(Note: This article was supposed to appear in the Friday, December 6th edition of The Lafayette Journal & Courier. Unfortunately, the Editor of the newspaper apparently felt that Mandy Patankin's new stage act in New York was more newsworthy than a national act coming to Lafayette. I asked Tim Brouk, the writer of the article, to send me the original, and for permission to post it here...which he graciously did.)

Psychosis To Open For National Act
By: Tim Brouk

After their first out of state concert was unexpectedly cancelled on Tuesday, Lafayette heavy metal band Psychosis hopes to turn their disappointment into extra energy for their set at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Tazzma's Rock-O-Rama, 210 N. Sixth St.
Psychosis was to open for a side project that featured members of shock rock legends Gwar in Detroit on Wednesday, but the gig was cancelled on Tuesday. This weekend, the quintet will open for nationally signed metal band Disarray. Local acts Adrenaline, Mister Evil and Marionette are also on the bill.
Formed in late 2000, Psychosis leans to the metal days of yore when long hair and leather was much more common than the nü metal bands of today's shortly coifed hairdos. Vocalist Michael Griffey's main influences are Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and King Diamond's groups Mercyful Fate, Black Rose and the veteran metal singer's solo work. On Psychosis' 2002 live album Dead Psycho Society, Griffey's voice goes from a near falsetto to a guttural growl often in the same verse. Griffey also paints his face in striking black and white makeup similar to how Diamond does.
Psychosis' guitars are powerful and crunchy thanks to the dual attack from Jeff Hill and Eli Flynn. Hill's more modern influences give the group some appeal to metal fans who don't remember the Maiden classic "Run to the Hills", and Flynn's classical guitar training make the group's mostly dark songs very intricate. Drummer Anthony Stout and bassist DJ Newkirk round out the lineup.
Psychosis' music also has a hint of Metallica in it, but not the Metallica of recent years. Psychosis' "Garbage Days" speaks of Mettallica's hey day from the early 1980s to the early 1990s, and derides the newer version of the group that cut their hair and changed their sound.
"We don't care for their new stuff," Griffey said. "We think they sold out for the MTV generation. We've enraged a few of their fans with our song."
Griffey also fronts Whisker Bizkit, a spoof band that "makes fun of new trends in music," and Griffey has his Mr. Bungle-esque solo project, Demonic Insanity. Earlier in the week, Griffey joined the established Indianapolis metal band Counterclockwise as their new lead vocalist. His first gig with them is Jan. 3 in Indianapolis.
Psychosis will release a new, 13-track studio album in February.
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