BUTCHER was formed in North Hollywood in 2001 by Seattle born vocalist Camella Grace and guitarist Sasha Popovic, an Australian native with a musical tradition stretching through acts such as PEYOTE, YUNG, MOTHER TONGUE, ALTAMONT and GOATSNAKE. Their debut album, 'Auricle' released in June 2005, would be notably produced by the KYUSS, THE OBSESSED and UNIDA credited bassist SCOTT REEDER. Subsequently, Reeder joined the band, making his debut on 17th September at Club Good Hurt in West Los Angeles.