was streamed on Epitaph Records' YouTube channel.

Letlive was formed in Los Angeles in 2002 by vocalist Jason Aalon Butler, drummer Alex Haythorn, guitarist Ben Sharp and bassist Christian Johansen.

[6] They were signed to Epitaph after Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oliver Sykes contacted label owner Brett Gurewitz after watching them perform at a single gig in 2008.

[1] Epitaph re-released Fake History in April 2011 with three additional tracks, including two B-sides and one new song produced by Brett Gurewitz.

The writing process surfaced many creative tensions amongst the band members, about which Butler stated, "We set the bar high and everything needed to be approved by everybody else.

[14] In an interview with Fuse, released on July 16, it was confirmed that Loniel Robinson, their touring drummer, as well as drum tech for Of Mice & Men, would become a permanent member.

[23] The band performed their first show together out of the back of U-Haul truck in the parking lot of Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California.

[24] On April 13, 2020, the band started using their Instagram account again and teased fans with a 10th anniversary release of Fake History complete with unreleased songs and demos.

[26] On February 12, 2025, the band confirmed reunion shows will take place in several dates in the US, UK, Europe and Australia throughout 2025 as part of a tour called "sincerely yours,".

They also unveiled the reunion line-up, which would consist of Butler and returning guitarists Jean Francisco Nascimento and Jeff Sahyoun.

The live line-up would be completed by touring musicians Sage Webber of Point North on drums, and former Issues member Skyler Acord on bass.

's sound as "harnessing the severe, frenetic power of Black Flag and marrying it to the melodic, infectious soul of Michael Jackson"[14] In a 2011 interview with Rock Sound, frontman Jason Butler stated that they "want to show people American punk rock soul is very much well and alive".

[6] Typical aspects of the band's music include Butler's emotive vocal delivery, duelling guitars and introspective lyrics that cover topics such as infidelity, culture, greed and corruption.