PSYOPUS
Adam Frappoli - Vocals
Arpmandude - Guitar
Fred DeCoste - Bass
John Cole – Drums
From Rochester, NY, Psyopus create heart attack-inducing, grinding metal, that conjures up whirlwinds and tidal waves of absurd guitar work, harsh vocal onslaughts and hypersonic rhythm bombardment that takes the term 'tech' to an entirely new level. It's hard to believe that they have only been a band for 2 years!
Crushing and outlandish yet perfectly concise, Psyopus gives us a glimpse into the calamity and anguish of a tortured psyche. Both eccentric and unprecedented, Psyopus may be Steve Vai's answer to tech-metal, coalescing equal parts metallic grindcore and speed metal mixed with all-out shred.
This project was conceived during the fall of 2002. Beginning with the unorthodox guitar work of Christopher "Arpmandude" Arp, Rochester's regional winner of 2001's Limp Bizkit Guitarist Search, and the technical absurdness of grind drummer Greg Herman. Finalizing the line up with bass player virtuoso Fred DeCoste and the in your face antics of vocalist Adam Frappolli, Psyopus have found an intrinsic formula for sonically unyielding violence and insanity.
Since the release of Ideas of Reference, released on Blackmarket Activities on October 19th 2004, Psyopus has joined the Metal Blade roster. Guitarist Arpmandude has an Ibanez endorsement and a column in Decibel Magazine. Guitarist Arpmndude also performs in a band called Assjack alongside Hank Williams III of Superjoint Ritual fame. Vocalist Adam Frappoli has managed to cut his hair into a now infamous, sick mullet, but I'm pretty sure it's since grown back.
Composed of bi-polar dynamics, radical arrangements, avant-garde instrumentation and a melting force of pure speed, Psyopus set out to destroy the molds of extreme metal with unprecedented attitude and conviction. Judge for yourself by listening to Our Puzzling Encounters Considered in stores February 20th, 2007.
