Psyclon Nine - You Know What You Are
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| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.s.a. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Metropolis NoiTekk Records |
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Psyclon Nine is an American band formed in 2000 in San Francisco, CA, known for their unique blend of electronic, industrial metallic and black metal. Originally, Psyclon Nine'due south music was Terror EBM with melancholic darkwave/Gothic atmospheres and black metal style vocals. However, the band has since evolved a more than industrial/blackness metallic audio.
Psyclon Nine's principal music contributor is lead vocaliser, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Nero Bellum, who is the only remaining original fellow member. In 2009, Psyclon Nine'due south fourth anthology Nosotros the Fallen was the band'due south first and only album to announced on the Billboard Charts.
History [edit]
Early days (1999–2003) [edit]
Psyclon Nine began in 1999 when roommates, Marshall Goppert and Josef Heresy created an industrial metal music project chosen "Defkon Sodomy", influenced[1] [2] [three] by bands like KMFDM and Ministry. The band but performed nether that proper name twice before changing information technology to Psyclon Nine. The name was a malapropism of Zyklon B, the merchandise name of hydrogen cyanide used in the gas chambers during the Holocaust. The "Nine" was used because of the number's significance in Aleister Crowley'south numerological writings. Around this time, Marshall and Josef took on their stage names as Josef Heresy, and Nero Bellum. Nero'south name was taken from the Roman emperor, and Bellum is Latin for war.
Divine Infekt (2003–2004) [edit]
Bellum met with European NoiTekk tape label executive Marco Gruhn at a San Francisco Grendel show, and persuaded him to sign Psyclon 9. The ring'south get-go album Divine Infekt was recorded soon thereafter, produced and engineered by Da5id Din of Informatik. The title rails was remixed past Tactical Sekt and the album was released on September 15th, 2003.
Psyclon Nine toured lightly on the west declension in the U.s.a. and in Europe. They supported acts such as Dismantled, Nocturne, and Martin Atkins.
Bellum after said in an interview for Vampirefreaks nearly the Divine Infect remix, "Tactical Sekt'southward remix left a bad sense of taste in my oral cavity", and attributed that to Anthony Mathers of Tactical Sekt in which his philosophical beliefs made him not want to collaborate with anyone outside of Psyclon 9 again.[ citation needed ]
I.N.R.I. (2004–2005) [edit]
In 2004, Psyclon Nine signed with the American industrial record characterization Metropolis and returned to Da5id Din'southward studio for mixing. INRI was released on April 26, 2005 on both Metropolis and NoiTekk Records. The anthology featured thirteen tracks of night, aggressive electro focused on religious themes. The album as well featured a embrace of the Ministry song "Y'all Know What Yous Are."
In 2005, Nero Bellum met Rotny Ford of the industrial metal ring Nocturne on the social networking site LiveJournal. The two discussed musical ideas which led to the ring using guitars and drums in their alive performances. Ford joined the ring on keyboard and guitar.
Psyclon Nine fabricated several major live appearances following the album's release, including several dates opening for Mindless Cocky Indulgence. The tour gained the band a fan base. Psyclon Ix returned to Europe for another tour that included a spot on the world's largest Gothic festival, Wave-Gotik-Treffen. It was around this time when drummer Abby Nex, who was too from Nocturne, joined the ring equally a live drummer.
Crwn Thy Frnicatr (2005–2008) [edit]
At the end of 2005, the band had dropped from their European label NoiTekk and Eric Gottesman quit the ring. Gottesman was replaced past members of the industrial stone ring Columbine: keyboardist VII and bassist Daniel Columbine.
With the release of Crwn Thy Frnicatr in 2006, Psyclon Nine began to devious from their early aggrotech audio into a darker black metal / industrial metal approach.
In late 2006, the band was featured on the embrace of the German Gothic magazine Orkus.
Psyclon Nine went on their first headlining Us tour, which eventually led to artistic differences between the ring and Columbine bassist Daniel. Daniel decided to go out the band at the cease of the tour. Abbey Nex replaced him on bass, and Mushroomhead drummer Daniel Fox was used every bit a live backup drummer.
