[1] Pop Evil has several songs that topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, including "Trenches" and "Waking Lions".

As TenFive, Kakaty and Reed recorded a debut album, Severn, and another EP, Dam Electro, on their own independent label.

Kakaty said "It was years of bologna sandwiches, playing so many cover shows until the early morning hours because we needed money to make good demos.

Pop Evil's debut studio album, Lipstick on the Mirror, was released August 12, 2008, and featured radio favorites "Hero", "Somebody Like You", "100 in a 55", and "Stepping Stone".

The band offered a free, special edition of the album to their devoted local fans at a concert at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 29, 2008.

On March 6, 2009, the band announced at a live show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that they had signed with Universal Records, and shortly after, the band went into Mackinaw Harvest Music Studios to remix and remaster Lipstick on the Mirror and an acoustic version of "100 in a 55" produced by Michael Crittenden (Drew Nelson, Kimber Cleveland).

In July and August 2009, along with Whitesnake, Pop Evil supported Judas Priest on the British Steel 30th Anniversary North American tour.

In September 2010, the band debuted the first single from War of Angels, "Last Man Standing", in an exclusive video with UFC fighter Frank Mir.

The single was later featured on the NHL Network for the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the NFL on Fox Post game show for the 2011 NFC Championship game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, several episodes of NASCAR on Fox and ESPN's SportsCenter, and on the July 8th 2011 episode of ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights.

The song was released to Amazon.com and the iTunes Store on August 30, 2011, with an accompanying YouTube video showing highlights from current and former Michigan football teams.

In January 2012, the band released its third single from "War of Angels" called "Boss's Daughter" and announced they would tour with Theory of a Deadman in April and May.

On April 6, 2012, the band announced on its Facebook page that guitarist Tony Greve departed Pop Evil.

In May 2012, the band debuted the music video for "Boss's Daughter", which features appearances by guitarist Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe and Playboy Playmate Miss July 2011, Jessa Hinton.

[10][11] In November 2018, Pop Evil announced tour dates with Palaye Royale and Black Map to promote their new album.

[14] On March 25, 2019, Pop Evil announced a large summer tour, opening for Disturbed the first half of dates and In This Moment for the second.[when?

[16] On November 13, 2020, the band returned with the "pulsing" single "Breathe Again", while also announcing the title of their sixth album, Versatile, which they started working on during the winter of 2019.

[17] Matt DiRito would then go on to announce his departure from Pop Evil shortly after the album's release, keeping his reasons private.

[citation needed] Due to travel restrictions from Covid, drummer Jason Hartless filled in for Hayley Cramer during the first leg of the 2021 Versatile tour.

On December 11, 2023, Pop Evil posted a letter from Hayley Cramer to their Facebook page announcing her departure, citing her desire to branch out and find new paths and adventures.