Psyopus: 'Duct Tape Smile' Premiere

For the band that's all about the wanky guitars, they're mixed awfully low.

I also wish they'd chuck some actual riffs in there once in a while. This is enjoyably mental and energetic, but it's kind of missing something.

yeah i think there is something missing also, their other albums where better and i find this one kinda puts me in a weird place lol maybe thats wats good about it

Hell yes! Love this band. Chris Arp is a genius.

sounds awfull

That. was atrocious.

People are rating this 1 because they dont understand it, Psyopus are meant to sound like this, its their sound.

what...was...that.. lol

LegsOnEarth wrote: People are rating this 1 because they dont understand it, Psyopus are meant to sound like this, its their sound.

So they're supposed to sound like crap? The bass and drums sound good but the guitar is just terrible.

You people don't get it, it's not terrible, it's Chris' style. Look on youtube for live videos and your jaw will the floor when you see him pull this stuff off flawlessly live.

OR, you could just trash talk on the internet and continue to live in ignorance of something you just don't understand. Either way, I don't care.

This stuff is over people's heads. Arp for president!

Im loving this song! Singer is kind of eh though.

i took a shit about 10 minutes ago that sounded like this but with better guitar parts

That was so brutal I took a crap in my pants... But seriously, amazing, glad I own all their cds, though the latest one could do without the weird voices

Ah... I see now... So if you don't like music that someone else likes, you don't get it...

Either that or (even though it's meant that way) this sounds horrible and uncoördinated. But then again, I'm probably 'not understanding it'

Chris Arp is beyond comprehension. Just listen to the damn music and watch the damn video.

even though it may be creative, different and take lots of skill, it still sounds awful and isn't entertaining

rocknroller5 wrote: even though it may be creative, different and take lots of skill, it still sounds awful and isn't entertaining

This. You can't tell me anyone actually pops this into their car stereo and listens for pleasure. Sure it's fun to watch him play it, but only to keep your mind off the sound it's actually making.

This. You can't tell me anyone actually pops this into their car stereo and listens for pleasure. Sure it's fun to watch him play it, but only to keep your mind off the sound it's actually making.

I love this and when I had a car I did pop it into the stereo to listen to. I think it sounds beastly.

I know I talked a bit of trash, calling it craps but honestly I have tried very hard to listen and understand this album but it's just too much uninspired wankery. Too many slides, taps [and pull-offs] and wammy bar pulls. Repetitive noise that just does not represent my interpretation of good metal music. I can appreciate what Arp is doing and he's light years beyond anything I could pull off, but I just can't get in to it. That and he cries when people give him bad reviews and don't "Understand" his music.

I enjoy listening to this band a lot. But i agree that after a while some of the songs get very boring. But if you have a trained enough ear, there is some very technical and catchy type phrasing that they use combined with some wonderful little slides that really puts me in a good place on a few of the songs.

Love Psyopus, definitely isn't one of my fav songs. But quite frankly, I listen to Pysopus for the technical skill, creative compositions, and aggression. Not particularly for the melodic pleasure.

That was amazing. I'm gonna buy this album. That's musical skill.

This is complete and utter bullshit

Arp makes me cry cause I'll never be able to play like that.

It's way more fun to be a knuckle dragging heathen/jock and just point and laugh at anything that is outside the norm, apparently. At least APPRECIATE what Chris Arp does. Do you have to like it? No. But to call it "horrible" is just unfounded. I don't like Dave Matthews Band, but I'm not going to call it horrible, I just say "I don't like DMB." I know they're talented musicians and respect what they do.

Ok, friends, so what do we say?

The drums' mixing sucks.
The video sucks.
The guitars sound like a squeaky swing. Which sucks.
The bass comes through every now and then with a slap.

This is part of the musical philosophy that weird is better. And they've combined that with the Wall-Of-Sound mentality. Epic bad idea.

I hated this.

BlouPontak wrote: Ok, friends, so what do we say? The drums' mixing sucks. The video sucks. The guitars sound like a squeaky swing. Which sucks. The bass comes through every now and then with a slap. This is part of the musical philosophy that weird is better. And they've combined that with the Wall-Of-Sound mentality. Epic bad idea. I hated this.

Yes, because Chevelle is MUCH better. I hope you get cancer.

they arnt that easy to digest but Arp is a sick guitarist..

Psyopus = Psychotic Opus. Their music is meant to sound like it was conjured up in the mind of a disturbed person. Chris Arp is a genius on the guitar and could play whatever he wants with precision most of us will never have, but he does what he wants and makes unique music that doesnt blend in with the rest of the chug chug hey lets throw a 4th breakdown in this 2 min song metal music. I cant wait to see what he does next.