In early 2007, the band opened for Mushroomhead'southward 'Enjoy Sorrow' North American tour which gained the band huge attention among the surreptitious extreme metal / industrial dance scene.
In May 2007, Psyclon Ix did a European bout that included a spot once more at Wave Gotik Treffen. Afterward the European tour, Rotny Ford decided to leave the ring for personal reasons.
In Oct, the band opened for Mushroomhead again on their second North American tour with Josef on guitar and keys, Abbey on bass, VII on synth, and Daniel on drums.
In early 2008, the band released its offset music video of the fan favorite track 'Parasitic' directed by Mushroomhead's Richard Thomas.
After the tour with Mushroomhead, Josef Heresy decided to leave the band to go back to college, and VII left to return to his band Columbine. Daniel Play a joke on continued with Mushroomhead. At this time, Nero Bellum decided to move to Los Angeles, California, to begin writing a new album.
We the Fallen and first hiatus (2008–2010) [edit]
Nero Bellum appeared on the cyberspace channel NoisescapeTV in 2008 and said that he was in the studio working on an album entitled Nosotros the Fallen, and has decided to stray away from the harsh EBM music manner and incorporate a more black metal meets night ambient sound.
In the fall of 2008, Nero'southward mother committed suicide which delayed the anthology for several months. In early 2009, a MySpace blog Q&A video announced that Rotny Ford had rejoined the band, after reconciling at the funeral for Nero's mother.
Nero and Rotny began the recording process for We the Fallen that included several invitee spots including Brandan Schieppati from Haemorrhage Through, Gary Zon of Dismantled, Jamison Boaz of Epsilon Zero, and Johan van Roy of Suicide Commando. The anthology was produced by Jason Miller of Godhead and was released on September 9, 2009. It reached the top Billboard 500 sales and was sold in every Hot Topic store in the United States, which gave the ring huge exposure beyond the nation.
In late 2009, Psyclon Nine embarked on a co-headlined tour with Imperative Reaction. Jon Siren of Mankind is Obsolete became the band's new full-fourth dimension drummer, and Vlixx Vaden of HellTrash was on synth. The tour was very hard on Nero, and at the end of the tour Nero and his so girlfriend separated.
On October 31, 2011, Psyclon Ix played their showtime bear witness in over two years in New York City. Psyclon Nine played a few off dates together in 2012.
In 2011, Nero Bellum went on tour with Dismantled equally a alive guitarist supporting their anthology The War Inside Me. He joined Dismantled once more in 2012 for some other tour of the United States with Accessory and Cyanide Regime as support.
In mid 2013, Nero Bellum recorded guest vocals on extreme metal / aggrotech ring Dawn of Ashes'southward new album, Abomination, and was featured in their music video for "Poisoning the Steps of Boom-boom".
In late 2013, Nero Bellum, Eric Gottesman, and Jon Heresy (the original members) played a one night show in San Francisco at the Dna Lounge, a venue that the band frequently performed at when first getting started. They played their offset album Divine Infekt in its entirety for the album's 10 year anniversary.
Around the same time, Nero Bellum appear on Psyclon Nine'southward Facebook folio that the band's new album would exist titled Order of the Shadow: Human activity ane, and would be released in November 2013 with the help of the band's Bandcamp website page that allowed fans to donate to assist raise funds for the anthology'due south production. In render, fans would receive different sorts of merchandise. Chris Vrenna of Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails helped produce a few tracks on the anthology.
After a long hiatus, Psyclon Nine went on their first US tour in over iv years co-headlined with Dawn of Ashes. Both Rotny Ford and Jon Siren returned, along with two musicians who were new to the ring. They were Glitch Goose egg on synth, and Merritt Goodwin, on bass.
On November 12, 2013, Psyclon 9 released Society of the Shadow: Act I through City Records. The album connected the industrial black metallic fusion previously heard on Nosotros the Fallen, merely was heavily influenced by industrial rock, notably Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar and 9 Inch Nails'south The Downward Screw.[4]
In February 2014, the band released a music video for the track 'Utilize Once and Destroy' on YouTube.
