It was released on 14 October 2016 through Spinefarm Records/Search And Destroy Records and it was produced by Jim Pinder and Carl Brown.

In 2014, Ryan Hamilton, Youssef Ashraf, Oliver Pike and Harry Jennings were in a band called Cytota.

Despair’ gave me a platform to expel 24 years’ worth of frustration and turn it into something positive; something I can be proud of and something, I hope, the listener can find solace in.

"[4] On 21 May 2015, they released the single "State Of Mine", along with a video directed by Storm + Shelter that "depicts an individual banned from the online world due to antisocial behaviour".

[11] On 6 October 2016, "Skin And Bones"[12] was released, along with a music video, representing "someone who feels like an alien in their surroundings, alone & encircled by people who take them as some sort of gimmick, but they do their own thing regardless".

[20] Considered "bold and dynamic, packed with thunderous drum work and gritty riffs that you can really sink your teeth into",[21] Pain.

At the same time, it has been noted that the band need to solidify their sound and to narrow their focus,[22] because "that special something, the magic ingredient that makes a really great record" seems somehow missing.