Psychiatric Metaphors
Psychiatric Metaphors | |
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 Psychiatric Metaphors live in Asbury Park, New Jersey | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City and New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Psychedelic punk, garage rock, Noise Rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | King Pizza Records, Little Dickman Records, Acid on Toast Records |
| Members | Samuel Taylor |
| Website | https://psychiatric-metaphors.bandcamp.com |
Psychiatric Metaphors is an American psychedelic punk rock musician from New Jersey.
History
Psychiatric Metaphors is a garage and psychedelic punk project of multi-instrumentalist Samuel Taylor, from Brooklyn, New York City. The music is described as "brimming with angst, action, and undiluted rock fury," and it is compared to the music of early Black Sabbath, Joy Division and the Dead Boys by The Aquarian Weekly.[1] Taylor released two demo albums in 2013 and 2014, and the eight-track debut album 33 Thorne Street on cassette tape and digital download with King Pizza Records on 3 April 2015. The Deli compares the record to the music of Sonic Youth, Golden Animals and Moby Grape, and note that it "mines the quarries of 60's psychedelia." [2] In 2015, Psychiatric Metaphors performed at the CMJ music festival.[3] They released their second ten-track album, entitled The Seeker, on cassette tape and digital download with Pizza King Records on 21 November 2015
Psychiatric Metaphors digitally released a six-track EP Psychiatric Metaphors, and a four-track version on 7"-inch black and green vinyl, with Little Dickman Records, on 26 August 2016. The album is described by Impose as having a "heavy metal sound that would surely be found in one's nightmares [with] earlier punk stylings [and] reverb for days.[4] That year, they toured the Midwest and Southeast United States with Little Dickman Records artists.[5] Psychiatric Metaphors performed at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival on 23 September 2017.
In November 2019, Psychiatric Metaphors released the Sci-fi dystopian future set concept album "Hotel Radiation" on Acid on Toast Records. Then on January 9, 2021, they released the fourth album, Body Snatchers, on Acid on Toast Records.
Discography
- Albums
- Body Snatchers (2021)
- Hotel Radiation (2019)
- 33 Thorne Street (2015)
- The Seeker (2015)
- EPs
- Psychiatric Metaphors (2016)
- Demos
- Psych Mets 2 (2019)
- Psych Mets Demo (2014)
- Demos (2013)[6]
Members
- Samuel Taylor – vocals and instrumentation
Live and past members
- Pat Brenner – bass and vocals
- Mike Bongi – guitar and vocals
- Mike Nugent – drums
References
- Citations
- ^ Pfeiffer 2016.
- ^ Cromwell 2015.
- ^ BrooklynVegan 2015.
- ^ Schneider 2016.
- ^ Makin 2016.
- ^ "Body Snatchers, by Psychiatric Metaphors". Psychiatric Metaphors. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- Bibliography
- Appio, Jim (12 August 2016), "Premiere: Psychiatric Metaphors Release a New Single and Announce S/T EP with Little Dickman Records", CoolDad Music, retrieved 27 March 2019
- BrooklynVegan Staff (9 September 2015), "CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup", BrooklynVegan, retrieved 27 March 2019
- Cromwell, Dave (22 June 2015), "NYC Psych Punks Psychiatric Metaphors play Palisades on 07.24", The Deli, retrieved 27 March 2019
- Lipsoidiac, Zaza (8 January 2015), "Album Review: Psychiatric Metaphors – 33 Thorne Street", Speak Into My Good Eye, retrieved 27 March 2019
- Makin, Bob (28 August 2016), "Jersey Talk", Courier News, retrieved 27 March 2019
- Mehalick, Mike (2 August 2016), "Exclusive Premiere: Psychiatric Metaphors Debut "Black Mass" // New EP Out 8/26", Speak Into My Good Eye, retrieved 27 March 2019
- Pfeiffer, John (10 August 2016), "Shoreworld: Psychiatric Metaphors – Psychiatric Metaphors", The Aquarian Weekly, retrieved 27 March 2019
- Schneider, Meredith (2016), "Psychiatric Metaphors, Psychiatric Metaphors EP", Impose, retrieved 27 March 2019
External links
- Psychiatric Metaphors at littledickman.com
- Psychiatric Metaphors discography at Discogs