Sarkasm, founded in July of 1990 in Granby, Quebec, Canada as Traumatism, featured frontman Bruno Bernier, who would later go on to Obliveon. The band released two demos, the six song "Incubated Mind" in 1991 and "Inner Flame" the following year. The founding Traumatism line up comprised Bernier on lead vocals, guitarists François Dubuc and Yves Parent, bass player Daniel Desroches with Simon Thibodeau on the drums. After just one gig the band took on the revised title of Sarcasm, subsequently switching to the more identifiable Sarkasm.