
When old school deathcore collides with the present.
-- Psycho Frame --
05/05/2023
Stijn Daneels

Album genres:
■ | Deathcore |
Album artists:
■ | Jonathan Whittle | Vocals |
■ | Mike Sugars | Vocals |
■ | Jordan Crain | Guitars |
■ | Hunter Young | Guitars |
■ | Jonathan Mackey | Bass |
■ | Dave Mustrange | Drums |
Review written by Glenn Schrijvers.
Who are they?
Psycho-Frame is born by ex-members of
Vatican and Moodring hailing out of Florida, Missouri. The band consists
of ex-Vactican members Jonathan Whittle, Jonathan Mackey and Mike Sugars, ex-Moodring members Jordan Crain and Hunter Young and finally Dave
Mustrange on drums. Jonathan Mackey is currently on tour playing in
Dying Wish in Europe. Hunter Young is also behind the production for the
debut EP. These lads dropped their first single “24 hours left” and the
deathcore scene went berserk! You can find this single at the end of this review.
Coverart
The background is lovely pink that makes you think life is all about unicorns and rainbows. But
the disfigured dog that escaped from Resident Evil turns it into a violent
mix of unicorns getting butchered and their entrails being used for
home decoration. As for the logo it looks all bandmembers took a spit
on the cover and let it drip. So what to expect from the look of the
cover art, nothing more or less than the most violently deathcore known to man.
The EP “Remote God Seeker”
The
EP kicks off with "Internal Death Trance" that begins with sound samples
bringing you in a trance but before we get there Psycho-Frame unleashes
a tidal wave of blast beats and verocious riffs that fries your brain
circuit! It reminds me of old Suicide Silence and the duo vocal assault
is like a Frankenstein experiment of combining Corpsegrinder from
Cannibal Corpse with Darius from Spite, Ben from Shadow Of Intent and
Scott from Carnifex covered with filth and hate. The breakdowns hit you
like a freightrain filled with napalm.
Next up is "24 Hours left" that
immediately continues with a barrage of nasty blast beats with gutturals
as a side dish. The downtuned riffs will drive any sane men straight to
the asylum! After the phrase “Find a safe place so you could remember
the taste of her kiss when you felt her neck break. You deceased cock
sucker.” We get a breakdown filled with screeches and gutturals that
awaken your inner caveman. We're already halfway with "Dragging
Nazarene" that starts off with riffs and basslines pounding in your skull.
Another fierce breakdown hits and the most disgusting gutturals are
found on this track. Despite being a chaos on all levels the production
and mixing delivers a feast for your ears and all senses.
"Raining Glass"
brings me back in time with bands like Job For A Cowboy, Conducting From
The Grave, All Shall Perish and Blood Runs Black but still adding
their own signature sound. I'm quite fond of the drums, they bring that extra
punch to the vocal massacre. Next up is "New Jack Eradication" that
immediately turn into a vocal vortex of gutturals and high pitched screams
with blast beats and djenty riffs that transform into beatdown riffs. The
breakdown will cause severe neck damage and roundhouse kicks. This track
reminds me of Waking The Cadaver in their early days. The final track
is "Lasting Mortal Nightmare" that contains more of that delicious
cocktail of guturals and menacing drums, frantic riffs and staggering
breakdowns with a bass that will crush your chest.

The verdict
With a runtime of just over 19 minutes Psycho-Frame
delivers a collison between the past and
the present deathcore. Their "Remote God Seeker" EP is filled with the most filthiest
gutturals, high-pitched screams and mid growls known to man. This abomination
contains the most aggressive blast beats, menacing riffs and pounding
bass I've heard in a long time. This is for fans of Job For A Cowboy, Spite, Born Of Osiris and
Annotations Of An Autopsy. If you like your deathcore served raw with
buckets of guts sprinkled all over it then Psycho-Frame is going to be your favorite dish.
The score
85/100