Psychostick mixes influences from funk metal (particularly prevalent on We Couldn't Think of a Title), groove metal and nu metal. The band initially labelled themselves as 'humorcore' as a joke, referencing a trend of the various '-core' genres at the time; Rawrb notes that 'comedy metal is a better descriptor' of the band's music. Download FLAC Psychostick - We Couldn't Think Of A Title 2006 lossless CD, MP3, M4A.

• Debtors • • • The Stuttering C-Cowboys Website Members • Rob 'Rawrb' Kersey • Josh 'The J' Key • Alex 'Shmalex' Dontre • Matty J 'Moose' Past members • Hunter Alexander • Mike 'MiketheEvil' Kocian • Vince 'V' Johansen • Jake 'Jakermeister' McReynolds • Jimmy 'Jimmychanga' Grant Psychostick is an American band from, known for their silly image and usage of humor in their songs and lyrics. Their style is referred to by themselves and some online album review sites as 'humorcore'. To date they have released four albums nationally. Their debut album,, was released on September 12, 2006. Their second album,, was released on May 5, 2009, and their third album, titled, was released August 16, 2011.

Their most recent album was released on the fourth of November in 2014 titled. They began touring nationally in July 2006, and have toured with,,,, and have played with many national bands, including,,,,,, as well as many others. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Origins and early years (2000–2003) [ ] Around the 1990s in, the first inception of Psychostick existed under the name 'Asinine', with the line-up consisting of Josh Key on vocals, Steve W. On guitar, Marvin S.

On bass, and Bozzy C. On percussion. In 2000, Key ended Asinine and moved to to follow high-school friend and future vocalist Rob Kersey. Needing to complete the line-up, they found drummer Alex Preiss, through an ad in the local 'musicians wanted' section of the and through Alex, found bassist Hunter Alexander and played shows under the new name, 'Psychostick'.

The band released two initial demo tapes, 'Don't Bitch, It's Free' (September 2000) and 'Die. (August 2001). Uninterested in the comedy-metal genre, Alexander departed from the band in December 2001, and was replaced by Mike Kocian.

We Couldn't Think of a Title and early success (2003–2007) [ ] On May 16, 2003, the band self-released their debut album,, from which, after their record deal with, was re-released on September 12, 2006. The album has had minor chart success in the US, reaching No. 41 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers, No. 4 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers (West North Central), and No. 48 on the Billboard's Top Independent Albums.

The album contained the song 'BEER!!' , which would go on to be one of their most well-known songs. Psychostick gained notoriety in spring 2007, when their song 'Beer' received heavy airplay on 's Liquid Metal show for seven weeks. The band, with additional guitarist Vince 'V' Johansen, commenced touring nationally on June 13, 2006, playing alongside Bobaflex, as well as, for the first few weeks. Johansen would leave the band in late 2006. On September 25, 2007, the band released their holiday,.

It was originally intended as a with Indorphine but who were unable to find the time to work on their half of the album. The holiday EP was mildly successful, reaching No. 18 on Billboard's Top Holiday Albums. The stress of touring caused bassist Kocian to part ways with the band in 2007. Sandwich (2008–2009) [ ] Around the time of Kocian's departure from Psychostick, Indorphine disbanded after touring with Psychostick on the Holiday Hate 2007 tour in December. Needing a new bassist, the band contacted Indorphine vocalist Jimmy Grant to fill in the vacant bass slot. The band also recruited rhythm guitarist Jake McReynolds, figuring 'they would do it all at once' since they were going through a line-up change. The band then embarked on their first tour with the 5-piece lineup, entitled the 'Holy Crap We're Touring' tour, on February 6, 2008.

In late 2008, the band went into the studio to record their second album,. It was the band's first studio album since their 2003 debut album. The album finished production on January 2009 and was released on May 5, 2009 or, as what the band calls it, 'Psycho de Mayo.'

The album enjoyed the same success as their debut album, peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers and No. 41 on the Billboard's Top Independent Albums. The band then toured in celebration of the album's release, sharing select dates with 9mm Solution, Screaming Mechanical Brain, Severed Nerve, Saved By Ruin, and. On December 2009, after the Holiday Hate Tour: Season 3 tour, Jimmy Grant left the band for reasons unknown, followed by Jake McReynolds later in April 2010. Space Vampires VS Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D (2010–2013) [ ] Soon after releasing an EP (with Joshy playing both guitar and bass on the EP), the band recruited Matty J. 'Moose' Rzemyk through mutual acquaintance Billy Rymer, drummer of.

The band then started the Parental Advisory Tour, playing with and. The band announced during a on November 4, 2010, that they are working on their new album to be released in summer 2011. The title of the new album,, was announced on another webcast on March 10, 2011, and the band has said that it will have a ' August 2011 release date' through Rock Ridge Music. Through the band's Facebook on July 12, the album release was given an official date of August 16, 2011. In early 2011, Josh started working with an authoring company on putting Psychostick songs for sale on. On January 19, 2012, 'BEER!!' Was released on the Xbox 360's Rock Band Network and is playable on Rock Band 3.

Was the top-selling Rock Band Network song of 2012. On June 28, 2012, 'Political Bum' was released. On February 1, 2013, 'This is Not a Song, It's a Sandwich!' Was released.

