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* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: The Haley brothers are or have been in three other separate bands together, and that's not even counting the acts that they're not in together. Chalk, meanwhile, has ''nine'' different groups on his resume, with Music/SpawnOfPossession being the most famous.
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* AbsenteeActor: Jason Peppiatt and Cameron Grant until the latter left in 2018. The former still does shows and tours when he can, but has spotty availability due to family commitments, while the latter was basically studio-only for quite a while before he formally handed off duties to Todd Stern in early 2018.
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* TheFifthRanger: Jason Keyser; while Origin is still his main band, he has been the main on-call live fill-in for Psycroptic since 2015, and has been touring with the band for so long that he is effectively an unofficial member, up to recording a substantial amount of the vocals on ''Divine Council''.

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* TheFifthRanger: [[TheSixthRanger The Fifth Ranger]]: Jason Keyser; while Origin is still his main band, he has been the main on-call live fill-in for Psycroptic since 2015, and has been touring with the band for so long that he is effectively an unofficial member, up to recording a substantial amount of the vocals on ''Divine Council''.
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* TheFifthRanger: Jason Keyser; while Origin is still his main band, he has been the main on-call live fill-in for Psycroptic since 2015, and has been touring with the band for so long that he is effectively an unofficial member, up to recording a substantial amount of the vocals on ''Divine Council''.


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* VocalTagTeam: Jason Peppiatt and Keyser have this dynamic on ''Divine Council'', as Keyser recorded vocals throughout the album to trade off lines with Peppiatt.
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* ''Divine Council'' (2022)

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: A solid 10 for the most part, occasionally dipping to a soft 10.



* [[IAmTheBand We Are The Band]]: The Haley brothers.

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* [[IAmTheBand We Are The Band]]: The Haley brothers.brothers.
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* SignatureStyle: A seemingly-endless array of winding, spidery riffs that make heavy use of economy and hybrid picking and legato with a very distinctive guitar tone with minimal gain, along with a large amount of blasting and rapid-fire vocals. Solos are ''exceedingly'' uncommon; a few do exist, but the amount of solos that Joe Haley has done in the entirety of Psycroptic's career can be measured in the single digits.

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* SignatureStyle: A seemingly-endless array of winding, spidery riffs that make heavy use of economy and hybrid picking and legato with a very distinctive guitar tone with minimal gain, along with a large amount of blasting and rapid-fire vocals. Solos are ''exceedingly'' uncommon; a few do exist, but the amount of solos that Joe Haley has done in the entirety of Psycroptic's career can be measured in the single digits.digits, and WordOfGod is that Joe generally hates playing solos and usually has to be talked into playing one by the rest of the band.
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* ''The Watcher of All'' (2020) (EP)
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* LeadBassist: Todd Stern is a Type C, as he is a well-known face in many parts of the music business and is known for his prolific appearances on tour as a jack-of-all-trades. Put it simply, if you play metal or hardcore and you tour a lot, there's a good chance that you know Todd.
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* AscendedExtra: Todd Stern.

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* AscendedExtra: Todd Stern.Stern started out as a live fill-in before the band (and particularly Cam) pushed to have him join full-time, as Cam was not able to meet any sort of commitment with the band by the end. This was also true for Jason Peppiatt, as he was a childhood friend of Cam's who regularly attended their shows and was already a close associate well before he joined; when Chalk left, Cam almost instantly proposed that he join and pushed for it to happen.
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* ''As the Kingdom Drowns'' (2018)
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* SignatureStyle: A seemingly-endless array of winding, spidery riffs that make heavy use of economy picking and legato with a very distinctive guitar tone with minimal gain, along with a large amount of blasting and rapid-fire vocals. Solos are ''exceedingly'' uncommon; a few do exist, but the amount of solos that Joe Haley has done in the entirety of Psycroptic's career can be measured in the single digits.

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* SignatureStyle: A seemingly-endless array of winding, spidery riffs that make heavy use of economy and hybrid picking and legato with a very distinctive guitar tone with minimal gain, along with a large amount of blasting and rapid-fire vocals. Solos are ''exceedingly'' uncommon; a few do exist, but the amount of solos that Joe Haley has done in the entirety of Psycroptic's career can be measured in the single digits.
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* SignatureStyle: A seemingly-endless array of winding, spidery riffs with a very distinctive guitar tone, along with a large amount of blasting and rapid-fire vocals. Solos are ''exceedingly'' uncommon; a few do exist, but the amount of solos that Joe Haley has done in the entirety of Psycroptic's career can be measured in the single digits.

