
The album was scheduled for release on 24 November 2014.

"Resistance" the first single off the album was released on 25 August 2014. In June it was announced that the album would be titled Abandon Ship. In May 2014 Swire stated that the debut Knife Party album was near completion and that they were in their final stages of finishing it. The EP was also Knife Party's first Top 40 entry on the Billboard 200, peaking at 37. It also hit number 1 Electro House Album on Beatport. The EP entered into the iTunes Top 10 Albums Chart and peaked at 3. The EP was leaked on 29 April 2013 and was uploaded in its officially on. Their third EP Haunted House, was released on digitally through EarStorm and Big Beat. The EP was also Knife Party's first ever entry on the Billboard 200, peaking at 75.Ģ013–2014: Haunted House and Abandon Ship

The song "Bonfire", released on this EP, was featured on an episode of AMC's in the fifth season of Breaking Bad and in the video game WWE 2K15 (the latter of which features the instrumental version on its official soundtrack). It was made available for purchase on Beatport and iTunes on. Their second EP, Rage Valley, was released digitally through EarStorm and Big Beat. The EP title refers to the lack of "Modern Talking", a wavetable in the software synthesiser NI Massive commonly used to create "talking" basslines. The EP originally was to feature "Back to the Z-List" but was replaced with "Destroy Them with Lazers" as the duo had decided to abandon the track. Knife Party's first EP, 100% No Modern Talking, was released digitally through Warner Bros. On, Swire previewed a teaser of a Knife Party remix on SoundCloud labeled "Not Pendulum", which later turned out to be their remix of Swedish House Mafia's " Save the World". Knife Party performing Rage Valley tracks at Hove Festival, 2012 Rob Swire rebutted this during an interview stating ".we’re not advocating any type of knife-related crime any more than Swedish House Mafia were advocating organised crime." 2011–2012: 100% No Modern Talking and Rage Valley Knife Party's name caused consternation at first, as some said the name showed support for knife crime. The name is derived from the Deftones song "Knife Prty" featured on the 2000 album White Pony. However, after the project's success and mass popularity, Knife Party became their primary project. The duo started Knife Party as a side project to Pendulum. They along with Paul Harding formed the drum and bass band Pendulum. Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen met in 2002 and have since performed music in various different bands and music projects. 1.5 2017–2018: Knifecast Begins and Singles.1.4 2015–2016: Trigger Warning and Battle Sirens.

1.3 2013–2014: Haunted House and Abandon Ship.
