Audiotopsy is an American heavy metal band from Peoria, Illinois, formed in 2015. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Billy Keeton, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Greg Tribbett, bassist and backing vocalist Perry Stern, and drummer Matthew McDonough.[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation and Natural Causes (2015–2017) 1.2 The Real Now (2018–present) 2 Musical style 3 Band members 4 Discography 5 References History Formation and Natural Causes (2015–2017)

The band formed in 2015 after Greg Tribbett left Hellyeah along with bassist Bob ‘Zilla’ Kakaha.[2]

The band's debut studio album, Natural Causes was released on October 2, 2015 via Napalm Records. It was self-produced and engineered by Tim Laud.[3] The tracks "Headshot" and "The Calling" premiered on Loudwire and Revolver respectively.[4][5]

The Real Now (2018–present)

The band is currently recording a second studio album, set for release in 2018.[6] The album's name is The Real Now and will be releaded on November 2, via Megaforce Records. Two singles have been spawned in promotion of the new record, "What Am I" (September 7, 2018) and "War" (October 11, 2018).

Musical style

Tribbett refers to Audiotopsy as 'progressive hard rock.'[7] The band has also been categorized in the media as heavy metal, alternative metal, groove metal, and post-grunge.[8] In their review for Natural Causes, Ghost Cult Magazine wrote "On paper the idea of Tribbett and McDonough working together again seems awesome, but the angular and off-kilter Mudvayne rhythms are nowhere to be found here. The closest we get to those days is on ‘Distorted’ and ‘Darken the Rainbow,’ but even then it’s more Lost and Found rather than L.D. 50. And that’s fine because this is a new band and they’re capable of producing their own interesting moments."[8]

Band members

Current

Billy Keeton – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2015–present) Greg Tribbett – lead guitar, backing vocals (2015–present) Perry Stern – bass, backing vocals (2015–present) Matthew McDonough – drums, percussion (2015–present) Discography Studio albums Natural Causes (2015) The Real Now (2018) References ^ "Mudvayne Members Launch Audiotopsy". Blabbermouth.net. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-11-03. ^ "Hellyeah's Greg Tribbett Forms New Band Audiotopsy". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03. ^ "napalmrecords.com :: Newsblog". Label.napalmrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03. ^ "Audiotopsy, 'Headshot' - Exclusive Song Premiere". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03. ^ "Audiotopsy–Featuring Mudvayne Members–Premiere New Song, "The Calling" - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News | Music Videos |Golden Gods Awards". revolvermag.com. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-11-03. ^ http://www.theprp.com/2017/09/20/news/audiotopsy-mudvayne-ex-skrape-etc-studio-share-tease/ ^ "Audiotopsy Feat. Mudvayne Members: 'Natural Causes' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-11-03. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-11-16.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) Authority control MusicBrainz: 5d5ec7c6-e02c-43d6-852a-f6c7c3919e56