Odd Senses

Albenrezension

"So technical that the average human brain can't handle it" seems to be a guideline that Psyopus use on their third full-length overall, 2009's Odd Senses. Although comparable at times to bands such as the Dillinger Escape Plan, Psyopus manage to take it to a whole other level. Forget about anything that vaguely resembles melody; this is an album filled with oodles of guitar and drum gymnastics, while singer Brian Woodruff somehow manages to keep pace with a bagful of vocal tricks (death metal growls, screams, etc.) on such dainty ditties as "Medusa" and "Boogeyman." Although fans of very technically demanding heavy metal should get a kick out of Odd Senses, the average Joe on the street may equate it all to the sonic equivalent of a high-speed head-on meeting with a Mack truck.