Amen was formed in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, after the disbanding of its frontman and singer Casey Chaos's previous band, Disorderly Conduct.

Slave was recorded at Sandbox & Marquee West and mixed at Convent Studio in Los Angeles, California, and was limited to a run of only 2000 copies.

This led to lead singer Chaos being introduced to producer Ross Robinson, and the two collaborated and soon secured a deal with Roadrunner Records.

For the album, the band expanded to include one-time Ugly Kid Joe drummer Shannon Larkin, bassist John Fahnestock, a.k.a.

A promotional video was created for the song that featured the same iconic styling and art direction as the album cover and artwork used by Amen during this time.

[9][10][11] During this time, Amen released Join, or Die, a collection of b-sides and rare songs recorded by the band.

The lead single, "California's Bleeding", would become Amen's highest-ranking track, reaching Number 52 on the UK charts and staying there for two weeks in April 2004.

The February 1, 2003, show, recorded at Manchester Academy, was released by Amen in 2004, for their first live video, Caught in the Act, on DVD.

In 2005, Casey Chaos released Pisstory: A Catalogue of Accidents, a Lifetime of Mistakes through his label, Refuse Music, which included a number of previously unreleased Amen songs.

Also in this year, the band toured the UK, with a lineup including Jinxx, Joe Letz, John King and Nate Manor.

That same year, Chaos was voted Number 53 among the "All-Time Top 100 Underground Stars" in a 2007 issue of Hit Parader.

[20] It was later revealed that the upcoming fifth studio album was in fact finished before Chaos' death and it is expected to be released posthumously at some point in the future.