The band consisted of lead vocalist Sam Thompson, bassist Michael Booth, guitarists Bobby Pook and Grant Berry and drummer Simon Smith.
The band formed in 2007 with Alex McCulloch, Sam Thompson, Oliver Bradley and Michael Booth.
[4][5] The band started when vocalist Sam Thompson wrote two demo songs: hand me the keys to massey and spiceweasel bam and then showed them to the other three.
[6] The band's name is when Alex McCulloch was listening to Walls of Jericho and misinterpreted the lyrics as being beast versus hero.
The band chose old friend Ross Malpass, who is also a successful web and app designer, as their new guitarist.
[13] On 6 December Me Vs Hero signed to Hang Tight Records to release the album on 12″ vinyl.
[16] In early 2012 Stephen Jones left the band and they invited Simon Smith to join as their new drummer.
[21] On 19 November 2012 the band released a short video through Rock Sound Magazine introducing the album and showing footage of its recording,[22] and later, on 26 November 2012 the band debuted a live-studio recording of a new song Heisenberg through Drop Dead Clothing.
During May 2013 the band played at all 3 dates of the 2013 Slam Dunk Festival as well supporting Polar Bear Club on their U.K tour[17] On 25 April, they revealed the title of their upcoming album I'm Completely Fine, which is slated to be released later this year.
[27] The positivity of the album is halted by the acoustic ballad 'A Loss in the Ranks',[27] which was written specifically about the death of founding member Alex McCulloch.
[6] When singer Sam Thompson was asked to name three albums that made him want to be in a band he spoke about Dookie, Blink-182 and Take This to Your Grave.
[4] The band has been compared to Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy, Four Year Strong, New Found Glory, Set Your Goals and A Day to Remember.