Spanish Version Mailinglist Facebook Twitter YouTube Soundcloud Bandcamp Record Label Online Shop Portal News About Us Contact Releases Bands Xtreem Cult Series Upcoming Releases Media mp3's Merchandise Wholesale Prices Distributors Biography: ***IN THE BEGINNING...*** It was in October 2000 that Gogo decided to form a Death Metal band, influenced by Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, in addition to Slayer for a Thrash touch. Playing the drums, he is then joined by two guitar players and he asks his friend Aurélien, who works in a recording studio in a Paris suburb, to come and play bass with them. Their style was soon defined, with Gogo as the main composer when the band recruited Dessil in December 2001 to replace one of the rhythm guitarists and to bring some fresh ideas and new compositions at the same time. After trying several singers, Guillaume, a guitarist in the Thrash-Death band Outcast, in which Gogo also plays the guitar, is eventually recruited in March 2003 to sing and replace the original guitarist. Guillaume then has a hand in composing new songs with Dessil and Gogo, the latter remaining PSYCHOBOLIA's main composer. The group is complete at last and in May 2003 PSYCHOBOLIA was born. ***THE LINEUP EVOLVES...*** Late in 2004, Guillaume and Dessil both left, and John brought his diseased guitar skills to the band. Him and Gogo knew each other from having briefly played in a local Death Metal band, Devastated, which they both left because things were simply not progressing fast enough. Together, Gogo, John and Aurélien have the same exact tastes in music, and since they live in the same neighborhood, the 3 of them increase their practice frequency to 3 times a week, which reflects itself in the quantity and quality of the music. Early 2005, Psychoblia hooks up with Caroline, a brutal singer who helps make this lineup the most solid one ever. Quite feminine in appearance, her voice contrasts sharply with her image, and other singers are quite simply left in the dust. They play their first show at midnight at the "Fête de la Musique" in Paris (the band will forever remember the 50-something lady (bitch!) who attacked Caroline because she didn't like the band's music!). Songwriting progressed at lightning speed, and a 3-song EP was unleashed in September 2005. 2006: The debut album "Fisting You All" was recorded during the months of May and June, mixed in August (mastered the following year). The recording was engineered by François Ugarte who would also end up playing bass on the album after Aurélien's last minute hand injury before entering the studio. François remained in the band for the shows that followed. 2007: PSYCHOBOLIA signs a worldwide distribution deal with Xtreem Music. The band plays some shows (playing alongside artists such as Suffocation, Psoriasis, Impureza, etc...) and keeps writing music for further releases. 2008: PSYCHOBOLIA's debut album, "Fisting You All", is finally released in February (through Xtreem Music)! This year will also see the band embarking on its very first tour. In addition, Jacky joins the band on bass, as François's many other commitments (studio engineering + 2 other bands) and geographical distance make it difficult for him to invest much time in PSYCHOBOLIA. Xtreem Releases:   Band:   PSYCHOBOLIA Title: Fisting You All CAT. #: XM 051 CD Format: CD [30:04] Genre: Brutal Death Metal Released: 02.2008 Media: If you run a zine, webzine or you need high quality graphic stuff about the band, you can download here a .ZIP file with: Pictures, Logos and Album cover. Band Contact: PSYCHOBOLIA e-mail: johncarricaburu@yahoo.com Official Website: http://www.psychobolia.com GRISLY The Spectral Wars XM 263 CD + INFO RAVENS CREED Get Killed or Try Dying XM 262 CD + INFO NASTY SURGEONS Infectious Stench XM 261 CD + INFO RIBSPREADER The Van Murders - Part 2 XM 260 CD + INFO GOAT WORSHIP Shore of the Dead XM 258 CD + INFO GROTESQUERY, THE The Lupine Anathema XM 257 CD + INFO KILLING ADDICTION Killing Addiction XM 256 CD + INFO NEOCAESAR 11:11 XM 252 CD + INFO NO AMNESTY Psychopathy XM 251 CD + INFO BLOODHUNTER The End of Faith XM 250 CD + INFO CANKER Earthquake XM 249 CD + INFO PURTENANCE Paradox of Existence XM 248 MCD + INFO DESECRESY The Mortal Horizon XM 247 CD + INFO GRAVESITE Neverending Trail of Skulls XM 246 CD + INFO NADIMAČ Besnilo XM 244 CD + INFO ASHCLOUD Kingdom of the Damned XM 243 CD + INFO APOSENTO Bleed to Death XM 242 CD + INFO DRÃ…P Roten Tll Allt Ont XM 241 CD + INFO SOULSKINNER Descent to Abaddon XM 240 CD + INFO AVULSED Split EP w/Mercyless XM 238 EP + INFO