The band described itself on MySpace as "LUCIUS HUNT... a name that imitates and equals a dark sound and constant push forward to new levels for music.
finding themselves basically sceneless, and with a style that morphs from rock to screamo they are appealing to a wide variety of the niche groups.
prepare for the wake...." The album Fear and Desire: The Conflict Within was released September 2006 and was a success in the Australian Independent Music Charts, reaching number 3 during January 2007.
Some of the influences listed by the band members on the official band web site include; Refused, Coheed and Cambria, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Kyuss, The Mars Volta, Thursday, Between the Buried and Me, At the Drive-In, Sparta, Alexisonfire, Atreyu, Poison the Well, I Killed the Prom Queen, Weezer, The Blood Brothers, Boysetsfire, Thrice, My Chemical Romance, Muse, AFI, A Perfect Circle, Björk, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, The Smashing Pumpkins, Killswitch Engage, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Dimmu Borgir among many others.
Upon returning to Australia, the members of Lucius Hunt began work on the follow-up to the cult hit album "Fear and Desire" by recording at the Hairy Lemon Studios.