Psychostick
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| Psychostick | |
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| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Genres | Metalcore Parody music Alternative metal |
| Labels | Rock Ridge Music |
| Members | Rob Kersey Joshua Key Mike Kocian Alex Preiss |
| Past members | Vince Johansen Hunter |
| Website(s) | Official site |
Psychostick is a metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, known for a silly image and usage of extreme humor in their songs and lyrics. Their style is referred to by themselves and some online album review sites as humor-core[1]. To date they have released one independent album called We Couldn't Think Of A Title, released on September 12, 2006, and several demo recordings. They began touring nationally in July of 2006, and have toured with Bobaflex and Indorphine. As of March 2007, Psychostick's album has had minor chart success in the US, reaching #41 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers albums, and #48 on its Top Independent Albums chart.[2]
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[edit] Style
Psychostick uses prop comedy with things like rubber chickens, stuffed animals or their instruments at shows and in their videos.
Although lyrically rich in humor, unlike many bands who tend to use a lot of comedy, the instrumental portions of the songs are not negelcted and are very serious. When they're not joking too much they usually play heavy, violent riffs. Some songs are parodies of love songs, like "Orgasm = Love" or sad, depressing songs, like "Prozak Milkshake".
A lot of comedy is also mid-song action. For example, during "Orgasm = Love" Josh yells out 'You know what? Fuck this! I'm outta here!' and leaves, or even sometimes the band holds conversations during the song.
[edit] Members
- Rob "RAWRB!" Kersey - Lead Vocals
- Joshua "Special J" Key - Guitar, Vocals
- Mike "Hawkizzard" Kocian - Bass, Vocals
- Alex "The Boy" Preiss - Drums, Percussion, Annoying Bird Sounds
[edit] Former Members
- Vince Johansen - Guitars
- Hunter Alexander - Bass
[edit] Line up
Each member of Psychostick has a nickname and an image that can range from simply wearing a hat or an entire costume.
[edit] Rob "The Notorious Rob" Kersey - Lead Vocals
A.k.a. 'Rawrb!' or 'The Notorious R.O.B.', is known for wearing a black, red, green and yellow hat with black, red, green and yellow cones protruding from it. According to the band's website, Rob is the "webmashter," as well as their "Beef Injector." He was born on August 30, 1980.
[edit] Josh "Special J" Key - Guitar, Vocals
A.k.a. 'Jarsh', Joshy or 'Special J'. Wears a ribbon tied around his head, with eastern symbols on them, such as a Japanese sun or a Ying-yang, thus earning him the title "Ninja." He was born on September 5, 1979, and proclaims that "I like stuff. Stuff is good."
[edit] Mike "Hawkizzard" Kocian - Bass, Vocals
A.k.a. Mike The Evil, or Mike Hawkizzard. Born January 11, 1982. Throughout his appearances, Mike has been known to sport extremely large cowboy hats or a fake head of orange hair styled into a mohawk, along with a matching orange jumpsuit.
[edit] Alex "The Boy" Preiss - Drums, Percussion, Annoying Bird Sounds
A.k.a. 'Schmalex' A.k.a. 'The Boy' A.k.a. 'Gangsta Cow' A.k.a. 'Dumb!' He is simply dressed up in a cow costume. However, lately he has not been wearing the suit. According to Tony "Deathburger" (the merchandise manager), he said it was because it was annoying to Alex. Mike Hawkizzard (bassist) said that Alex had a heat related incident where he passed out at the drums in a recent show in Phoenix. Future costume possibilities have been discussed and are in the works. Born October 24, 1984, Alex joined Psychostick because "I love music, and I hate the idea of having a job, so there ya go."
[edit] Discography
- Don't Bitch, It's Free! demo 2000
- Die...A Lot! demo 2001
- Your Mother, Bitch! demo 2002
- We Couldn't Think Of A Title - 2003 - independent release (3000 copies)
- We Couldn't Think Of A Title - 2006 - Rock Ridge Music reissue, including the bonus tracks "ABCDeath", and "Jagermeister Love Song"
[edit] Future recordings and other work
The band has also announced they will be recording and releasing two new albums, somewhere in in 2007. The first of the two will contain holiday songs including the tracks "Holiday Hate", "Jolly Old Sadist", "Jingle Bell Metal", "Red Snow", as well as others.
They have played a number of unrecorded songs live including "Orange", "Don't Eat My Food", "The Sombrero Prophecy", and "Jingle Bell Metal".
Other recorded works include:
- Those Stupid Ifs (demo track recorded for both "Don't Bitch, It's Free!" and "Die...A Lot!")
- MILF (collaboration with the Arizona based rappers Crack Money)
- Fake My Own Death (cover of the Psychostick song "Fake My Own Death And Go Platinum", also by Crack Money),
- The Dumb Song (from the website (Pluh.com)
- Tales From The Sink (also a Pluh.com song featuring Schmalex and V).
- Hokey F'n Pokey
[edit] Trivia
- Rawrb! programs and manages many websites including: Psychostick, Pluh, Evacuate Chicago, Collective Underground, Rawrb, Blargbox, and Housebuddies.
- The same band members also form a band called Evacuate Chicago, which makes more serious and non-comedy oriented music.
[edit] External links
- We couldn't think of a title review on Allmusic
- Official website
- MySpace profile
- Purevolume profile
- Psychostick's other band "evacuate chicago"
[edit] References
| Psychostick |
| Rob "The Notrious Rob" Kersey | Joshua "Special J" Key | Mike "Hawkizzard" Kocian | Alex "The Boy" Preiss |
| Vince Johansen | Hunter |
| Psychostick Discography |
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| Albums: We Couldn't Think Of A Title |
| Demos: Don't Bitch, It's Free! Demo | Die...A Lot! Demo | Your Mother, Bitch! Demo |
| Related articles |
| Bands: Evacuate Chicago |
| Categories |
| Psychostick | Psychostick songs | Psychostick albums |
