Their first CD, Captive in the Room of the Conspirator, was recorded at Headquarters Studion in Berlin in spring 2000 and released that year on the (now-defunct) Kerosene Recordings label, featuring such songs as "The Solution' which strongly advocated a vegan lifestyle and support for animal liberation and earth liberation.

The band began touring Europe, opening for hardcore acts including Earth Crisis and Morning Again, which were cited as major influences.

[2] Later that year, Maroon released a 7" split with Absidia on the Crap Chords label, featuring the song "Wasted" from The Initiate.

February 2004 saw the band at Denmark's Antfarm Studio recording a new full-length album entitled Endorsed by Hate.

Following the recording, original guitarist Marc Zech left the band, and was replaced by Sebastian Rieche.