The Purge started out as a simple experiment after Edgar Graves of The Cemetery Boys told Thomas Duerig how to recreate his signature bass guitar tone. It would end up becoming Thomas' primary emotional outlet. In 2013, Thomas produced the full-length LP Waves. At the time he was juggling his production role in Gutter Gloss and wasn't able to coordinate other band members into making The Purge the live experience he wanted to be. In late 2017, Thomas would face a painful separation from his long-time partner and son that spurred the release of the single Faith & Trust and pushed him to make The Purge a live solo act. After some help booking his first two shows from Pain in the Yeahs an Angel Metro, Thomas began to realize that The Purge was something special. 2018 quickly saw the release of The Bad Ideas We Build Worlds, the first full-length release from The Purge since Waves. A series of smaller releases throughout the year following year slowly built The Purge's popularity among some DJs in the Goth/Industrial scene. In the summer of 2019, The Purge released Rain, an album featuring original music and remixes from The Russian White, Gopal Metro, Heretics in the Lab, This Hollow Machine, and Red This Ever. It was at this point that The Purge made a very shocking move and released a second full-length album entitled Honesty less than a month after Rain's publication. Honesty featured 12 new original songs and was dedicated to the music producer Ships in the Night.