Formed in 2010 under the name Set the Sun by guitarist and vocalist David Southern and drummer Alex Summers, the band released two EPs and a series of singles while still based in Dallas.

By 2013, Southern was left the sole founding member and recruited vocalist Shawn Walker and guitarist Josh "KJ" Strock.

[1] Southern and Summers began playing music together[1] before enlisting the help of Nate Anderson, Arturo Pina, Dakota Price and Brandon Daniels in early 2010.

[1] In early 2012, Set The Sun release two singles days apart, the first "Armagetiton" continuing their metalcore style and the second "Mishaps" being an acoustic ballad using only Southern's clean vocals.

[3] In the following years, every member of the band with the exception of Southern would depart, however he began building a new lineup with musicians he had met at a local recording studio.

[23] Cryptic Rock writer Jeanie Blue described them as blending "the intensity of Hardcore Punk with something that leans more heavily toward Metalcore [sic], and create a sound that is truly unique and full of blistering honesty".

[22] They have cited musical influences including Rancid,[26] Nine Inch Nails, Underoath, Brand New,[27] Give up the Ghost, Converge, AFI, Jawbreaker and the Used.