Cryptopsy

Cryptopsy was formed in 1988 by drummer Mike Atkin, guitarist Steve Thibault and singer Dan Greening (who would later take the name Lord Worm) under the name Necrosis. John Todds later joined on bass. The band released a few demos such as Mastication and Heterodontism (1989), Realms of Pathogenia (1991), and Necrosis (1992). The band made its first stage appearance in 1992, and changed its name to Cryptopsy the same year. Atkin, whose musical direction was more oriented toward thrash and speed metal, left the band and was replaced by Flo Mounier (introduced to the band by Todds), whose fast drumming style would mark the beginnings of Cryptopsy.