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Psychopathic Daze
By Jenny Johnston
From a quiet suburb just outside Chicago, Psychopathic Daze is making some big noise. With a musical style that only they can create, Psychopathic Daze
is ready to take the world by storm. Metalheads and
non-metalheads alike are captivated by the raging guitars, pounding drums, and driving bass lines. And over
all of that comes a scream unlike any ever heard from
in the Chicago area. The band lives by the fact that they
are in an entertainment business, and never disappoint.
Psychopathic Daze’s live show combines extremely tight
playing with some of the most energetic guys in metal.
The riffs will keep you up at night, while the melodies
will keep you coming back for more. Having played
many shows to fans all over the country, Psychopathic
Daze is lining up to take the world by storm.
Brace yourselves. Get ready.
Psychopathic Daze has arrived.
Let’s start off by introducing the band. Who are
members and what instruments do they play?
Tony Castile-Lead Vox
Frank Adamo-Lead Guitar/Backing Vox
Ryan Dickinson-Lead Guitar
Kyle Meiser-Bass
Mike McCloskey-Drums
2) So how long have you guys been playing
in this band? And is this everyone’s first band
they’ve played with?
This band has been around for a little
over 6 years, although this current lineup has
been in place for about 10 months. This is none
of our first bands, I don’t think. You may have
seen us in Audacity, Beneath Betrayal, Denial
Machine, Lygate, Ashes, Tempest Revenge, Thy
Art is Murder, and a few others. We’ve been
around the block, haha. This is the first time we
have been in a band together, though.
Who in the band came up with your name? What,
if any, reason did you guys choose it? Does it have a
meaning behind it or does it stand for something?
The name was actually thought up by our first
vocalist, Ken. We were writing our first ever song at the
time, and we were still so new, we didn’t have a band
name picked out. He stayed up late one night with a fifth
of Jack working on lyrics, and the name “Psychopathic Daze” came to mind somehow. He brought it to the
band, and it just stuck. We’ve taken it on as our own
though. I feel like if you
watch our live show, the
energy we try to present
at every show makes the
name speak for itself.
So when did you
guys start as a band. Has
anyone played in other
bands together?
Share with us a brief
history.
The band started
in early 2010. It was put
together originally as a
band solely to play at our
old guitar player’s haunted house that he owns
and operates. We played a
few shows in preparation
for playing at the haunt,
and the crowd response
was surprising, even from
day one. At that point,
we kinda figured we had
something that couldn’t
be contained at a haunted
house (which is good-the
only time we ever actually
play the haunt, it was shut
down by the 5-0 halfway
Page 24
through the set, haha). The band has just kept pushing,
aiming for bigger and better things right from the start.
Is there one person who writes all the songs or do
you guys write as a band?
Typically, either Ryan or Frank will write the
skeleton of a song. It might be a riff or two, or 90%
of what they feel the song should be, with basic drum
tracks laid out and everything. Once they feel they have
a good jumping off point, they’ll bring it into practice
and we all collaborate on it. That’s when the fun really happens. We try to keep the feel of the song as they
had it, but obviously 5 heads are better than one, so we
might delete certain riffs, or rearrange the order of the
song, or change the drum pattern to help it make more
sense musically. Then we get to work on the transitions
between parts, verse to pre-chorus to chorus, or whatever it might be. That usually takes the longest, making
sure just that those one or two measures is tight and
properly flows from one part to the next. Even after the
song is “done”, we never really stop tweaking it. We’re
always looking to push ourselves and make every song
better than the last.
Where do you guys usually gather songwriting inspiration?
It really comes from all over. It could be a life
experience, or a riff that gets stuck in your head that you
cant get out till you write the rest of the song that goes
with it. For example, we wrote the song “The Unfallen” as a sort of rebellious anthem against record labels
and music industry types who are constantly against
you. We got tired of people telling us we couldn’t live
our dream, and we realized that there’s probably a lot of
people who have been told at on point or another that
they can’t do something. This is our “fuck you” to those
people. You’re telling me I can’t do something? Sit back
and watch me.
If someone wanted to hear your music where could
they listen to it? Do you have a sound cloud or ReverbNation account?