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* SignatureStyle: A seemingly-endless array of winding, spidery riffs that make heavy use of economy picking and legato with a very distinctive guitar tone, tone with minimal gain, along with a large amount of blasting and rapid-fire vocals. Solos are ''exceedingly'' uncommon; a few do exist, but the amount of solos that Joe Haley has done in the entirety of Psycroptic's career can be measured in the single digits.

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* AbsenteeActor: Jason Peppiatt and Cameron Grant. The former still does shows and tours when he can, but has spotty availability due to family commitments, while the latter is basically studio-only at this point and doesn't play shows period.

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* AbsenteeActor: Jason Peppiatt and Cameron Grant. Grant until the latter left in 2018. The former still does shows and tours when he can, but has spotty availability due to family commitments, while the latter is was basically studio-only at this point and doesn't play shows period.for quite a while before he formally handed off duties to Todd Stern in early 2018.
* AscendedExtra: Todd Stern.



* LongRunnerLineup: Type 2, as they have not had an official lineup change since 2005, though Cameron Grant has essentially been a studio member for quite a while now.

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* LongRunnerLineup: Type 2, as they have not had an official lineup change since 2005, though 2 from 2005 to 2018, when Cameron Grant has essentially been formally left after a studio member for quite a while now.prolonged period of inactivity.



* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them, while [[Music/{{Origin}} Jason Keyser]] and Lochlan Watt (Colossvs) have been filling in on various tours from the mid-10s onwards. This has also become the role of both Todd Stern (Hammer Fight) and Sam Guy on a more-or-less permanent basis, as Cameron Grant basically cannot play shows at all at this point.

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* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them, while [[Music/{{Origin}} Jason Keyser]] and Lochlan Watt (Colossvs) have been filling in on various tours from the mid-10s onwards. This has That was also become the role job of both Todd Stern (Hammer Fight) and Sam Guy on a more-or-less permanent basis, as live basis before the former formally took Cameron Grant's spot in 2018, as Grant basically cannot had not been able to play shows at all at this point.live for years.
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* AbsenteeActor: Jason Peppiatt and Cameron Grant. The former still does shows and tours when he can, but has spotty availability due to family commitments, while the latter is basically studio-only at this point and doesn't play shows period.


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* LongRunnerLineup: Type 2, as they have not had an official lineup change since 2005, though Cameron Grant has essentially been a studio member for quite a while now.
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* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them, while [[Music/{{Origin}} Jason Keyser]] has been doing the same for the past few tours as of 2016. This has also become the role of both Todd Stern (Hammer Fight) and Sam Guy on a more-or-less permanent basis, as Cameron Grant basically cannot play shows at all at this point.

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* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them, while [[Music/{{Origin}} Jason Keyser]] has and Lochlan Watt (Colossvs) have been doing the same for the past few filling in on various tours as of 2016.from the mid-10s onwards. This has also become the role of both Todd Stern (Hammer Fight) and Sam Guy on a more-or-less permanent basis, as Cameron Grant basically cannot play shows at all at this point.

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* MetalScream: Chalk was a mix of Type 2 and Type 3, while Peppiatt is a Type 1 who can pull off Type 2 gutturals but seldom does nowadays.



* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them, while [[Music/{{Origin}} Jason Keyser]] has been doing the same for the past few tours as of 2016.

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* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them, while [[Music/{{Origin}} Jason Keyser]] has been doing the same for the past few tours as of 2016. This has also become the role of both Todd Stern (Hammer Fight) and Sam Guy on a more-or-less permanent basis, as Cameron Grant basically cannot play shows at all at this point.
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* BaseBreaker: ''Ob(Servant)''. Some fans love it, others see it as the album where the band's quality took a nosedive. The same also goes for Jason Peppiatt for very similar reasons; while his performance on ''Symbols of Failure'' was well-liked, a lot of fans ''hated'' his performances on ''Ob(Servant)'' and ''The Inherited Repression'' due to his adopting a very Jamey Jasta-esque hardcore shout for his vocal style.
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* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them.