Crowdfunding campaigns and Revenge of the Vengeance (2013-present) [ ] In the November of 2013, the band started a campaign to build a studio, which would serve both to produce their next album, but also to produce other content like music videos and short films. The goal was successfully met a month later. The band's fourth album was released on November 4 of 2014. On September 18, Psychostick live streamed for two hours, announcing the title of their fourth album, the release date (4 November 2014), and the preorder packages.

Style [ ] Lyrics [ ] Most of Psychostick's lyrics revolve around, binge drinking, broken relationships, and occasional pop culture references. Running gags include the repeated misspelling of the band's name, and the band's supposed unpopularity or the pigeonholing of the band as the band who plays the 'Beer Is Good'-song. Some songs are of various themes of music, such as love songs (Orgasm = Love), sad, depressing songs (Prozak Milkshake) or radio rock (#1 Radio $ingle). The band often makes use of short between songs, but occurrences of humor and scripted comedy also happen mid-song. Music [ ] Psychostick mixes influences from (particularly prevalent on ), and.

The band initially labelled themselves as 'humorcore' as a joke, referencing a trend of the various '-core' genres at the time; Rawrb notes that 'comedy metal is a better descriptor' of the band's music. Although lyrically rich in, unlike many bands who tend to use a lot of, the instrumental portions of the songs are not neglected and are very serious. When interviewed about their style, Rawrb often compares how serious the band takes their music and lyrical content to how serious a comedian takes their comedy.

He will often correct the interviewer saying, 'We're comedic musicians that take every part of this band very seriously.' Guitarist Joshy often reminds those who are curious that Psychostick is 'serious about being dumb.' Both and contained instrumental songs, but not without humour: Largiloquent 's only lyrics are 'DOG FOOD / TASTES GOOD / WITH CHEESE', while Six Pounds of Terror is played over the growling of an agitated. The music is entirely produced by the band; guitarist Josh is responsible for the engineering and mixdown. Live performances [ ] During live shows and in videos, the band dons specific outfits (a spiky hat for Rawrb, a for Josh and large moose for Matty) and uses goofy with objects like rubber chickens, stuffed animals or their instruments. Vocalist Rawrb has been known to use a guitar and a tennis racket during performances.

They have played a number of unrecorded songs live, including 'The World's Shortest Song' (during 'The Holiday Hate Tour' they called it 'The Worlds Shortest Christmas Song.' During the 'Sandwich CD Release Party Tour' they called it 'The Whole Sandwich Album in 0.4 Seconds'), ',' 'The Sombrero Prophecy,' 'The Log Song' (a slinky parody from ), the Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme song, 'Happy Birthday,' 'HURRY UP!!' (a song played live for when a band member has to make an instrument repair) a rendition of 's ' (Rob and Josh each drag out a drum head and do some percussion themselves during the song), and 's ',' in a live attempt.

More recently, Psychostick 'metaled-up' several songs including ' by, the theme from Angry Birds and a mash-up of 'Push It' by and 'Push It'. In their newest tour, called the 'Our Tour Can Beat Up Your Tour Tour', the band covered the main theme from the Chemical Plant Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Main article: • (2003) • (2009) • (2011) • (2014) Other works and side projects [ ] • Debtors: A two-piece hardcore project that began in 2013. The members are Alex Dontre of Psychostick and Jesse McInturff, formerly of Screaming Mechanical Brain. • Murph & Gawkman and 'The Dumb Song': Though often confused as a Psychostick song, 'The Dumb Song' was composed by Murph & Gawkman. A side-project of guitarist Josh Key, Murph & Gawkman consists of Patrick 'Murph' Murphy (Psychostick's video artist, and Josh's friend) and Key himself. No other member of Psychostick appears on the song.

The Dumb Song was released as a Pluh.com Entertainment track on July 18, 2002. Murph & Gawkman's debut album was postponed indefinitely, with some songs being re-written, recorded and released under Psychostick.

These tracks include Deep Freeze Unfreezer 7 Free Download on this page. 'So. , 'Awesome', and 'President Rhino.'

Designfoil R6 44 Crackers. • Evacuate Chicago and Veracity: Three members of Psychostick (Alex, Josh, and Rob) has recorded an album under their more serious persona, Evacuate Chicago, entitled. The album was finished in May 2008 and was released on January 26, 2010. In a Psychostick webcast, Alex Dontre noted that a next Evacuate Chicago album is unlikely, because the band is happy and doesn't want to write dishonest songs. • The Stuttering C-Cowboys: The 'Cowboys were a band that Alex played drums in from 2004–2006. The lineup was Alex Preiss, Micah Smith, Shane Leopard, and Ryan Graves.

• Alfredo Afro: Rawrb runs his own Web Comic website,, which is a comic that he says is about 'ridiculousness and apparent dumbassery that takes place while on the road as well as other aspects of being in a national touring band.' It often stars Rawrb as well as other members of the band, but they aren't always band or music related.

He is the main writer and artist of Alfredo Afro, with the rest of the band helping out every so often. • MILF (Rob and Josh with Arizona-based rappers Crack Money) • Tales From The Sink (also a Pluh.com song featuring Alex and V).

• Chris Noguera: Awesome Man Extreme (from bonus track found on Pluh.com, featuring Rob and Josh) References [ ]. • Haire, Chris (12 August 2009).. Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 24 April 2015. • • ^ Perez, Natalie (April 2009).. Natalie's World.

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