After roping in Sushin (who had collaborated with Varun on a previous project called 25 Aug), Prayag (drums), Rinoy Balan (guitars), and Shaib (bass), The Down Troddence as a full-fledged band became a reality.

Following the release of their first single "Death Vanity", Prayag was replaced by Ganesh (previously with progressive metal band Purple Blood) on drums.

Munz, Nezer and Ganesh shifted to Bangalore, while Sushin moved to Chennai to work as the studio programmer for famed South Indian music director Deepak Dev.

By mid October 2012, pre-production work on nine tracks had been completed, and Keshav Dhar of Skyharbor fame, agreed to produce the album.

Some of the major achievements of the band are listed below:- TDT has always been noted for its unique blend of conventional thrash and groove metal with a large dose of traditional Kerala folk music elements, art forms such as Theyyam in particular.