The Great Commission has their roots in Redlands, CA where they are surrounded by the spiritual influence of bands like Sleeping Giant and XDeathstarX. However, the bands they look to for guidance aren't limited to their hometown. The Great Commission draw musically from the bands they grew up listening to and mix the dynamics of these older, heavy hardcore bands (including Point Of Recognition, No Innocent Victim and Hatebreed) with the new school brutality of bands like Impending Doom and Acacia Strain.