Formed in 2007,[2] they signed to Rise Records in 2008 and released their debut album, Apologies Are for the Weak through the label while the members were still attending high school.

Miss May I was formed in 2007, in Troy, Ohio with the original members being Levi Benton, Justin Aufdemkampe, BJ Stead, Jerod Boyd, and Ryan Neff.

[3] Neff left in late 2007 to join Cincinnati band, Rose Funeral and was then replaced by Josh Gillespie.

[citation needed] In late 2007, the band released a five-track EP titled Vows for a Massacre followed by their 2008 demo the next year, both of which were self-released.

This demo contained 6 tracks, including "Architect" and "Tides", which would later on be featured in their first full-length album, Apologies Are for the Weak.

[citation needed] The band appeared on the We Came as Romans Merchnow.com + Arkaik Clothing "I'm Alive" Tour (September - October 2011) with Close To Home, Of Mice & Men, and Texas in July.

[16] On December 14, 2013, the band stated that they are looking for a fan to get a tattoo of their infamous lion design for the cover of their forthcoming album.

In January 2015, the band supported August Burns Red on the Frozen Flame Tour with Northlane, Fit for a King and Erra.

[6][21] The band enbarked on a headline North American tour in support of their sixth album, Shadows Inside, in 2017.

[25] They played Monument in its entirety in mid-2019 in celebration of its nearing 10th-year anniversary, they co-headlined the tour with The Word Alive with support from After Life and Thousand Below.

The album will feature further guest vocals from members of Silent Planet, Bleeding Through, Carnifex, August Burns Red, and The Word Alive, among others.

The band has stated their main influences are: Metallica, Pantera, Deftones, Unearth, White Zombie,[32] Gojira,[33] As Blood Runs Black, All Shall Perish, As I Lay Dying, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God,[34] Atreyu, Underoath, All That Remains,[35][36] In Flames, Five Finger Death Punch,[37] Avenged Sevenfold, The Black Dahlia Murder,[35] Thirty Seconds to Mars, Darkest Hour,[38] Bleeding Through, Trivium, Winter Solstice,[39] Bring Me the Horizon, Anti-Flag, Parkway Drive,[40] and It Dies Today.

[35] In the 10th grade, Justin started learning Taking Back Sunday, Underoath and Avenged Sevenfold songs.

He then discovered As I Lay Dying, All That Remains and Darkest Hour, and began writing fast, aggressive originals.

[35] According to bassist Ryan Neff, his influences are: Unearth,[42] Deftones, Pantera, As I Lay Dying, Darkest Hour, Underoath, As Cities Burn, August Burns Red, the Bled, the Color Morale, Florence and the Machine, Marilyn Manson, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, Oceana, Pierce the Veil, PMtoday, Saosin, and Tool.

[43][non-primary source needed] In an interview with Alternative Press, Ryan said his favorite band of all time is White Zombie.

[48] The band has covered the song "Run This Town" by Jay Z featuring Kanye West and Rihanna for the Punk Goes Pop 3 album.