Metal maniacs, rejoice! I am proud to present to you:
PSY:CODE; signed unknowingly or independent, hailing from Danish grounds - performing Industrial Metal, on their 5th album entitled: “
Psvcode” (
released December 11th, 2021). Since formation in 2005; the quintet in question have an EP entitled: “
Discarded Materials” (
released in 2005), and 4 Full-length albums in their discography so far entitled: “
Delusion” (
released in 2010), “
Cause And Neglect” (
released in 2013), “
Morke” (
released in 2017) among this here album that I am introduced to entitled: “
Psvcode”. 10 tracks ranging at around 41:39;
PSY:CODE arranges an intricately designed formula on some heavy-hitting Industrial Metal developments.
Opening up with this spectral but contorted hazel; a ambience of majestic proportions distills a mystifying slab of solid trembles within “
Unrestrained”, rampantly rompy rifts manifested with trailblazing melancholy. Harmonic heft belts a clobbering chisel amongst a distorted but boisterously bouncy symbiosis on synthetic mobility, where DJent-esque rhythms piledrive with snarly scours & weighty jumpiness while this sublime overture of oppressive melody unearths this mountainous maelstrom of progressive virtuosity. “
Extraction” continues to trample with more bulldozing hooks, executing an extreme aesthetic in shouty yells from consisting vocalist
Schou who bellows into a guttural mass of raspy pipes on throaty roars that growl distinctively with uproarious tightness & towering grit. Intertwining these systematic cords as well which chime elegantly in the mix of the gnarly gravitation that’s persisted here.
“
Brumation” excels with wondrous yet desolate crunchiness, grinding along with slaying laceration and killer remedy which perseveres with profusely robust technicality & progressively sulfurous substance while rambunctiously throttling thunderously meaty vehemence which utilizes versatile stridency - experimenting a hybrid calamity on solitude, abstract deadliness and gloomy firepower expertise which rollicks with seamless overdoses of organic substance with twinning guitar duo
Tommy &
SteiN. Revolving through resilient yet volatile momentum, “
Varies” showcases slow pace nimbleness that chugs and frolics with quintessential aptitude. Striking pursuits inject an infectiously venomous zeal on polyrhythms that solar this polarizing synergy from battering drummer
Gøtsche & rattling thumper
Dag, both pummel their instruments immensely as intense rumbles punch with reverberating malice while concrete electronica merges this distinguished element in a borderline foundation of grumbling complexities, impressively fusing vibrantly potent yet archaically artificial semblances of vigorous atmosphere.
“
Levitation” revels with more riveting implementations in industrial bombardments. As backing cords chime with upbeat while rough tremors of exquisite cleanness of emotional respite intrudes here and there, while razor-sharp piercings roll with murmuring tenors of perpetual snares… bombing blast beats briskly construct a chunky conundrum on other-wordly waves of penetrative bleakness. Attributing a dark but eerie stability throughout this apocalyptic forcefield of impact and wasteland mayhem, where “
Disengage” marvels with more groovy bellows and cathartic psychedelia. With this unbound but heightened feeling of trepidation and intense altruism that leads towards this salubriously compact drumbeat of resonant sterility. “
You Lead Me” surges with primitively raw tones that bulldoze into a barraged frenzy of thickness, forging an incredible thud of sturdy proportions that exhumes coherently with the seclusive yet remote imagination
PSY:CODE delivers. However, still remaining briskly heavy that arms a brimming fabrication to want to break chairs over other chairs in no time flat.
“
Let’s Bring Out The Madness” does just that, bombarding eardrums with solid mellow & mellifluous euphonics, as depth confinement drills a daunting but razing vivacity that supplies wrathful instrumental complexity among a charismatic characteristic on ominous yet silver-lining fundamentals, flexibly crafts an aggressive embrace that symbolizes with massive breakdowns and bludgeoning but effervescent buoyancy. The penultimate banger “
Disconnect To Reconnect” rigorously swerves with tuneful steadiness, which overall concludes “
Psvcode” with the isolating grandeur that’s “
Under Water”. Bottom line;
PSY:CODE certainly outdone themselves with meticulous variety, offering a diligently detailed experience which most surely deserves a spin or two. An enjoyable entertaining discovery that should you fancy a fascinating listen and come across this one, “
Psvcode” is definitely a record worthy of checking.
Songwriting: 8
Musicianship: 8
Memorability: 8
Production: 8