PSOTY explained

PSOTY
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Origin:Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Discography:PSOTY discography
Years Active:2008–present
Current Members:
  • Scott Gowan
  • Steve McKenna
  • Dale Vinten
  • Adrian Lawson

PSOTY (originally known as Pet Slimmers of the Year) is an English post-metal/post-rock band from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.[1] [2] [3] The musical group was founded in January 2008, by guitarist and vocalist Scott Gowan, bass guitarist Steve McKenna, and drummer Dale Vinten,[4] [5] [6] who had previously played together in the progressive/post-rock band A Thousand Fires. Second guitarist Adrian Lawson joined the band in October 2016. The band took its name from an annual award listed in the Schott's Almanac reference book.[7] In August 2014, the band's named was shortened to the acronym PSOTY, taken from the initials of Pet Slimmers of the Year.[8] [9]

After recording a couple of demos (later released as the EP Why Won't You Die), the band released its eponymous EP in January 2009,[10] [11] followed by the ...And the Sky Fell EP in June 2010, both on the British netlabel Lost Children Net Label.[12] [13] Both Lost Children Net Label EPs were later re-issued on CDs by the band.[14] [15] Pet Slimmers of the Year contributed the exclusive song "Brujas" to the Canadian record label Abridged Pause Recordings' Various Artists compilation Diluvian Temperals, which was released in August 2009.[16] [17] The band later contributed another exclusive song, "Untitled," to Abridged Pause Recordings' Various Artists compilation Billowing Tempestus.[18]

In August 2013, Pet Slimmers of the Year released the single "Days Since I Disappeared" through Anchor Music, on the strength of which the band was signed to a three-album deal by British extreme metal record label Candlelight Records.[19] The song later appeared on the record label's Various Artists compilation Candlelight Records Presents: Legion III, released in April 2014.[20] The band's debut full-length album, Fragments of Uniforms, was first released as a limited edition CD through Anchor Music in October 2013, before it was officially released via Candlelight Records on CD and digitally in April 2014. A coloured double-LP version followed on Back on Black Records in June 2014.[21] [22]

In 2016, PSTOY joined the Spinefarm Records and Universal Music Group roster,[23] and followed up with its sophomore full-length album, Sunless, released on CD, double-LP and digitally in September 2019.[24] [25] [26] The album was preceded by the singles "Oil Blood", released in July 2019,[27] [28] and "King of Ephyra", released a week ahead of the album in September 2019.[29] [30]

Members

Timeline

Discography

See main article: PSOTY discography.

