---
title: "Exotic Animal Petting Zoo"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/exotic-animal-petting-zoo"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
formed: 2004
disbanded: 2017
---

# Exotic Animal Petting Zoo

**Exotic Animal Petting Zoo** is a progressive metal band, active 2004 to 2017.

Exotic Animal Petting Zoo was an experimental mathcore quartet based in Crown Point, Indiana. They released their debut album, I Have Made My Bed In Darkness, on Mediaskare records. Their second album, Tree Of Tongues, was released August 5, 2012. They have toured with acts such as Fear Before and Dead Letter Circus.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic_Animal_Petting_Zoo

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Exotic Animal Petting Zoo |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Chicago |
| Formed | 2004 |
| Disbanded | 2017 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

[Mathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/mathcore) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brandon Carr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brandon-carr) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Scott Certa](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-certa) | Bass guitar | 2005 to present | Current |
| [Stephen Carr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephen-carr) | Sampler, Drums (drum set), Other vocals | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Jeffery Zampillo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeffery-zampillo) | Guitar | 2011 to 2012 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | [I Have Made My Bed in Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/89b81868-b88e-3f60-a7a4-d213afa220d6) | Album |
| 2012 | [Tree of Tongues](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b547c3f-be66-4d54-90f3-64449ab9d5bb) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eapzmusic
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4MTj3y1EtRW4qLz0VZDq0W
- bandcamp: https://eapz.bandcamp.com/
- x: https://twitter.com/eapzmusic
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/561980
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/286292334

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/exotic-animal-petting-zoo](https://themetalnet.com/band/exotic-animal-petting-zoo). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt