Absaraka got its begin in 1999 as a way to discrete their small-town angst. Together with playing a established list of addresses that ranged from Dark Sabbath and Green Floyd to Metallica, Rob Zander (electric guitar/vocals), Bryan Lange (bass), and Alister Roat (drums) started writing their very own material using a lyrical articles that basically handled why they wished to re-locate of their indigenous Dickinson, ND. All this was ultimately captured on the self-titled full-length in 2000.