The group was originally formed by Speckmann in 1983 as Death Strike, after the demise of his earlier band, Warcry.

In 1990, the band signed with the German label Nuclear Blast, which also had Speckmann's other group, Abomination, under contract.

Nuclear Blast did not approve of the album, however, and it was later re-recorded with Aaron Nickeas on drums and Jim Martinelli on guitars and released as Speckmann Project in 1991.

In 1999, he joined Czech death metal band Krabathor and subsequently relocated to Czechia.

Five albums have been released since: Slaves to Society (2007), The Human Machine (2010), The New Elite (2012), The Witch Hunt (2013), An Epiphany of Hate (2016), and Vindictive Miscreant (2018).