The group formed in 1997 in St. Peters, Missouri, by vocalists Mike Shmitz and Nathan Prater, bassist Chris Grady, drummer Matt Prater, and guitarists Jason Emerick and Scott Fogelbach.

That same year the group released a split 7-inch with Joshua Fit For Battle through Normal Records.

Their debut self-titled album was released in June 2000, garnering praise from the underground punk scene for its style.

While both of these albums are now out-of-print, they were eventually reissued on digital formats through Robotic Empire's Archivist imprint.

This was due to the fact that Jason Emerick's father was, at the time, recently diagnosed with cancer.

[8] This line-up reunited again to perform a show in July 2008 at the Fubar, a venue in St. Louis, Missouri operated by a friend of the band.