[1] The band was formed in La Habra, California, in 2001 by guitarist James Joyce, keyboardist Daniella Jones, vocalist John Strachan, drummer Alex Hernandez, and bassist Adam Campbell, initially adopting the name Envilent.
They have acclaim amongst metal internet press outlets for their Swedish-style melody, ethereal keyboards, and blackened vocals.
Initial internet-based sales enabled a distribution deal with Prosthetic Records, and The Nature of Betrayal was re-released in March 2007.
[10] The band's fourth and final studio album, Vultures at Dawn, was released in June 2010 by Prosthetic Records.
It was generally well received, much of the praise coming from the more experimental songs "Monolith" and "To Watch the Earth Rot", both being further from their normal genre of songwriting.