IV: Revenge of the Vengeance
IV: Revenge of the Vengeance is the fourth studio album by American comedy metal band Psychostick, released on November 4, 2014, through Rock Ridge Music. It's the first full album by the band that features no lineup change.
Background
The album was recorded in the band's own studio, funded by the fans through Indiegogo. The band announced the fundraiser during a webcast upon the release of the song and video of "Obey the Beard." The studio took six months to build.The band announced that they were making a new album during the "America F*ck Yeah" tour with bands Dog Fashion Disco and The Bunny The Bear, and played "Quack Kills" to promote it. On September 18, 2014, the band announced during a webcast that the album titled Revenge of the Vengeance was releasing November 4, and began accepting preorders for the album.
Songs
- "So. Heavy." is a parody of the perceived "heaviness" of deathcore music, particularly the extremely low guitar tunings, reliance on screaming, and breakdowns. In the preceding skit, H-Flat, Josh notes that "there's no such thing as H-flat"; in certain countries the B note is written as H, which would indeed make B♭ become "H♭" or "H-flat". However, in those notations, "H♭" is either noted as "B♭" or "A♯". The song itself is in standard eight-string tuning.
- "Quack Kills" is a reference to anatidaephobia - the fictional fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you - first mentioned in Gary Larson's The Far Side.
- "Blue Screen" makes mention of GParted.
- "NSFW" is a song almost entirely composed of variations of the word "fuck"; similar to a scene from the episode "Old Cases" from The Wire. The song itself features sections of Eine kleine Nachtmusik and the finale of the 1812 Overture; Bill Manspeaker of Green Jellÿ is featured in one section where he sings the obscenity over the main riff of Three Little Pigs and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
- "Danger Zone", a cover of the Kenny Loggins song from Top Gun, features a mumbled rendition of "Take My Breath Away" at the end, another hit song from Top Gun.
Personnel
- Alex "Shmalex" Dontre – drums
- Robert "Rawrb" Kersey – lead vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Joshua "The J" Key – guitars, vocals
- Matty J "Poolmoose" Rzemyk – bass, vocals
Additional personnel
- Produced By Joshua Key, Patrick Murphy, and Psychostick
- Artwork by Aljon Comahig, Patrick Murphy, Robert Kersey
- Layout by Robert Kersey, Patrick Murphy