On March xi, 2014, Psyclon Nine released a remix album entitled Disorder : The Shadow Sessions. It featured remixes of Order of the Shadow: Human action I from Falling Skies, Die Sektor, Conflicting Vampires, Dismantled, Misfit Toys, Modern Weapons, and Life Cried.
2nd hiatus (2014) [edit]
The ring had booked a European bout for May 2014, however the merchandise from Bandcamp was never shipped to the people who donated. This left many fans to believe that Nero had stolen from them once once again.
Afterward the Bandcamp controversy, Rotny and Jon posted on the official Psyclon Ix Facebook folio that both had quit the band due to Nero disappearing once again, stating they felt he was irresponsible. Jon left a very atoning letter of the alphabet to the fans on his personal Facebook page, explaining again how he and Rotny had nil to exercise with the Bandcamp donations.
On March 30, 2014, Nero Bellum explained on his personal Facebook page that he was in therapy and was unable to send out the Bandcamp orders. Due to Rotny and Jon quitting the ring and other misunderstandings, Nero felt it was time to put an finish to Psyclon Nine, canceling their European tour.[five]
Nero Bellum announced on his personal Facebook page that he wanted to perform one final serial of concerts before putting an terminate to the band. Live band members Dorian Starchild (guitar), Brent Ashley (bass), and Kriz Dk (drums) joined Psyclon Nine for their final performances.[5]
A remix for the band Limnus entitled "The Devils Are Inside the Walls" (Psyclon 9 remix) was released in Baronial 2014,[half dozen] followed by a second hiatus that lasted 8 months.
Reformed live band and Divine Infekt reissue (2015-2017) [edit]
On April xiii, 2015, Psyclon Nine created a new official Facebook folio and announced a live performance at the L.A. Nighttime United Clandestine in Los Angeles, CA on May 2, 2015. The reformed lineup featured Nero Bellum (vocals), Dorian Starchild (guitars), Ashes (guitars), and Raanen Bozzio (drums). They went on to do a few more than shows (including a prove at Bar Sinister in May 2015), resulting in Psyclon Nine returning as a live band. Raanen Bozzio was subsequently replaced by Anthem on electronic drums.
During mid to late 2015 and throughout 2016, Psyclon Nine resolved their former Bandcamp and Kickstarter merchandise controversies by partnering with trade management company Black Umbrella based in Las Vegas, NV. Psyclon 9's Bandcamp page was also given a major graphical update in late 2015 and continues to carry older legacy merchandise along with signed albums and new apparel designs for fans to buy. All merchandise shipments to fans have returned to a normal schedule of being sent out every Sabbatum.
On October 30, 2016, Psyclon Ix performed a special live set featuring songs exclusively from Divine Infekt, INRI and Crwn Thy Frnicatr. They played alongside label mates Dawn of Ashes for the first time in 3 years. Nero Bellum was also brought on stage during Dawn of Ashes' song "Poisoning The Steps of Boom-boom" to provide vocals during his poetry featured on the album. Nero also provided backing vocals during the chorus.
On December 22, 2016 via Psyclon Nine'southward Facebook and Instagram pages, they announced the reissuing of their kickoff anthology entitled "Divine Infekt". It was remastered by Nero Bellum and was made available in CD format and, for the first time always, 12" vinyl format. The album was re-released via Metropolis Records on March 24, 2017.
During Spring of 2017, Psyclon Nine embarked on a small West Coast and East Coast bout entitled "Infektion Divinum". The tour was scheduled in tandem with the re-release of the ring's kickoff album "Divine Infekt". Psyclon Nine kept this tour exclusively "electronic" based sets in that it was performing songs from the albums "Divine Infekt", "INRI" and "Crwn Thy Frnicatr". This bout besides marked the first fourth dimension the ring had ever played in Las Vegas, NV. Back up acts for the bout included The Vile Auspice, Lennon Midnight and Repeat Black.
Icon of the Adversary: Act 2 (2018-nowadays) [edit]
Through mid to late 2017 via Nero Bellum's official Facebook page, he hinted of a new album in the works. In early 2018, the new anthology was officially confirmed and is entitled "Icon of the Adversary: Human action 2". The ring debuted the first new single from the upcoming album called "Crown of the Worm" during a live performance in Downey, CA on February 24 every bit well every bit a teaser via Nero Bellum's official YouTube channel. The new album is tentatively planned for release in August 2018. The ring also released a new shirt design via their Bandcamp page based on one of the songs entitled "Beware the Wolves". In June 2018, via the ring's official Facebook page, bout dates for "Tour of the Worm" were appear.
