Country of origin: United States Location: Tucson, Arizona Status: Active Formed in: 1987 Genre: Thrash Metal Themes: Social issues, Lies, Hatred, Death, Humour, Political mockery Current label: Massacre Records Years active: 1986-1987 (as Heresy), 1987-1993, 2015-2020, 2021-present Not to be confused with Atrophy from New Jersey. Vocalist Brian Zimmerman departed the band in 2020 following the European tour being cut short by COVID-19. The remaining members forged on, recruiting a new vocalist, and eventually changed their name to Scars of Atrophy. After a few months of inactivity, vocalist Brian began creating another version of the band, using the original name Atrophy, but with no other members that had been part of the band at a previous time. Atrophy, originally named Heresy, was formed in 1986 by Chris Lykins, James Gulotta, and Brian Zimmerman. Tim Kelly and Rick Skowron later joined the band. In 1987, the band produced two cassette demos and were subsequently picked up by thrash metal label, Roadrunner Records. Atrophy's two full length albums, Socialized Hate and Violent by Nature are considered Thrash Metal classics.