Studio albums

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bergman . Keith . January 13, 2014 . Pet Slimmers of the Year Sign to Candlelight Records . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201154552/https://blabbermouth.net/news/pet-slimmers-of-the-year-sign-to-candlelight-records . February 1, 2023 . February 1, 2023 . . en.
  2. Web site: Bargiela . Sarah . July 11, 2012 . Introducing: Pet Slimmers of the Year . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120714024149/https://entertainment-focus.com/news/introducing-pet-slimmers-of-the-year . July 14, 2012 . February 1, 2023 . MUZU.TV.
  3. Web site: Speer . Matt . October 16, 2018 . Sound Bite: PSOTY . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190515042146/http://www.earnutrition.co.uk/sound-bite-p-s-o-t-y/ . May 15, 2019 . February 1, 2023 . Ear Nutrition . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Henderson . Tim . January 13, 2014 . Pet Slimmers of the Year Ink Deal With Candlelight Records . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201155207/https://bravewords.com/news/pet-slimmers-of-the-year-ink-deal-with-candlelight-records . February 1, 2023 . February 1, 2023 . . en.
  5. Web site: Lawson . Dom . January 13, 2014 . New Music Monday: Pet Slimmers of the Year . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140124143714/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/category/features/ . January 24, 2014 . February 1, 2023 . Metal Hammer.
  6. Web site: Trueman . Gary . April 4, 2014 . Spotlight Band: Pet Slimmers of the Year . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140425064600/http://metalmouth.net/2014/04/spotlight-band-pet-slimmers-of-the-year/ . April 25, 2014 . February 1, 2023 . MetalMouth.
  7. Web site: Skibeat . John . April 26, 2014 . Pet Slimmers of the Year - Fragments of Uniforms (Candlelight) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230524222758/https://avenoctum.com/2014/04/26/pet-slimmers-of-the-year-fragments-of-uniforms-candlelight/ . May 24, 2023 . May 24, 2023 . Ave Noctum . en-US.
  8. Santos . José Carlos . Yardley . Miranda . Pet Slimmers of the Year: What's in a Name? . . London, England . Dark Arts Ltd. . April 24, 2014 . 247.
  9. Web site: Julien . Alexandre . Alexander Julien . April 10, 2016 . PSOTY Interview . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201164214/https://www.abridgedpause.com/psoty-interview . February 1, 2023 . February 1, 2023 . Abridged Pause Recordings . en-US.
  10. Web site: August 26, 2009 . Pet Slimmers of the Year – Pet Slimmers of the Year EP . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090906041453/http://www.thesirenssound.com/2009/08/26/pet-slimmers-of-the-year-pet-slimmers-of-the-year-ep/ . September 6, 2009 . April 23, 2023 . TheSirensSound.
  11. Web site: Rehbein . Peter A. . 22 January 2009 . Pet Slimmers of the Year – Drei mal Bestnote . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100627074258/http://www.schallgrenzen.de/pet-slimmers-of-the-year-drei-mal-bestnote/ . 27 June 2010 . 4 June 2023 . Schallgrenzen.
  12. Web site: Rehbein . Peter A. . 29 June 2010 . Pet Slimmers of the Year – …And the Sky Fell . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100818192052/http://www.schallgrenzen.de/pet-slimmers-of-the-year-and-the-sky-fell/ . 18 August 2010 . 4 June 2023 . Schallgrenzen.
  13. Web site: Masteller . Ryan . 6 September 2010 . Crate-Digging: Pet Slimmers of the Year – And the Sky Fell . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816024855/http://criticalmassesmedia.com/2010/09/crate-digging-pet-slimmers-of-the-year-and-the-sky-fell/ . 16 August 2012 . 4 June 2023 . Critical Masses.
  14. Web site: Arnold . Ian . May 29, 2012 . Pet Slimmers of the Year release EP for free. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412182611/http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201205/music/news/news-pet-slimmers-of-the-year-release-ep-for-free . April 12, 2016 . February 1, 2023 . Bring the Noise UK.
  15. Alves . Luis . Costa . Joel . Pet Slimmers of the Year: Expanding Horizons . Against Magazine . Ovar, Portugal . Against Magazine . March 2014 . 7 . 24–26 . Issuu.
  16. Web site: Julien . Alexandre . Alexander Julien . August 24, 2009 . Diluvian Temperals (Abridged Pause Recordings) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090925015450/http://abridgedpause.com/releases/diluvian-temperals/ . September 25, 2009 . February 4, 2023 . Abridged Pause Recordings.
  17. Web site: Julien . Alexandre . Alexander Julien . August 2009 . Pet Slimmers of the Year . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110918073552/http://abridgedpause.com/artists/pet-slimmers-of-the-year/ . September 18, 2011 . February 4, 2023 . Abridged Pause Recordings.
  18. Web site: Julien . Alexandre . Alexander Julien . January 5, 2016 . Abridged Pause Recordings 2016 news update . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160105195417/http://www.abridgedpause.com/abridged-pause-recordings-2016-news-update . January 5, 2016 . February 4, 2023 . Abridged Pause Recordings . en-US.
  19. Web site: Mitsakos . Yiannis . January 17, 2014 . Pet Slimmers of the Year: Sign to Candlelight Records . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230524221737/http://www.metal-temple.com/site/news/view/general_news/pet-slimmers-of-the.htm . May 24, 2023 . May 24, 2023 . Metal Temple . EN.
  20. Web site: Islander . April 30, 2014 . Not Quite Free Shit But Still A Good Deal: A New Candlelight Records Sampler ("Legion III") . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140805123232/https://www.nocleansinging.com/2014/04/30/not-quite-free-shit-but-still-a-good-deal-a-new-candlelight-records-sampler-legion-iii/ . August 5, 2014 . March 9, 2023 . No Clean Singing . en-US.
  21. Web site: Flack . Christian . April 27, 2014 . Pet Slimmers of the Year - Fragments of Uniforms Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201160608/https://www.metal.de/reviews/pet-slimmers-of-the-year-fragments-of-uniforms-57609/ . February 1, 2023 . February 1, 2023 . Metal.de.
  22. Web site: Shrum . Tony . April 3, 2014 . Exclusive Stream: Pet Slimmers of the Year – "Mare Imbrium" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140716222253/http://newnoisemagazine.com/exclusive-stream-pet-slimmers-year-mare-imbrium/ . July 16, 2014 . February 1, 2023 . New Noise Magazine.
  23. Web site: Jackson . Aaron . July 30, 2019 . "We're all about the feels." – PSOTY . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807175959/https://wavebyte.co.uk/2019/07/30/were-all-about-the-feels-psoty/ . August 7, 2020 . February 4, 2023 . Wave Byte.
  24. Web site: Lawson . Dom . September 15, 2019 . Reviews: PSOTY - Sunless (Candlelight / Spinefarm) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113103304/https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/sunless . January 13, 2023 . February 1, 2023 . . en.
  25. Web site: Milligan . Shaun . September 11, 2019 . PSOTY - "Sunless" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200419013113/https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/psoty-sunless/ . April 19, 2020 . February 1, 2023 . Everything Is Noise . en-US.
  26. Web site: Rodrigues . Luis . August 4, 2019 . Album Review: PSOTY – Sunless . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810074653/https://www.moshville.co.uk/reviews/album-review/2019/08/album-review-psoty-sunless/ . August 10, 2020 . February 1, 2023 . The Moshville Times . en-GB.
  27. Web site: Weaver . James . July 30, 2019 . PSOTY announce new album 'Sunless' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190731102201/https://distortedsoundmag.com/psoty-announce-new-album-sunless/ . July 31, 2019 . February 4, 2023 . Distorted Sound Magazine . en-GB.
  28. Web site: Speer . Matt . July 30, 2019 . P S O T Y - 'Oil Blood' (Single) + 'Sunless' Pre-Order . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730150541/http://www.earnutrition.co.uk/p-s-o-t-y-oil-blood-single-sunless-pre-order/ . July 30, 2019 . February 4, 2023 . Ear Nutrition . en-GB.
  29. Web site: September 10, 2019 . Listen: 'King of Ephyra' by PSOTY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923194431/https://auralaggravation.com/2019/09/10/listen-king-of-ephyra-by-psoty/ . September 23, 2020 . March 9, 2023 . Aural Aggravation . en.
  30. Web site: Khechoyan . Anna . September 10, 2019 . PSOTY Share New Single 'King of Ephyra' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918112221/https://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/psoty-share-new-single-king-of-ephyra/ . September 18, 2020 . March 9, 2023 . . en.