In the August 2007 issue of Decibel, Psyopus mastermind Chris “Arpmandude” Arp wrote a column bemoaning the repetitive use of 4/4 time in metal. “The overuse of the number four is primitive, ...

My interview with Chris Arp of Psyopus at New England Metalfest last month came off more like a personal therapy session for Arp than a proper interview. The dude had a LOT to say about his band, its ...

If you’ve ever wanted to hear metal music taken to its logical extremes, Rochester, N.Y. slayers of standard Psyopus are the trailblazers. Like classical music done by sarcastic twenty-somethings with ...

Mind-bending experimetal (sic) asskickers Psyopus have set the details for their latest force of awesome, Odd Senses. The new album hits the US February 17, with the rest of Europe getting the first ...

Tech metal titan and guitar virtuoso Chris Arp (Psyopus, Assjack) just self-released an instructional booklet of guitar techniques and exercises. When Noisecreep learned about the Rochester, ...

August 11, 2006 Auburn Public Theatre OR Booker T Washington Auburn, NY Psyopus, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Home Pharmacy August 13, 2006 The Barbary Philadelphia, PA Psyopus, The Tony ...

The Rochester-born quartet Psyopus are one of the leading members of the avant-garde metal subgenre, and much is due to the unmatched technique of guitarist Christopher Arp. Their latest release has ...

Even avant-garde, heavy- metal musicians need to unwind. That would explain why Chris Arp of Psyopus was body surfing at Huntington Beach in California when he did a phone interview for the WTE.

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