[1] The band's first line-up featured Robinson, Edgar, drummer Anthony Dwyer, Northwinds guitarist Brad Allen, and vocalist Darren Goulding.

[2] Allen was soon replaced by Laszlo Khaninghinis, and the band recorded two demos in 1992 – Sorting of the Insects and Astern Diabolus before releasing their first album A Necessary Evil in 1993.

Soon after the album's release, Misery's reputation as a heavy act was immediately established,[citation needed] and the band undertook its first national tour in support of Pungent Stench.

In 1994, the band released the Insidious EP with Contreras on vocals; its accompanying video clip Torn was banned from television airplay.

All the members of Misery also began a Motörhead cover group called White Line Fever, which they would play sets of at their own shows.

Misery regrouped in March 2009 for an East Coast tour in support of On Demon Wings with Adelaide doom metal group Mournful Congregation.