[1] Since 2004 they have released twelve full-length studio albums and seven EPs,[2] and have toured in both North America and Europe.

[3] Lonesome Wyatt vaguely described his childhood as very isolated,[4] having few friends at school and "going the whole summer" without seeing them, and that his parents "were insane".

[9][5] The Minister veils his face in all official band photography, does not perform live and has not revealed his identity.

Their song "Pills I Took" was covered by Hank Williams III on his landmark 2006 release, Straight to Hell.

[1] The band performs a style that derives from gothic rock and traditional Americana, often with themes in the genre of murder ballads.