Prey for Sleep was formed in Austin, TX in early 2006 by Jason Powell (guitars), Dave Swanson (drums), Matt Carey (guitars), Hunter Townsend (vocals) and some guy that used to play bass for them. The band wasted no time in recording their first demo, and within weeks of recording the material they were offered the chance to play a string of shows in New York with another local band. The guys pooled their resources, rented a van, and hit the road- an approach that would prove to lay the foundation for the greater part of Prey for Sleep's career. Shortly after returning home they were fortunate enough to share the stage with Deicide as part of a festival that took place in Fort Worth, TX and would become infamous not for the caliber of bands playing, but for the riots that ensued when Deicide refused to play their entire set because, as they publicly announced, the promoter had shorted them a tremendous amount of money. In addition to playing with Deicide, Prey for Sleep would go on to open up for other national acts, such as Divine Heresy (ex-Fear Factory), Valume Knob, and Crowbar.

By the time they played their first local show their demo had ended up in the hands of Chuck Loesch, a local metal advocate and respected DJ for KROX, and the band was starting to receive some airplay during a segment of No Control Radio called "Homegrown Hardcore". A few solid local shows were all they needed to convince them to buckle down and record their first full-length album. The band knew that if they wanted to succeed in such a cut throat industry, they would need to establish themselves as professionals, and the way to do it was to showcase their material in the best possible way. They enlisted the help of Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Tim Gerron (Deadhorse, M.O.D, Unloco, Doyle Bramhall), and recorded their debut album, "...A Bitter Beginning" at Music Lab Studios in Austin, TX over the span of two weeks.

Prey for Sleep released "...A Bitter Beginning" to a full house at Stubbs in February of 2008. The album was met with excellent reviews from local media, such as the Austin Chronicle and InSite Magazine, along with a slew of international websites that either loved the album or absolutely ripped it to shreds. With the release of the album came a wealth of opportunity surrounded by a swarm of vultures, and Prey for Sleep fell victim to a number of schemes and circumstances that delayed the band's progress temporarily.

In the summer of 2008, Prey for Sleep signed a management deal with a company that will remain nameless, and opted to spend some time in Ohio recording a follow up to their debut album rather than spend their time and money touring. As with most other cautionary tales in the music industry, the experience began with said management company making a lot of promises that would've been difficult even for the most experienced and reputable management companies to keep. To make a very long story short, the band recorded their follow up that summer but decided that the quality was so poor that it would never be released by Prey for Sleep. The entire experience amounted to over $10,000 in losses, but it taught the band an invaluable lesson and strengthened their resolve.

In the months after returning home the band continued to play shows in support of their album, and their fan base continued to grow. Unfortunately, it was at that time that one of the original guitar players left the band in order to focus on his family. While the band was saddened by the departure of their good friend, a door was opened for Chase Townsend to enter the band as the new lead guitar player. With his addition came a subtle change in Prey for Sleep's sound. While they maintained their signature no-bullshit, pummeling, thrash sound with heavy breakdowns and intricate percussive backing, Chase's ear for melody and harmony coupled with his solo ability added another layer to their music, placing razor wire on top of the wall of sound that Prey for Sleep has come to be known for.

As the band became comfortable with the new lineup and began writing new material together, the need for a new recording was becoming increasingly apparent, as the sound that Prey for Sleep was able to get across live was no longer being reflected in their recorded material. Anxious to get something out, the band again embarked on a project with a producer full of promises, but ended the collaboration before it had a chance to take a negative toll on either party. Getting worn out, and tired of continually throwing away money, the band decided to take a more organic approach in recording their follow up EP to 2008's "..A Bitter Beginning," and went to engineer David Byboth of Spygoat Studios in Wimberly, TX; who just happened to be Chase's father-in-law. The band spent an entire weekend in Wimberly with David, working hard and recording brutal metal all day, and drinking hard and listening to folk music all night. This atmosphere of no expectations and low pressure resulted in a tremendous performance by each individual, and culminated in a very raw, very real, very honest feel to the EP.

Prey for Sleep brought the tracks back to their long-time accomplice Tim Gerron, who edited, mixed, and mastered the EP. The band expects to release the eagerly anticipated EP by mid-2012, following a marketing push meant to help the release make as much of an impact as it possibly can. Fans can expect to see Prey for Sleep shift their focus from playing locally to touring as much as possible during 2012 in order to build on the presence they've established in Texas cities such as San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Corpus Christi, Port Lavaca, and Brownsville, while expanding into new territories throught Texas and the Southwest.