Illinois' Deaden was formed in 1992 by high school friends drummer Ethan Deppe and guitarist Drew Stockman as an outlet for fun. By 1994, there was a band and the group released a two-song demo in that year. A demo was recorded in 1995 but was never let out of the cage as the band found the results dissatisfying. A couple of member changes later and the end of 1995 saw another two-song tape comes to light. Hungry for more a proper tape called Feast on The Flesh Of The Dead was released in the summer of 1996. This resulted in an independent CD called Hymns Of The Sick from 1997. Recording for another CD, tentatively called Displaying The Art Of Carnage, was placed on hold in 1999 after the development of tendonitis by drummer Deppe. 2004's Feast On The Flesh Of The Dead featured the demo of the same name and several live songs. The band broke up, reformed and lost Von Young to Lividity. With Von Young staying in the band and Jake Lahniers in the group marched on. Drew Stockman replaced Eubanks on guitar.