Damiera was formed in February 2005, by David Raymond and ex-guitarist vocalist Matthew Kipp after the dismemberment of their former project, League. The band's sound started out with only two guitars and guitar driven basslines that ultimately moved into a direction that could not fit in a singer songwriter scheme. After only a short while the two invited former friend tourmate from Orlando, FL based bands Boys go to War Sleeping Girl Drowning, Bradley McRae, to the line-up. Former frontman for Buffalo, New York based band Queen City Knights, Mark Henry, was added only a short while after. By late May 2005, the band had played a handful of shows, self-produced engineered their debut EP "Damiera EP", and self-booked a two-month tour. Matthew Kipp left the band at the conclusion of Damiera's first tour to pursue different interests.