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* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them.them, while [[Music/{{Origin}} Jason Keyser]] has been doing the same for the past few tours as of 2016.
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Formed in Hobart, Tasmania in 1999 by Matthew "Chalky" Chalk (vocals), Joe Haley (guitars), Cameron Grant (bass), and Dave Haley (drums), the band initially spent a year or so perfecting their craft before self-releasing ''The Isle of Disenchantment'', their debut full-length, around the beginning of 2001. The album made a surprisingly large splash both in Australia and abroad, and after multiple shows and fests throughout Australia, they self-released a second full-length, ''Scepter of the Ancients'', in 2003. The album was met with a great deal of acclaim from numerous sources, and greater exposure was provided by Unique Leader Records, who helped distribute the album in the US and Europe. Multiple full Australian tours followed, and by 2004, they were ready to embark on their first European tour with Dismember and Anata. Chalk, however, did not feel comfortable with going on such a large tour, and Jason Peppiatt volunteered to fill in for the tour. After that tour was over, Chalk wound up leaving due to an increasingly acrimonious relationship with the rest of the band, and Peppiatt was inducted in full-time. The band signed a deal with Neurotic Records sometime around then as well, and ''Symbols of Failure'', their debut with the label, was released in 2006. Another European excursion with Nile followed, and after multiple tours and fests, the band signed with Nuclear Blast in 2008 and released ''Ob(Servant)'' that same year, in addition to embarking on their first US tour by way of the Summer Slaughter. More touring followed along with the release of ''Initiation'', their first live DVD, in 2010, followed by the release of ''The Inherited Repression'' around the beginning of 2012. Things have stayed stable for a while, and the band is currently recording a new EP.

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Formed in Hobart, Tasmania in 1999 by Matthew "Chalky" Chalk (vocals), Joe Haley (guitars), Cameron Grant (bass), and Dave Haley (drums), the band initially spent a year or so perfecting their craft before self-releasing ''The Isle of Disenchantment'', their debut full-length, around the beginning of 2001. The album made a surprisingly large splash both in Australia and abroad, and after multiple shows and fests throughout Australia, they self-released a second full-length, ''Scepter of the Ancients'', in 2003. The album was met with a great deal of acclaim from numerous sources, and greater exposure was provided by Unique Leader Records, who helped distribute the album in the US and Europe. Multiple full Australian tours followed, and by 2004, they were ready to embark on their first European tour with Dismember and Anata. Chalk, however, did not feel comfortable with going on such a large tour, and Jason Peppiatt volunteered to fill in for the tour. After that tour was over, Chalk wound up leaving due to an increasingly acrimonious relationship with the rest of the band, and Peppiatt was inducted in full-time. The band signed a deal with Neurotic Records sometime around then as well, and ''Symbols of Failure'', their debut with the label, was released in 2006. Another European excursion with Nile followed, and after multiple tours and fests, the band signed with Nuclear Blast in 2008 and released ''Ob(Servant)'' that same year, in addition to embarking on their first US tour by way of the Summer Slaughter. More touring followed along with the release of ''Initiation'', their first live DVD, in 2010, followed by the release of ''The Inherited Repression'' around the beginning of 2012. Things have stayed stable for a while, and the band is currently recording a new EP.full-length and has already released a single from it.


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''The Isle of Disenchantment'' (2001)
''Scepter of the Ancients'' (2003)
''Symbols of Failure'' (2006)
''Ob(Servant)'' (2008)
''Initiation'' (2010) - live DVD
''The Inherited Repression'' (2012)

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* ''The Isle of Disenchantment'' (2001)
* ''Scepter of the Ancients'' (2003)
* ''Symbols of Failure'' (2006)
* ''Ob(Servant)'' (2008)
* ''Initiation'' (2010) - live DVD
* ''The Inherited Repression'' (2012)
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Psycroptic is an Australian technical death metal band. Characterized by Joe Haley's instantly recognizable guitar style and their winding, highly riff-focused songs, they have managed to work their way up to the top of the pack in their home country in addition to being a well-known act abroad.

