Editing Psycroptic (section)

==History==

=== Founding, ''The Isle of Disenchantment'', and ''The Scepter of the Ancients'' (1999-2004) ===
Psycroptic were formed in [[Hobart, Australia|Hobart]] in early 1999 by brothers [[Dave Haley|Dave]] ([[Drum kit|drums]]) and Joe ([[guitar]]) Haley. Both were members of Disseminate,<ref name="Wolf">{{cite news | url = http://www.beowolfproductions.com/PsycropticInterview.html | title = Psycroptic Interview | last1 = Wolf | first1 = Burt | work = Treats from the Underground | publisher = Beowolf Productions | date = 5 April 2002 | accessdate = 26 February 2012 }}</ref> which had recorded a demo in 1998 before disbanding. The Haleys were joined by Cameron Grant (ex-Magoria) on [[bass guitar|bass]] and Matthew Chalk (ex-Hemlock) on [[singing|vocals]],<ref name="Wolf"/> who soon after became a drummer with established local [[death metal]] act M.S.I. The band's name, Psycroptic, was randomly devised by Chalk's friend and has no particular meaning.<ref name="Wolf"/> With assistance from the Tasmanian Council of the Arts, the band recorded ''[[The Isle of Disenchantment]]'' in October 2000, initially as a demo, but they issued it as a studio album.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.geocities.com/loudster/interviews/psycroptic.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080211193901/http://www.geocities.com/loudster/interviews/psycroptic.htm | archivedate = 11 February 2008 | work = Loud! Online | title = Interview with Dave Haley | publisher = geocities.com | date = January 2001 | accessdate =  26 February 2012 }}</ref> Shortly after it was released in January 2001 the band was invited to play shows in Melbourne. In late 2001 they featured at the annual [[Metal for the Brain]] festival in Canberra for the first time, later appearing in 2003 and 2005.

The band recorded its second album ''[[The Scepter of the Ancients]]'' in 2003 for release through United States label [[Unique Leader Records|Unique Leader]]. They played their first full Australian tour in support of American death metal band [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]]. The Haley brothers also joined Sydney-based industrial death metal band [[The Amenta]] during this period and recorded the album ''Ocassus'' with that group. Dave Haley also recorded an EP called ''Atom and Time'' with [[Ruins (black metal band)|Ruins]], a Hobart black metal band formed by Alex Pope in 2000. He has been a member of this band since; Joe Haley has been the touring guitarist for Ruins since they undertook a national tour with [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ausmetalguide.com/Ruins | title = Ruins on the Australian Metal Guide | publisher = Australian Metal Guide | accessdate = 26 February 2012 }}</ref>

=== ''Symbols of Failure'' and ''Ob(Servant)'' (2004-2011) ===
2004 was a breakthrough year for the band as they played a second Australian tour, this time with Deeds of Flesh and then headed to Europe for a wide-ranging tour with [[Sweden|Swedish]] bands [[Dismember (band)|Dismember]] and [[Anata (band)|Anata]]. However, Chalk was reluctant to tour so his friend Jason Peppiatt (ex-Born Headless) was recruited to sing vocals. On returning to Australia, Psycroptic played two legs of the Metal for the Brain in Canberra and Brisbane, and a final show in their hometown of Hobart. Following this, disharmony within the band saw Chalk leave Psycroptic, and Peppiatt replace him permanently.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=interviews_interview&id=25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310152907/http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=interviews_interview&id=25 | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 10 March 2007 | title = Interview with Drummer Dave Haley | website=Pyromusic.net }}</ref> Since his departure from Psycroptic, Chalk has continued to play drums with M.S.I. as well as a [[doom metal|doom]] band called Space Raven and act in the vocal role in a number of other groups that includes Mephistopheles, playing bass in Born Headless and several other projects including the brief vocal position with Swedish band [[Spawn of Possession]] in 2009.

