Psyphoria- Old School Hippie Tits EP

Psyphoria is a grind/death metal band from New Jersey. This EP contains five tracks and clocks in at under 15 minutes (mind you one of the tracks is over six minutes). You will find some of the most chaotic, weird grind that comes to recent memory on Old School Hippie Tits. Upon first listen you may find yourself scratching your head, because Psyphoria's sound is definitely one that isn't the easiest to digest, but if you give it time the terrifying sounds will all begin to make sense.

The guitar playing throughout the entire EP is very odd and at times has a bit of a sloppy sound.  For the most part this EP is driven by the complex playing and contorting rhythms rather than catchy riffs. That being said the riffs take unexpected turns and will keep you on the edge of your seat up until the end. The slow section featured about 3:30 into "Elixir" is one of the best examples of this. The direction that track takes from that point on plays out like an extremely trippy nightmare.

The drumming featured on this EP almost seems inhuman during some of the faster moments (which is a good chunk of this release). The pounding drums definitely get the adrenaline rushing  There is a ton of time changes throughout the EP's short runtime and it really keeps things fresh and interesting. A few sections on the could even be considered proggy, these sections give some time in between the chaos to take a deep breath and regain your senses just in time for your next pummeling.

Overall Psyphoria has created one hell of a monster with Old School Hippie Tits. Just when it seems like the band is going to derail and turn into a steaming pile of slop they pull it back together and pull you right back in. Fans of bands like Dillinger Escape Plan and In Vacuo will probably find something to their liking here. Though the band is more extreme than the ones previously mentioned they certainly have their similarities. Old School Hippie Tits is definitely a grower but after a few plays everything will click and after it does click you'll find it in heavy rotation for the awhile. Considering how solid this short EP is it is hard to imagine how much damage a full-length from these guys would do. Only time will tell. Get it.