[Cover photo credit to Rae Chatten]

Technical Death Metal band Psychotropic have been going for over two decades, hailing from Tasmania. On July 17th, 2026, they will release The Pulse Of Annihilation, their first full-length album for Metal Blade Records. The single and video “Gathering a Venomous Herd” are out now.

At the core of this next phase for the band is guitarist and principal songwriter Joe Haley. On The Pulse Of Annihilation, Haley’s writing demonstrates his seasoned understanding of how to refine the music.

Haley says:

The Pulse Of Annihilation is the culmination of everything that has come before. We never force anything stylistically and just let the songs manifest of their own accord – maintaining progression while remaining very much PSYCROPTIC. I feel this is our most epic, thrashing, technical while grooviest release yet.

The record features the dual-vocal assault of Jason Peppiatt and Jason Keyser (Origin), a partnership that debuted on the band’s previous full-length, Divine Council.

Psychotropic will join labelmates Rivers Of Nihil for a short run of Australian dates with support provided by Growth and Slaughtercult. From there, Psychotropic and Rivers Of Nihil will unite with The Zenith Passage (also on Metal Blade) for four shows in Japan.

PSYCROPTIC w/ Rivers Of Nihil, Growth, Slaughtercult:
8/13/2026 Magnet House – Perth, AU
8/14/2026 Lion Arts – Adelaide, AU
8/15/2026 Max Watts – Melbourne, AU
8/21/2026 Manning Bar – Sydney, AU
8/22/2026 Necrosonic Festival – Brisbane, AU
w/ Rivers Of Nihil, The Zenith Passage:
8/24/2026 Socore Factory – Osaka, JP
8/25/2026 3Star Imaike – Nagoya, JP
8/26/2026 Space Odd – Tokyo, JP
8/27/2026 Space Odd – Tokyo, JP