Formed in Hobart, Tasmania in 1999 by Matthew "Chalky" Chalk (vocals), Joe Haley (guitars), Cameron Grant (bass), and Dave Haley (drums), the band initially spent a year or so perfecting their craft before self-releasing ''The Isle of Disenchantment'', their debut full-length, around the beginning of 2001. The album made a surprisingly large splash both in Australia and abroad, and after multiple shows and fests throughout Australia, they self-released a second full-length, ''Scepter of the Ancients'', in 2003. The album was met with a great deal of acclaim from numerous sources, and greater exposure was provided by Unique Leader Records, who helped distribute the album in the US and Europe. Multiple full Australian tours followed, and by 2004, they were ready to embark on their first European tour with Dismember and Anata. Chalk, however, did not feel comfortable with going on such a large tour, and Jason Peppiatt volunteered to fill in for the tour. After that tour was over, Chalk wound up leaving due to an increasingly acrimonious relationship with the rest of the band, and Peppiatt was inducted in full-time. The band signed a deal with Neurotic Records sometime around then as well, and ''Symbols of Failure'', their debut with the label, was released in 2006. Another European excursion with Nile followed, and after multiple tours and fests, the band signed with Nuclear Blast in 2008 and released ''Ob(Servant)'' that same year, in addition to embarking on their first US tour by way of the Summer Slaughter. More touring followed along with the release of ''Initiation'', their first live DVD, in 2010, followed by the release of ''The Inherited Repression'' around the beginning of 2012. Things have stayed stable for a while, and the band is currently recording a new EP.
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!!Discography:
''The Isle of Disenchantment'' (2001)
''Scepter of the Ancients'' (2003)
''Symbols of Failure'' (2006)
''Ob(Servant)'' (2008)
''Initiation'' (2010) - live DVD
''The Inherited Repression'' (2012)
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The band contains examples of the following tropes:
* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: The Haley brothers are or have been in three other separate bands together, and that's not even counting the acts that they're not in together. Chalk, meanwhile, has ''nine'' different groups on his resume, with Music/SpawnOfPossession being the most famous.
* BaseBreaker: ''Ob(Servant)''. Some fans love it, others see it as the album where the band's quality took a nosedive. The same also goes for Jason Peppiatt for very similar reasons; while his performance on ''Symbols of Failure'' was well-liked, a lot of fans ''hated'' his performances on ''Ob(Servant)'' and ''The Inherited Repression'' due to his adopting a very Jamey Jasta-esque hardcore shout for his vocal style.
* CloudCuckoolander: Chalk, apparently.
* EpicRocking: "Initiate" comes out on top at 8:00; aside from that, there's "The Scepter of Jaar-Gilon" (6:32), "A Calculated Effort" (6:30), "Carriers of the Plague" (6:07), "Slaves of Nil" (6:01), "Removing the Common Bond", and "Psycroptipath" (6:00 each).
* LandDownUnder: From Hobart, and probably also one of the most famous death metal acts from Australia, if not ''the'' most famous.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Matthew Chalk could go from a low, almost burp-like gurgle akin to that of Antti Boman of Demilich all the way to a high shriek in addition to everything between. In his other bands, he's demonstrated that he's quite a good clean vocalist as well.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: A solid 10 for the most part, occasionally dipping to a soft 10.
* MotorMouth: One of Chalk's specialties.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Ob(Servant)'' was much simpler overall and focused far more on groove.
* SignatureStyle: A seemingly-endless array of winding, spidery riffs with a very distinctive guitar tone, along with a large amount of blasting and rapid-fire vocals. Solos are ''exceedingly'' uncommon; a few do exist, but the amount of solos that Joe Haley has done in the entirety of Psycroptic's career can be measured in the single digits.
* SpecialGuest: Zdenek Simicek (Godless Truth, also the founder of Lacerated Enemy Records) filled in for Peppiatt on their 2010 North American tour with Nile, as Peppiatt had just had a child and needed to sit out the tour in order to take care of them.
* TechnicalDeathMetal: Less in-your-face than most examples and based largely around Joe Haley's extremely unorthodox and unique riffing style, which just so happens to also be extremely complex.
* UncommonTime: Very, very common, especially given the way that Joe's riffs tend to be structured.
* [[IAmTheBand We Are The Band]]: The Haley brothers.

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