1985
ATROCITY was formed in early 1985 in Torrington (Connecticut) by Rob Wedda (v), Rich Flint (b), Scott Reynolds (g), Jeff White (d) and Bill Daner (g).
The band is/was influenced by underground genres from thrash to hardcore and punk to death metal as well as classic metal.

1985-1989
By 1989 the band had pushed out three demos ("Toxic Death" [1985], "Ravaged By Disease" [1987], "Mangled" [1988]) and a self-financed 7" entitled "Hatred Birth".
Bill left the band soon after "Ravaged By Disease" and was not replaced.

1990
ATROCITY soon caught the attention of U.K. based Metalcore Records, a subsidiary of Plastic Head Distribution, to with they ultimately signed with. ATROCITY's first album, "Infected" (1990), is very raw and featured a very violent death metal/grind sound. Reviews of "Infected" landed ATROCITY into the ranks of early NAPALM DEATH and REPULSION.

1992-1993
The second album, "The Art Of Death" (1992), saw a line-up change when Scott left the band and was replaced by Jesse Piechowski on guitar. "The Art of Death" is also better produced, but the bands aggressive mix of death and grind were still prevalent.
ATROCITY disbanded in 1993

since July 2006
- July 2006: ATROCITY are back to writing new noise with the original album line-up.
- September 2006: Alternate version of tunes from the "Infected" session are mixed and mastered for an EP CD to be released through Open Grave Records
- January 2007 - The "Contaminated" MCD is released on Open Grave Records
- February 2007 - "I See A Darkness" is recorded for a Metal Tribute To Th Man In Black (Johnny Cash) to be released in December 2007 on Open Grave Records
- May 2007 Scott Reynolds is replaced by Jesse Piechowski who played with ATROCITY from late 1990 to 1993 and on the album "The Art Of Death"
- 17. May 2008 - "Let War Rage" is complete nd ready for someone to release it!

(stolen and edited from "www.myspace.com/atrocityus")