[2] Before finalizing the line-up for Come Wind, Come Weather, Silent Planet held practices in the Azusa Pacific University music building.

They shared practice sessions with fellow hardcore band Hepafilter,[3][non-primary source needed] in which Russell was also the lead vocalist.

[4][citation needed] In 2012, the band recorded their first EP Come Wind, Come Weather in Atlanta, Georgia with producer Matt Goldman, which they released on May 15, 2012.

[citation needed] Afterwards, the group toured with bands such as Becoming the Archetype, I, of Helix and Dayseeker while also played at California Metalfest 2012.

[citation needed] On February 14, 2013, Silent Planet released the song "Tiny Hands (Au Revoir)", which tells the story of Marguerite Rouffanche, survivor of the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, an event that happened on June 10, 1944 during the Second World War.

On July 13, band members also stated that the album is set to be released in fall 2014 through "an artist-friendly record label who is allowing [them] to retain full creative control.

On September 23, it was announced that their debut studio album, The Night God Slept, would be released through Solid State Records.

[14][non-primary source needed] On April 27, 2016, Silent Planet announced on Vans Warped Tour their second studio album, Everything Was Sound, which was released on July 1, 2016.

[18] On October 26, it was revealed that drummer Alex Camarena has formed a side-project called Nothing Left along with brothers Brandon and Ryan Leitru, formerly from the band For Today.

The project also comprises Danon Saylor, the former vocalist of A Bullet for Pretty Boy and Devin Henderson of Take It Back!.

[27] On January 24, 2020, Silent Planet released The Night God Slept Redux, a re-recorded edition of their debut album.

[28][29] On February 14, the band released "Trilogy", a single that focuses and revolves around vocalist Garrett Russell's stay in a mental hospital in which he wrote the lyrics in one sitting.

[30][31][32][non-primary source needed] On April 17, the band released the instrumental edition of the recent redux of The Night God Slept.

[36] On April 9, after unveiling some artworks the prior couple days, they announced during the global COVID-19 pandemic a surprise collaboration with Fit for a King.

[41][42] To promote the album, they also announced that they will support Motionless in White's rescheduled U.S. tour along with Light the Torch and Dying Wish which has started in May 2021.

[47][48] On June 9, 2023, Thomas Freckleton announced that he had left the band due to wanting to spend more time with his family and having a fusion in his spine which had only gotten more painful over the years.

[57] On December 13th, 2024, the band released a new single, "Mindframe", complete with music video, whilst also announcing their independence from their longtime labels of Solid State and UNFD.

[64][65] Russell cites songs such as "No Place to Breathe" (in support of Black Lives Matter) and "Alive, as a Housefire" (confronting the ideological divide in the United States of America) as explicit statements of the band's political beliefs.