3 on the New Zealand Top 20 albums chart alongside multi-platinum sellers Lorde and Sole Mio and also debuted at No.
[2] The band started in 2005 with Nick Tauthi, Vasely Sapunov, Bruce Reid, and Mark Stichbury as Marky and the Boys, but later changed it to Saving Grace.
[citation needed] Stichbury and Reid left soon after, and were replaced by Benjamin Davidson and Andrew Savage.
On April 20, 2022 the band announced that they have reunited and are working on a new album and planning a New Zealand tour with the TKIC-era lineup.
[1] The band stated their influences as Arkangel, Reprisal, Cannibal Corpse, Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura, Earth Crisis, Biohazard, Heaven Shall Burn, Maroon, Wu-Tang Clan, as well as, Zao,[1] Living Sacrifice,[1] and Society's Finest.