In early 2007, Eighty Thousand Dead formed with the idea of creating unique and pulverizing Death Metal that respectively represented the old school (i.e. Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Deicide) while utilizing a new, more technical, style (i.e. Origin, Necrophagist, Defeated Sanity). Beginning with guitarists Lee Mullis and Justin Nemeth, Eighty Thousand Dead’s original lineup quickly began playing as many shows as their High School scheduling would allow.