[2] Shreddy Krueger was formed in 2011 by Jordan Chase, David Ecker, Ryan Loerke – three members of Secret and Whisper (which by that time went on hiatus) and a friend of theirs, Tristan Rattink.
[8] On February 18, 2013, the band announced that they will be recording their debut full-length album in March at Old Sailor Studios in Chico, California with Jeff Schneeweis (who previously produced Secret and Whisper's Teenage Fantasy).
[10] On July 10, 2013, Shreddy Krueger revealed the cover art, track listing of the album and the first single off it titled "Violence".
[13] The Grieving, produced by Schneeweis (Anberlin, Hawthorne Heights) and mastered by Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, We Came as Romans, blessthefall) was released on September 3, 2013.
[16][17] On June 16, 2015, the band released the reissue of The Grieving with re-tracked guitars, fully re-mixed and re-mastered via InVogue records.