Psycroptic: The Endless Wanderers

The Australian metallers talk about their upcoming debut India tour and choosing a different process each time they record.

- Anurag Tagat

What is it like making your touring debut in a country? Australian metal act Psycroptic, with nearly 20 years of experience playing across the world, has the quintessential answer. Drummer David Haley says, “The first time in any new country is almost a sensory overload; the sounds, smells, climate —everything is different. I’m sure it will be a similar experience when we get to India.”

The band—comprising Haley, his brother Joe Haley on guitars and production duties, bassist Cameron Grant and vocalist Jason Peppiatt—started off as Hobart, Tasmania’s death metal dealers, gaining a following for impeccably crushing albums like