Formed in 1984, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist Sam Kress, guitarists Lee Altus and Jim Sanguinetti, and drummer Carl Sacco.
The group's current lineup features Altus, the sole constant member, alongside White (who rejoined in 1989 after leaving in 1988), guitarist Kragen Lum (since 2007), bassist Jason Mirza (since 2019) and drummer Jim DeMaria (since 2020).
Heathen was formed in 1984 by Lee Altus and Carl Sacco, who brought in Sam Kress and Jim Sanguinetti to complete the original lineup.
[7] The demo also featured new bassist Vern McElroy of Blind Illusion; in 1990, the band recorded Victims of Deception with session stand-in Marc Biedermann, before Randy Laire took over.
[18] Shortly after starting work on a planned third album, Heathen announced in December 2007 that Lauderdale and Minter had left the group, replaced by Prototype guitarist Kragen Lum and former Vio-lence drummer Mark Hernandez, respectively.
[21] During the subsequent touring cycle, Jason VieBrooks returned starting in January 2011 to replace Torres, who temporarily left to "focus on his health".