Icon Of The Antagonist was released on August 24, 2018 through Metropolis Records. Described every bit, "the image of dark metal industrial," with fierce, mechanical drums, scathing vocals, punishing guitars and evil electronics. With Nero Bellum saying, "he had to travel to a very dark identify to make this anthology, & it shows."[vii]
Band members [edit]
- Nero Bellum – vocals, keyboards (1999–present), rhythm guitar (1999–nowadays), pb guitar (1999–2005), bass (1999–2004, 2009–2012, 2014–present)
- Rotny Ford – lead guitar, keyboards (2005–2007, 2008–2014, 2015–present), bass (2009–2012, 2015–present)
- Jon Siren – drums (2009-2014, 2018–present)
- Tim Sköld – 3rd guitar, bass (2018–present)
Former members [edit]
- Josef Heresy – keyboards (1999–2008), 3rd guitar (2006–2007), lead guitar (2007–2008)
- Eric Gottesman – keyboards (2000–2006), bass (2004–2006, 2007)
- Abbey Nex – drums (2005–2006), bass (2007–2009)
- Sevin - keyboards (2006–2008, 2017–2018)
- Daniel Fox – drums (2007–2008)
- Daniel Columbine – bass (2006)
- Merritt Goodwin – bass (2012–2013)
- Brent Ashley – bass (2014)
- Dorian Starchild – third guitar (2014), lead guitar, bass (2014–2015)
- Vlixx – keyboards (2009)
- Glitch NIX – keyboards (2013–2014)
Timeline [edit]
Discography [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
- Divine Infekt (2003)
- INRI (2005)
- Crwn Thy Frnicatr (2006)
- We the Fallen (2009)
- Order of the Shadow: Act 1 (2013)
- Icon of the Adversary (2018)
Remix albums [edit]
- Disorder : The Shadow Sessions (2014)
- Versions: Icon Of The Adversary Remixed (2019)
Demos, Singles and EP [edit]
- Divine Infekt Demos (2002) (Demo CD with 3 tracks: "Punished Past Genocide", "Every bit You Slumber" and "Tyranny")
- Use In one case and Destroy (2013) (Single)
- Use Once And Destroy: Alterations : Abstractions : Aberrations [Psalms And Hymns Of Perversion] (2014) (EP with 7 tracks: "Employ Once And Destroy [Shadow Sequence - Original Song]", "Utilise Once And Destroy [Version - Bile]", "Utilise Once And Destroy [Version - Cyanotic]", "Utilise Once And Destroy [Version - Dismantled]", "Employ Once And Destroy [Version - Human Factors Lab]", "Utilize Once And Destroy [Version: Aesthetic Perfection]" and "Use Once And Destroy [Case Report - Video Edit]")
References [edit]
- ^ "Psyclon Nine – Metropolis Records". Metropolis-records.com . Retrieved 2020-03-24 .
- ^ ": Biography". Spiritofmetal.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24 .
- ^ "Psyclon Nine - Biography". Metalstorm.net. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2020-03-24 .
- ^ "Drive-In Motion-picture show Maniacs - Nero Bellum Interview". YouTube.com. 2013-12-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-04-16 .
- ^ a b "I'm 25 paragraphs into a status update... - Marshall Goppert". Facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2015-04-16 .
- ^ "The Devils Are Inside the Walls (Psyclon Ix Remix) | Limnus". Limnus.bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-04-16 .
- ^ "Icon Of The Adversary". Metropolis-records.com . Retrieved October 23, 2018.
External links [edit]
- Biography on Metropolis Records (US characterization)
- Psyclon 9 on Bandcamp
- Psyclon Ix on Facebook
- Psyclon 9 on Instagram
- Psyclon Nine on Twitter
- Psyclon Nine on Last.fm
- Psyclon Nine on VampireFreaks
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyclon_Nine
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