Comments on: Psycroptic – Ob(Servant)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:38:35 +0000

The guitar work by joe haley is so original sounding, it’s almost like he had no influences(maybe allan holdsworth or Scott Henderson). The triggered double bass is off-putting though. Also, I found “symbols…” to be a huge let down after the awesomeness(?) of “Sceptor…”…I just read that they have a new cd coming out in February. I can’t wait.

By: axiom

axiom — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:14:20 +0000

This sounds great. Guitar, vocals and drum tones dialed in really well. Would love to catch these guys live.

By: ceno

ceno — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:45:16 +0000

Never heard this band before Ob(Servant). Was pretty impressed at the very first spin. Very catchy guitar work did its job hooking me on. Nice review too.

By: Desperado

Desperado — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:41:15 +0000

My fav is still SoF,though this one is pretty damn good.I’ve enjoyed these guys for awhile,since chalky did vox and they never cease to entertain me.I also enjoy their more calm & collected demeanor.

By: Deepsend Records

Deepsend Records — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:43:18 +0000

Great album and well put Yancey. This was for a long time a band that you’d like but not love. I think that would ring true for most of their fans. There was always something missing. One of the things was their lack of “balls” or lowend in the production as well as Spawn of Possession both seem to have been into for awhile. With both SoP and Psycroptic, there was no power to their sound. Sure the music was chock full of technical death metal, but it wasn’t heavy or powerful which is what got me into death metal in the first place. But, with Observant, Psycroptic have upped the anty and although it’s still not as heavy as I would like, Psycroptic finally sound the way they probably always should have. I’m really into this record and Dave is the man!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:30:29 +0000

Maybe it’s just me, but Joe Haley’s guitar work might be some of the most distinctive in death metal. He has a tone and style that I can pick out of any line-up.

By: Staylow

Staylow — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:28:40 +0000

Great review, great album. These guys perked my interest at Summer Slaughter as well, with what was probably my favorite band/performance on the bill (since Kataklysm decided to no-show). I don’t know much about the back catalog, but I bought Scepter at the show and thought it was pretty good, but this is head and shoulders above it.