The band formed in 2005 with bassist Skot Thompson, drummer Jesse Bartz, and guitarist Brian Fristoe.
That album was praised by AllMusic for achieving "a fluid balance of guitar-driven muscle and songwriting immediacy," with a nod to "remarkable singer" Jeff Martin.
"[2] Brian Fristoe left the band shortly after the release of Colossus and was replaced by Brujas del Sol guitarist Adrian Zambrano.
The album earned positive reviews from Kerrang!, which praised its "intense, swirling tunes that float with both an otherworldly grace and a devastating menace,"[3] Decibel, which called the album "a gem,"[12] and Consequence of Sound, which noted "Jeff Martin’s soaring vocals over sludgy riffs, providing a nice dichotomy of melodic and heavy.
"[13] In 2022, drummer Jesse Bartz was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsils,[14] and received surgery and treatment funded by a crowdsourcing campaign.