Screamfeeder were formed in August of 1991 in Brisbane. Blades and Steward had previously been members of The Madmen, which formed in 1988 in Townsville with Bruce Gardner on guitar and vocals and Jeff Johnson on bass guitar. In 1989, Cam Hurst replaced Johnson on bass guitar and Gardner left.
A Brisbane-based band called Screamfeeder was formed in August 1991. The group's founding members, Blades and Steward, had previously been part of a Townsville band called The Madmen, which featured Bruce Gardner on vocals and guitar and Jeff Johnson on bass. In 1989, Cam Hurst took over on bass, while Gardner left the group.