Psychotica

Psychotica
Psychotica performing in Madrid, 2009
Background information
Origin	New York City
Genres	Industrial
Labels	American Recordings, Ventrue Entertainment, Zero Hour Records, Art Monkey Records, Toxic Shock Records, Psychotica Records
Website	psychotica.net
Members
Pat Briggs Paul Kostabi

Psychotica, are an industrial band, formed in 1994 by Pat Briggs and Paul Kostabi. They have released three albums. Psychotica's are best known for their participation in the 1996 Lollapalooza tour which also included Soundgarden, the Ramones, the Screaming Trees and Metallica.

In 1998, Psychotica added guitarist Clint Walsh and released Espina. A tour with Jack Off Jill and Switchblade Symphony followed. Shortly after the tour, Briggs moved to Los Angeles. Briggs and Kostabi went in different directions and Psychotica disbanded.

In the summer of 2009, Briggs and Kostabi reunited to being work on the fourth Psychotica album. Psychotica partnered with Christian Menses and his independent record label, Toxic Shock Records to re-release Pandemic.

Discography

• Psychotica (1996, Ventrue Entertainment/American Recordings) logo/cover designed by Stephen Sprouse
• Espina (1998, Zero Hour Records)
• Thorn (2004, Art Monkey Records) (Expanded reissue of Espina)
• Pandemic (2003, Art Monkey Records) (Previously unreleased 1999 album for Red Ant Records)
• Pandemic Re-Release (2008, Toxic Shock Records)
• Psychotica Acoustic (2009, Psychotica Records) (Digital only release)
• I Will Survive EP (2009, Toxic Shock Records)
• Black Dahlia EP (2010, Toxic Shock Records)

External links

• Psychotica at Allmusic
• Official Psychotica Page
• Psychotica at Toxic Shock
• Psychotica I will survive release on Toxic Shock
• Official Myspace Page
• Interview with Psychotica in Absenta Musical