Audio Adrenaline

Audio Adrenaline
Original Band Members
Background information
Also known as	Audio A, A-180 (1986–90)
Origin	Grayson, Kentucky
Genres	Christian rock, alternative rock, contemporary Christian music
Years active	1986–2007, 2012–present
Labels	ForeFront, Fair Trade
Associated acts	Know Hope Collective, Stellar Kart
Website	www.audioa.com
Members	Adam Agee Dave Stovall Brandon Bagby Jack Campbell
Past members	Brian Hayes Jason Walker Dave Ghazarian Mark Stuart Tyler Burkum Ben Cissell Brian Whitman Bob Herdman Barry Blair David Stuart Phil Vaughan Jonathan Schneck Ron Gibson Kevin Max Jared Byers Will McGinniss Dwayne Larring Josh Engler

Audio Adrenaline is a Christian rock band that formed in the mid 1980s at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. The band gained recognition during the 1990s and received two Grammy Awards and multiple Dove Awards. Audio Adrenaline were regular performers at the annual Creation Festival, Spirit West Coast festival, Agape Music Festival, and Alive Festival. In 2006, the group disbanded due to lead singer Mark Stuart's spasmodic dysphonia. During this time, they released eight studio albums.

After a six-year hiatus, the band reformed in 2012 with only bassist Will McGinnis returning from the original line-up. The new Audio Adrenaline was fronted by Kevin Max, formerly of DC Talk, as the new lead vocalist. This new line-up released a new studio album titled Kings & Queens in March 12, 2013. In June 2014, Max stepped down as lead singer of the band. He was replaced by Josh Engler, a former member of the band Abandon until February 2015 when Adam Agee of Stellar Kart was offered and accepted the role, leaving no original members left in the band's line-up. The first single of the new Audio Adrenaline was released in 2015 under the title "Love Was Stronger". It was included in their tenth studio album titled Sound of the Saints.

The band was formed as A-180 in 1986 by Mark Stuart (lead vocals), Barry Blair (guitars), Will McGinniss (bass), David Stuart (keyboards), and Phil Vaughan (drums), who all attended Kentucky Christian University. The band went on hiatus the following year when Mark traveled to Haiti for a semester. Upon Mark's return to Kentucky, the band reformed with Ron Gibson on drums. They became a popular local band, booked by the school nearly every weekend and traveling as far west as Texas, north to Chicago, and south to Florida. The band did over 100 shows during this time and recorded two independent releases under the name A-180. The first was You Turn in 1989 and Reaper's Train in 1990. Reaper's Train featured the original version of the song "DC-10", which would later be included on the first Audio Adrenaline release.