Dr. Shrinker is an American

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band from

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, that formed in October 1987. Being obscure, the band only came to wider attention with the release of a posthumous split EP with Nunslaughter and a discography CD, released in 2004 by Necroharmonic Productions. Three of the group's members (Tony Brandt, Scott McKillop, Matt Grassberger) would also play in Phantasm, a group in some ways similar to Dr. Shrinker, and released their debut album "The Abominable". The band broke up by January 1991, only lasting 4 years. The band has reformed in January 2013.''Shrinker back after 23 years'', Journal Sentinel
(viewed October 6, 2014) ''The Eponym'' was produced by

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Band members

Last known lineup

*Jim Potter -

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*Jesse Kehoe -

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*Jason Hellman -

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*Rich Noonan -

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Former members

*Chad Hensel - guitar (1988-1991) *James Mayer - drums (1990-1991) *Tony Brandt - drums (1990) *Dave Priem - drums (1988-1990) *Doug Cvetkovich - drums (1987-1988) *Brian Rehak - drums (2013) *Matt Grassberger - bass (1987-1990, 1991, 2013-2014) *Scott McKillop - bass (1990)

Discography

*1988 - ''Recognition'' demo *1989 - ''Wedding the Grotesque'' demo *1990 - ''The Eponym'' demo *1994 - ''History of Things to Come'' Compilation (Growing Deaf Entertainment) *2001 - Split 7-inch EP with Nunslaughter (Revenge Productions) *2004 - ''

Grotesque Wedlock ''Grotesque Wedlock'' is a compilation of Dr. Shrinker's three studio demos. 1-12 are from Wedding The Grotesque Demo 1989 13-14 are from The Eponym Demo 1990 (produced by Eric Greif Eric Greif (June 19, 1962 – October 29, 2021) was a Ca ...

'' Compilation of 1988-1990 demos (Necroharmonic Productions) *2015 - ''1990 Practice Sessions'' Limited Cassette release (Dread Records) *2015 - ''Contorted Dioramic Palette'' (Dread Records)

References

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External links

Dread RecordsNecroharmonic Productions
American death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1987 Musical groups disestablished in 1991 Heavy metal musical groups from Wisconsin 1987 establishments in Wisconsin 1991 disestablishments in Wisconsin