Formed in 1992, the original lineup consisted of the Roland brothers, bassist David Neal, guitarist Ross Childress, and drummer Shane Evans.

Collective Soul released their Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid album on the independent label Rising Storm Records in 1993.

The band went from obscurity to popularity that year after the album's lead single "Shine" received regional radio play.

The album's first single, "Heavy", spent a then record-breaking 15 weeks on the top spot of the Mainstream Rock chart.

Collective Soul established their own label, El Music Group (which was later renamed to Fuzze-Flex Records), prior to releasing Youth in 2004.

Collective Soul released five additional albums between 2005 and 2023: Afterwords (2007), Rabbit (2009), See What You Started by Continuing (2015), Blood (2019), and Vibrating (2022).

Roland recruited keyboard player and backing vocalist Christopher Dykes, drummer Tony Caporale, and bassist Skip Godwin to play live in clubs and showcase for A&R personnel from various record companies.

That initial version of the "Ed-E" band dissolved in the mid-to-late 1980s due to incompatible musical tastes among other differences.

Although the band didn't release any official material, they played in various clubs and also opened for The Psychedelic Furs at one point.

Serletic would go on to become a Grammy Award-winning producer for Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union of Souls, Edwin McCain, and numerous other artists, and also landed executive positions with record companies.

He initially provided percussion on one of the debut album's songs, and his father Bill owned the studio that Ed Roland previously worked at.

[7][8] Upon Collective Soul's signing, Atlantic wished to capitalize on the band's success and quickly re-released the 1993 demo Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid as their first studio album in 1994.

Although reluctant to have the unpolished demo represent their new lineup, Collective Soul gained international recognition and double-platinum status with their debut, which peaked at No.

The band quickly began work on what they would consider their true debut record and were invited to perform at Woodstock 1994.

[9] Following a split with their manager, Collective Soul found their tour dates canceled and were called into the courtroom to face a legal battle that lasted into 1996, presumably with said ex-manager Bill Richardson.

While the legal battles continued, the band went to a cabin, in the middle of 40 acres (160,000 m2) of cow pasture in Stockbridge, and began recording.

The band promoted their longtime guitar technician, Joel Kosche from Jovian Storm, to be the new lead guitarist.

Due to personal issues, additional drum tracks on the album were by session musician Ryan Hoyle, who would play a more prominent place in the band increasingly.

A DVD and double disc CD of the performances, entitled Home: A Live Concert Recording With The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra was released in February 2006.

The band made a deal in the US with Target stores, making it the "exclusive physical retailer" of Afterwords for one year.

The band then made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 31 to promote the album where they performed "Hollywood".

In their induction speech, Roland thanked a long list of former members and collaborators who had been involved over the past three decades, including Childress, Hoyle, and Brannon.

[12] Collective Soul returned to El Music Group in 2010, and in December that year, the band released a re-recorded version of "Tremble for My Beloved" (originally from Dosage) as both a single and a video on iTunes.

Kosche and Turpin began their own solo careers, releasing the albums Fight Years (2010) and The Lighthouse (2011) respectively.

In 2011, Ed Roland began recording and touring with friends Christopher Alan Yates, Brian Biskey, Grant Reynolds, and Mike Rizzi.

The group, Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project, released their debut album Devils 'n Darlins on September 3, 2013.

The band kicked off their 2014 winter tour on January 15, 2014, at Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado, where lead guitarist Jesse Triplett made his live debut as a member of Collective Soul.

"[16] The band's ninth studio album, See What You Started by Continuing, was released on October 2, 2015, by Vanguard Records and peaked at No.

[citation needed] Around this time, Collective Soul changed the name of their label from El Music Group to Fuzze-Flex Records.

[20] In 2018, the band joined 3 Doors Down to co-headline the Rock & Roll Express Tour, with support from Soul Asylum.