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Thursday, 29 May 2014

PSYCHRIST


Formed in the early 90s, Psychrist was a black-tinged death metal band, blasting the winds of hate from out of Canberra. The embryonic version of the band was a three-piece featuring former drummer Matt Coffey (ex-Addictive), guitarist Yuri Ward and bassist Dan Marsden, and this line-up scored a support with Morbid Angel but broke up sometime later. With James Simper stepping in on drums and Eddie Telfor on second guitar Psychrist gigged with Pungent Stench. Telfor was shortly replaced by Matt Keele and the line-up which issued their first EP 'The Abysmal Fiend' was consolidated. After this the vocal duties were taken on by Kel Dulihanty, with Ward taking up a backing vocal role.

Psychrist's fortunes then see-sawed and the band suffered from a string of personnel changes. After 1997's Metal for the Brain appearance Keele, Dulihanty and Simper split from the band, while Yuri Ward joined Armoured Angel as guitarist and singer. He remained a member of Psychrist, however and by mid 1998 the line-up of Ward, Marsden, Roger Stachow, Wes Roth and Nathan Youngberg had come together. Stachow and Youngberg were drawn from fellow Canberra deathsters Dying Embers. Glen Blazejak replaced Stachow in early 1999.

Their first album 'Embrace Rapture in Disgust' was finally released in February 2000 and the band did a national tour with Encabulos and Deluge. Around the same time, Ward and Blazejak also began playing in Lord Kaos. The band's second album 'Debauching the Minions' was released in mid-2002 and the band supported Destruction a short time later. Blazejak left the band in late 2003 and Psychrist subsequently folded. Dulihanty and Ward formed Kill for Satan in 2003 and Marsden, Roth and Youngberg emerged with Infinitum in late 2005.

Members

Yuri Ward (guitar, vocals), Dan Marsden (bass), Matt Coffey (drums), Eddie Telfor (guitar),
Matt Keele (guitar), James Simper (drums), Kel Dulihanty (vocals), Roger Stachow (drums),
Wes Roth (vocals), Nathan Youngberg (guitar), Glen Blazejak (drums)







References

http://www.ausmetalguide.com/Psychrist


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