Psyopus

Psyopus is a mind-bending technical metal band that emerged from Rochester, New York, in the early 2000s. Led by guitarist Christopher "Arpmandude" Arp, whose finger-tangling riffs became their signature, the group carved a niche with chaotic mathcore that sounds like a calculator having a nervous breakdown. Their 2004 debut *Ideas of Reference* and 2007’s *Our Puzzling Encounters Considered* slammed listeners with dissonant chaos and rhythmic whiplash, while the 2013 EP *Odd Senses* proved they could still melt faces a decade in. Known for brain-melting live shows and a cult following among gearheads, Psyopus became a benchmark for "how fast can humans possibly play?" before going on hiatus. Their legacy lives on as the band that made music theorists question their life choices.