 In 2010, McNerney and Johan Snell founded Beastmilk in Helsinki, Finland, the band name changed later to Grave Pleasures in 2013 after Johan leaving and the band split.ln 2012 Hexvessel were nominated for Emma-gaala Award "Finnish Grammy", and nominated for the best underground act at Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2013.In 2016 Hexvessel were nominated for Prog Magazine "Anthem" award for "Transparent Eyeball" from "When We Are Death", 2016.