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PSYCHOSTICK

"The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride" (Rock Ridge; 2007)

When Rough Edge first began, there were very few rock'n'roll Christmas albums out there, and virtually no hard rock or heavy metal Christmas albums. Then, slowly but surely, they started pouring out. Gary Hoey's classic "Ho Ho Hoey" albums, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra collection. Finally, even Twisted Sister has a Christmas album.

But there's never been a Christmas album like Psychostick's "The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride." Instead of revved-up versions of holiday classics, Psychostick serves up eight tracks of holiday insanity including the condemnation of the capitalism of Christmas, a tale of Rudolph going ballistic because of all the crap he puts up with because of his red nose and a jab at New Year's resolutions ("You know that I know that we both know how resolutions end; You know that you are going to give up yet you still pretend").

And it's all done with the furious heavy metal style that the band introduced on their previous CD. In fact, this album is pretty much all metal, unlike "We Couldn't Think of a Title," which threw some other genres in there. (Okay, there may be a little hardcore here as well). In addition, the band throws in much of their trademark humor, although not as much as on the previous record.

There is one revved-up Christmas classic here and it must be heard to be believed. It's the band's 24-second version of "Silent Night," which is anything but silent. Try playing this one at your next Christmas party.

If you've had enough of the piped-in Christmas Muzak played in an endless loop at the local mall, Psychostick's "The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride" just might be the antidote.

Psychostick: Rob "Rawb" Kersey - lead vocals; Joshua "The J" Key - guitars, vocals; Mike "MikeTheEvil" Kocian - bass, vocals; Alex "Shmalex" Preiss - drums.

For more information, check out http://www.psychostick.com.

"We Couldn't Think of A Title" (Rock Ridge; 2006)

Reviewed by Snidermann

One thing I must have in my life is humor and, if it's not there, I have to find it somewhere. So, when I set about listening to Psychostick's CD, what I got was totally unexpected. The entire release is one joke after another mixed with some very good music, tongue-in-cheek throughout. The artwork is very funny, too, and ties in with the CD's name: "We Couldn't Think of a Title."

Normally, I don't bother listing individual tracks, but I thought in this case it will give you a great idea of what to expect from this band:
ABC Death (the alphabet song put to heavy metal)
Beer
Death Burger
Fake My Own Death
Good Morning
I Hate Laundry
In A Band To Get Chicks
In Decision
Largiloquent Dithgramd
Lizard Sphere
No Pun Intended
Orgasm = Love
Pluh
Prozac Milkshake
Return of The Death Burger
Scrotal Torment
The Jagermeister Love Song
Throwin’ Down
Two Ton Paperweight (a song about a car that is a lemon)
Why Oh Why

If you like a little humor (or maybe a lot!) mixed in with your heavy metal, then Psychostick will be right up your alley.

For more information, check out www.beerbeerbeerbeer.com.

Rating Guide:

A classic. This record will kick your ass.

Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.

So-so. You've heard better.

Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.

Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.

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