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Psychotic Waltz is a progressive metal band formed in El Cajon, California in 1988.

The first incarnation of the band was under the name Aslan, after a character in the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. With money earned from local shows and T-shirt sales, they recorded a self-titled demo tape in 1986. After discovering another band with the same name, they changed theirs to Psychotic Waltz and recorded a new four-song demo in 1988.

In 1990, they debuted with their independently financed debut A Social Grace, which was released in Europe via a licensing deal with the German label Rising Sun Productions. The album was very well received in Europe, being named album of the month in some European magazines, The situation in US was more difficult, as the album was released under the band’s own Sub Sonic Records label. With practically no promotion and minimal distribution, it remained an extremely underground item. In 1991, the band appeared in the Dynamo Festival in Holland.

After the tour, the band’s guitarist, Dan Rock, suffered a near-fatal accident after falling off a bridge while rappelling.[3] The band went on to record their second album, Into the Everflow. The album was recorded from August–October, 1992, at Phoenix Studios in Herne, Germany, and was produced by Mekong Delta’s main man, Ralph Hubert.

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  • Alice_North

    sounds like tech death with clean vocals + melodies. Nice band

    16 Jun 6:15pm Reply
  • Stargazzzer

    One of the few greatest obscure bands on Earth.

    15 Jun 5:57pm Reply
  • ikd-sj

    |another prophet song| beautiful (●’ω’σ)

    14 Apr 4:14am Reply
  • Wurzel362

    wot is a good band?? Lool, some listeners not quiet right awaken!

    12 Apr 8:48am Reply
  • cuthorne

    way too unknown, quite a good band.

    21 Jan 3:42pm Reply
  • crownanchor

    Found 'em:):)

    14 Nov 2012 Reply
  • Eospag

    Amazing band.

    12 Oct 2012 Reply
  • beer_snob

    12k listeners?? wtf? Legends! \m/

    4 Oct 2012 Reply
  • SandAleFromHell

    ofc, they are a great band!!!

    20 Aug 2012 Reply
  • tsudduth24

    Great music. Hope they put our their new album soon

    8 Aug 2012 Reply
  • mk741

    They were never a good band. [2]

    29 Jul 2012 Reply
  • Dyomaeth

    lol'd @ DT being gods. It has nothing to do with elitism, they are just way overrated because of their instrumental wanking. The last great album was Awake. [2] Dream Theater can't even TOUCH Psychotic Waltz's class. They are just geeks from Berkley attempting at metal. They will never be a good band without Kevin Moore.

    15 Jun 2012 Reply
  • nicki_psychotic

    und zum 2.mal "live" in diesem jahr... PSYCHOTIC WALTZ - i love you!!! ♥

    23 May 2012 Reply
  • Basses_High

    Oh my fucking God! I would've killed to have seen this! http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/psychotic-waltz/2012/tauberfrankenhalle-lauda-konigshofen-lauda-konigshofen-germany-3de49d3.html

    30 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Bonzacz92

    I enjoy both [4] btw. You have to be pretty dumb to complain about DT on PW's wall. It;s just my opinion

    10 Apr 2012 Reply
  • KeIemvor

    lol'd @ DT being gods. It has nothing to do with elitism, they are just way overrated because of their instrumental wanking. The last great album was Awake. And lol what has DT/PW to do with black metal or MTV? Stop with the drugs, BurningRemnant, it's not good.

    6 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Stargazzzer

    Wanted! Part 2: Psychotic Waltz Negativ Frankfurt Germany 25.05.1995 Psychotic Waltz Scum Katwijk Holland (Netherlands) 27.05.1995 Psychotic Waltz 25.06.1995 Video Psychotic Waltz Komm Nornberg Germany 02.10.1995 Psychotic Waltz Rohre Stuttgart Germany 04.10.1995 Psychotic Waltz 28.01.1996 Video Psychotic Waltz Dido Erpe-Mere Belgium 22.09.1996 Psychotic Waltz Zeche Carl Essen Germany 23.09.1996 Psychotic Waltz Rohre Stuttgart Germany 30.09.1996 Psychotic Waltz 10.11.1996 Video Psychotic Waltz The Rock Temple Ruddervoorde Belgium 13.06.1997 Psychotic Waltz De Boerderij Geleen Holland (Netherlands) 14.06.1997 Psychotic Waltz Baroeg Rotterdam Holland (Netherlands) 15.06.1997 Psychotic Waltz Zeche Carl Essen Germany 16.06.1997 Psychotic Waltz Trash Berlin Germany 19.06.1997 Psychotic Waltz U2 Bad Worishofen Germany 25.06.1997 Psychotic Waltz E Club Budapest Hungary 26.06.1997 Video

    16 Mar 2012 Reply
  • Stargazzzer

    Wanted! Part 1: Psychotic Waltz Outtakes 1988 Demo Psychotic Waltz San Diego USA 21.05.1989 Psychotic Waltz Blade Of Fury 1989 Demo Psychotic Waltz Rio's San Diego USA 31.12.1989 Psychotic Waltz La Paloma Theatre San Diego USA 26.01.1990 Psychotic Waltz Rio's San Diego USA 18.03.1990 Psychotic Waltz Tiny Streams 1991 Demo Psychotic Waltz Dynamo Club Eindhoven Holland (Netherlands) 19.05.1991 Psychotic Waltz Dynamo Open Air Eindhoven Holland (Netherlands) 20.05.1991 Video Psychotic Waltz Dossenheim Germany 17.07.1991 Psychotic Waltz The Cult Werl Germany 21.07.1991 Psychotic Waltz Negativ Frankfurt Germany 01.10.1992 Psychotic Waltz Esbjerg Copenhagen Denmark 23.06.1993 Video Psychotic Waltz Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg Germany 07.07.1993 Psychotic Waltz Rose Club Koln Germany 19.10.1993 Video Psychotic Waltz Mosquito 1994 Demo

    16 Mar 2012 Reply
  • Kaio-ken

    Even though these are old news, i'm so glad they have reformed. Looking forward to a new album.

    11 Mar 2012 Reply
  • aphelorah

    I enjoy both [3]. IMO, "Into the Everflow" and "Awake" are both essential cornerstones of the genre.

    7 Mar 2012 Reply
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