am.psych is: John Verbos (Lead Vocals, Lead Programmer, Ordering Shots), Rusty Jorgensen (Guitars, Programming, Jug-Jiggida-Jug/Meedly-meedly), Meg Guy (Keyboards, Providing Rockout), David Manning (Bass, Awesome) am.psych is a coldwave revival, offset by synth-rich ebm influences. Since February of 2003, they've played at venues across the mid-west, dedicating heavy support to fellow local Milwaukee artists and friends such as Lockjaw, Incekt and Reticent Crush. They have also logged some measure of time in more lucrative one-off bookings, such as in support of Skinny Puppy at Milwaukee's Rave/Eagle's Ballroom in November of 2004, Acumen Nation in September of 2005, Chemlab's "Detonation Days" tour in November of 2007, and in support of Invisible Records' Project .44 alongside Chicago staples, JILT. am.psych incorporates a stylized blend of crunchy, harsh and hateful angst with smooth, digital synths to create their trademark sound, the musical barrage that those who've seen their show have come to expect. At the end of 2006, am.psych settled into a brief hiatus, trying out different line-up changes and live arrangements. It was at the end of this hiatus that local music veteran Rusty Jorgensen joined the line-up, supplying a thick layer of buzz-saw guitar lines. It was also at this time that the band saw the return of founding member Meg Guy on keyboards. The resulting sound floored audiences, even longtime fans, and was hailed as a virtual rebirth of am.psych. Since th

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