PSYCHOSEXUAL, featuring former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer on vocals as the Devil Daddy character, has shared another new song, “The Torture Never Stops”. Listen and watch the (slightly NSFW) lyric video below. The track is taken from PSYCHOSEXUAL‘s second album, “Unholy Hymns For The Children”, which has had its release date pushed back to the fall from the previously announced July 2. The exact date will be announced shortly.
“‘The Torture Never Stops’ is a bit of a heavier track,” Spencer says. “It’s decent for releasing hate while working out at the gym. Or for the haters, it’s a perfect title and it’s self-descriptive! Enjoy!”
Regarding the upcoming LP, Spencer says: “‘Unholy Hymns For The Children’ is just as unholy for everyone else, but we wanted to piss off Walmart, so we named it that. This record is the first of many, so haters get ready to hate and fans get ready to experience what’s been missing from rock ‘n’ roll for a long time.”
Last month, PSYCHOSEXUAL released the official music video for its previous single, “Devil From Hell”.
“It announces we’re basically coming here to kill it as much as we can,” Spencer said about the track. “I found my own way and made my stance. This is the best way to introduce the world to this band. We’re ready to make a fucking wave.”
In March, Spencer spoke to “Drag The Waters: The Pantera Podcast” about his decision to remove all the previously released music and videos from PSYCHOSEXUAL ahead of the arrival of “Devil From Hell”.
“When you make records, they’re like snapshots in time,” Jeremy explained. “We made the first thing pretty fast, and I just threw it out independently. And we had started the next record right away, and ‘Devil From Hell’ happened. And I’m, like, ‘Fuck, man. I really like this. I wish this would have been the first thing that we dropped.’ So it’s, like, you know what? Nobody even really knows much about the other music, which I do like, but I think this is more appropriate of where we kind of wanna debut; this is what I wanted to be the first thing. So it’s kind of like a reboot — we’re starting over. I’ll release the other music down the road again, but this second record will technically be our first. [Laughs]”
Regarding “Devil From Hell”, Jeremy said: “It’s a little different than the previous material that we’ve been working on. It’s a little heavier. We do all kinds of stuff — it’s not just metal or whatever; it’s kind of eclectic. But this one’s definitely a stomper. I’m pretty happy with it. The video turned out really cool too.”
Spencer, who handles lead vocals in PSYCHOSEXUAL, also addressed the negative reaction the band’s early music videos received from the FIVE FINGER fans, some of whom were turned off by the new project’s theatrical presentation and goth-flavored sound.
“That’s okay,” Jeremy said. “Not everyone’s gonna dig what you do. I mean, it’s how it is in DEATH PUNCH too; we would release stuff, and you get hated on. You can’t please everyone. We always made records for ourselves, and then you hope people like it. You can’t control it. And we were fortunate enough to have a large fanbase that did appreciate what we did. And I think we’ll find the audience for this as well. It’s not for everyone, but I’m doing what I love to do, and I’m a big fan of theatrics. I do like goth music, I do love metal. I’m gonna put it all in a blender, [and] it’s gonna be a lot of fun. And I hope that people wanna join us on the journey. And when we finally get to play freakin’ shows, hopefully people can come out and have a good time and see what we’re all about.”
PSYCHOSEXUAL released its debut album, “Torch The Faith”, last July. It was co-produced by Spencer and Shawn McGhee (DROWNING POOL) and released via Spencer‘s 6eX Records. The debut premiered at No. 150 on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching No. 5 on the Hard Music Albums, No. 12 on Top New Artist Albums and No. 30 on Current Rock Albums.
Prior to the arrival of “Devil From Hell”, PSYCHOSEXUAL‘s last release was the covers EP “Songs To Stalk You By”, which came out last November. The EP reunited Spencer with former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook, who contributed solos on the KISS classic “Watchin’ You” and QUEENSRŸCHE‘s “Gonna Get Close To You”. The recordings marked the first time the pair had worked together since both parted ways with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH.
Spencer, who sports a Mephistophelian mask as Devil Daddy, is joined in PSYCHOSEXUAL by guitarist Crucifer, bassist Astaroth and drummer Volac.
Jeremy, who co-founded FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH with guitarist Zoltan Bathory, left the band so that he could undergo back surgery in the fall of 2018 that required a significant recovery period.
Spencer‘s replacement in FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is Charlie “The Engine” Engen. Engen made his recording debut with the band on the “F8” album, which came out in February 2020.
