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| Atrophy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tucson, Arizona , USA |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Years active | 1986–1990 |
| Labels | Roadrunner |
| Website | Roadrunner Records Archive |
| Past members | |
| James Gulotta Tim Kelly Chris Lykins Rick Skowron Brian Zimmerman | |
Atrophy was a thrash metal band formed in Tucson, Arizona , USA by Chris Lykins, James Gulotta, and Brian Zimmerman. The original bandname was Heresy, but by the time the band was rounded out to its professional line-up – with Tim Kelly and Rick Skowron joining the fold – the name was changed.
In 1987, the band produced two cassette demos and were subsequently picked up by major thrash metal specialist label, Roadrunner Records . They recorded two albums – Socialized Hate in 1988, and Violent By Nature in 1990 – and toured the USA and Europe with fellow Arizonans Sacred Reichand Swiss band, Coroner .
Following the European tour, Chris Lykins left the band to go to medical school. The band attempted to carry on with new members and even got so far as making a pre-production tape for a third album, but Roadrunner Records lost confidence in the band – Chris Lykins was one of the main songwriters – and they were dropped by the label as a consequence. [ 1 ]
Tim Kelly and James Gulotta went on to form a band called Head Circus, which Rick Skowron is also a member of intermittently, but they have yet to record a studio album. [ 2 ]
Chris Lykins completed medical school and is now an ENT , James Gulotta runs a tile business, and Rick Skowron is an avionics engineer and avid motorcycle racer. Tim Kelly is an entrepreneur running businesses in the Tucson metro area
