The band was signed to Fearless Records and are known for "uniting boundaries between multiple genres in modern metal" and for "fusing unpredictable polyrhythms and sporadic partnering of melodic and dissonant passages".

[12] On 12 November, the band announced that they would be featured on Fearless Records' compilation album Punk Goes Pop 6, covering Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love".

The band released the following statement in regards to the replacement: " Our new vocalist is our very close personal friend and incredibly talented singer/screamer Jake Noakes from the UK!

[27] On 9 June 2017, the band officially announced their sophomore album, "Hikari", would be released on 28 July and would feature a blend of Japanese instruments with drummer Chris Turner, stating that "We have a huge amount of respect for Japanese culture, especially their music" and "These unique and beautiful instruments have inspired us to create something brand new, and we are beyond proud of the end result!".

[28] The following day, Fearless Records released a video introducing fans of Oceans Ate Alaska to the band's new vocalist, Jake Noakes.

[32] On 5 January 2018, the band revealed that they will be participating on We Came As Romans' "Cold Like War Tour" with The Plot in You, Currents and Tempting Fate.

[33][34] On 15 August 2018, the band was announced to opening for Like Moths to Flames on their fall "Dark Divine" tour alongside Phinehas and Novelists beginning on 8 November.

[39] On 11 November 2020, the band released a new song and music video entitled "Metamorph", revealing the return of founding lead vocalist James Harrison to the band, while former vocalist Jake Noakes officially announcing his departure on his personal Instagram account due to his dream of prolonging his tattoo business.

In 2012, the original bassist, Alex Hurdley left the band and was replaced by George Arvanitis for a short amount of time.

After the release of 'To Catch a Flame' music video, Josh Salthouse and George Arvanitis left the band and were soon replaced by Adam Zytkiewicz and Mike Stanton respectively.