The original members are Kresho Klarich (guitar and vocals), Walt Fleming (keyboard and piano), and Taylor Pierce (drums). Their music has a distinct pirate metal sound from their use of the Bandoneon voice of a keyboard, along with their combination of death, power, and some prog elements. The band's name comes from a phrase in the song "Mentally Blind" by the legendary Death and apparently is a respectful nod to Chuck Schuldiner. Johnny Iocca replaced Pierce in the fall of 2003, and the band recorded a 6-track eponymous EP in April 2004 which received a favourable review by the Metal Observer webzine in May of 2005, acknowledging the band's "original melodies . . . in today's uniformity."[1]

Jordon Bourgeault replaced Iocca on drums in September 2004 and the group remained a trio until they recruited bassist Terry Baldwin from the metal group Caveat. After extensive touring, they headed back into the studio in 2005 and 2006 to finish their debut full-length CD. With Terry's commitments to Caveat increasing, the band recruited Matt Petti on bass in April 2006.

Aurum Aetus Piraticus (misconstrued Latin for the "Golden Age of Piracy") was released late June 2006 by Scarab Productions. Aurum Aetus Piraticus charted for 14 weeks on Chart (magazine)'s LOUD Charts and 13 weeks on the Earshot loud charts. It was also voted #1 Independent Album of 2006 by Metal Net Radio.[citation needed] Since 2006, they have been touring extensively and are writing new material.

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Deception)