The band was formed in November 2012 by guitarists and singers Ben Hutcherson and Phil Pendergast, bassist Daniel Beiers and drummer Dan Barnett,
where the name of the ancient Egyptian city of the same name, today's Achmim, was borrowed.
Beiers and Hutcherson had been drinking Barnett's beer together in the bar,
by talking about neurosis and the bands of the individual musicians at the time,
The trio decided to make music together, although Hutcherson had brought his old college friend Pendergast into the line-up.
That same year, Barnett was replaced by Zach Coleman.
The band only gained recognition outside of their home region with the release of their debut album Absolution in 2015.
The album was listed in the top 10 of its annual charts by Decibel magazine.
The 2016 album Hunted even took first place on this list of the best.
After the album was released, the band was offered a tour with Amon Amarth,
however, the members could not accept due to private obligations.
Instead, they went on a tour through the US with Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room and Myrkur, financed by Decibel magazine, in February and March.
For the first time in Europe, the band could be seen in April at the Roadburn Festival and Doom Over Leipzig.
In May the group took part in Maryland Deathfest, in July in Heavy MONTRÉAL.
In mid-2017 the band signed a license agreement with Nuclear Blast.
The third album was released in 2018 under the name Desolation, which was released internationally by Nuclear Blast.
Like its predecessors, the record was released in the USA by 20 Buck Spin.
The release reached number 74 in the German album charts.