The band was founded by Oleg Fomchenkov (also known as Oleg Gitarkin) who had previously performed with Oleg Kostrov as Messer für Frau Müller [ru]. Messer Chups is often considered a "spin-off" band of Messer für Frau Müller.[citation needed In the group's name, "Messer" is taken from the German word for "knife" and "Chups" from Chupa Chups lollipops.

Infirmities was formed in The Streets of Salinas, California back in 2012. The idea was to bring our hometown sound that was a unique blend of  Early-Eighties Reagan Era Hardcore mixed with Fast Curb Grinding Skate-Core, Old School Thrash and High Velocity Street Punk to the Table.