Psycroptic undertook a handful of Australian dates with [[Hate Eternal]] before working on their third album, ''[[Symbols of Failure]]'' (January 2006), their first for Neurotic. The release was followed by another European excursion with [[Nile (band)|Nile]] and another Australian tour, this time with [[Cannibal Corpse]]. Work began on the follow-up to ''Symbols of Failure'' in early 2007 before some European shows with [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]]. Joe Haley collapsed after one show and suffered a seizure. He later recovered but the last few dates for the tour were cancelled. On 10 June Psycroptic featured at the [[Come Together Music Festival]] in Sydney. The Haley brothers seem to have since put their membership with The Amenta aside to concentrate on Psycroptic; however Dave Haley joined [[Blood Duster]] in September 2007.

In May 2008, Psycroptic played their first shows in New Zealand alongside Ruins.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nzmetal.com/cms/e107_plugins/calendar_menu/event.php | title = May 2008 New Zealand shows | publisher = nzmetal.com | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060516073408/http://www.nzmetal.com/cms/e107_plugins/calendar_menu/event.php | archivedate = 16 May 2006 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The following month it was announced that Psycroptic had been signed to [[Nuclear Blast Records]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99428 | title = Psycroptic Signs with Nuclear Blast Records | publisher = Blabbermouth.net | date = 20 June 2008 | accessdate = 16 February 2012 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080621011708/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99428 | archivedate = 21 June 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Shortly after, the band released their fourth studio album, entitled ''[[Ob(Servant)]]'' in October 2008. The live DVD ''Initiation'' was filmed in Melbourne and released in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalobsession.net/psycroptic-dvd-filming-tonight-in-melbourne-20th-dec |title=Psycroptic to film live DVD in Melbourne, Australia |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723205438/http://www.metalobsession.net/psycroptic-dvd-filming-tonight-in-melbourne-20th-dec |archivedate=23 July 2011 }}</ref> The band toured Australia with [[Decapitated (band)|Decapitated]], [[Origin (band)|Origin]] and [[Misery Index (band)|Misery Index]] in March 2010. 

=== ''The Inherited Repression'' and ''Psycroptic'' (2012-2017) ===
Psycroptic issued their fifth album, ''The Inherited Repression'' in February 2012.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news |title=Psycroptic - New Album Details |publisher=Metal Storm |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=15088 |accessdate=26 February 2012}}</ref>

In November 2012, Psycroptic guitarist Joe Haley released a guitar tablature book for the album ''The Inherited Repression''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psycroptic The Inherited Repression Tab Book - Europeband |url=http://europeband.eu/psycroptic-the-inherited-repression-tab-book/ |url-status=dead |access-date=11 December 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130213082522/http://europeband.eu/psycroptic-the-inherited-repression-tab-book/ |archivedate=13 February 2013}}</ref>  Joe followed this up a year later with the release of a guitar tablature book for the album "Ob(Servant)" in October 2013.

In November 2014, Psycroptic announced via Facebook that they had signed to Prosthetic Records. The subsequent self-titled ''[[Psycroptic (album)|Psycroptic]]'' album was released in March 2015.  They also launched a charity outreach linked to purchasing their new single, "Echoes to Come", with the proceeds distributed to saving [[Tasmanian devil]]s from extinction.

=== ''As the Kingdom Drowns'' and ''Divine Council'' (2018-present) ===
''As the Kingdom Drowns'', Psycroptic's seventh album, was released in November 2018, with "We Were the Keepers" as the lead single.<ref>{{Citation |title=Psycroptic - As The Kingdom Drowns |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1451684-Psycroptic-As-The-Kingdom-Drowns |language=en |access-date=2022-07-16}}</ref>

The band's eighth album, ''Divine Council'', was released on August 5, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Paul 'Browny' |date=2022-05-20 |title=Psycroptic Announce 8th Studio Album "Divine Council" with New Song 'Rend Asunder' |url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/05/20/psycroptic-announce-8th-studio-album-divine-council-with-new-song-rend-asunder/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Wall Of Sound |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Psycroptic's 2024 tour commenced on August 16th 2024 in [[Frankston, Victoria]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-20 |title=Psycroptic Announce 2024 Australian Tour |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/psycroptic-announce-2024-australian-tour/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Wall Of Sound |language=en-US}}</ref>