The band was originally formed in late 2005 by Hetson and Paulson, who were joined by
Jason Christopher (New Dead Radio) on bass and vocals,
Roy Mayorga (
Nausea) on drums, and
Christian Martucci (
The Strychnine Babies,
Dee Dee Ramone) on vocals. Mayorga was unable to commit to the band due to previous commitments with
Stone Sour. He was temporarily replaced by Wade Youman (
Unwritten Law), and later by Ty Smith (
Guttermouth,
Bullets and Octane). Mayorga returned in time to record the debut album and has been permanently replaced by
Dave Raun of
Lagwagon. Since forming, the band has toured with
Bad Brains,
Guttermouth, the
Germs,
Suicidal Tendencies, and
The Bouncing Souls and performed stints on the 2008
Warped Tour as well as
Riot Fest 2008. On February 25, 2008, the band announced they had signed a deal with Cobra Music. At the time of the announcement, Hetson had left the band. Other members of the band cited Hetson's conflicting commitments with Bad Religion and Circle Jerks as the reason for his departure. Guitar duties were picked up by Martucci, reducing the quintet to a four-piece. Their
self-titled debut album was released September 16, 2008. The band also filmed a video for the song "Suspects." According to a MySpace blog post titled "in the war room", the band recorded 14 songs total: "12 originals, an
alice cooper cover & a surprise track to be released early next year." ==Band name==