Dysrhythmia Explains It All

New album in 2012! On Profound Lore Records

2012-01-05T12:03:00.000-08:00

Happy new year all, Dysrhythmia plans to hit the studio again in the Spring this year to record our 6th full-length album, yet to be titled. Plans are to have it out in the early Fall, on the excellent Profound Lore Records. Recording will be handled by Colin Marston, once again, here in Queens at Menegroth: The Thousand Caves. Expect the most detailed, and engulfing record yet. Next show will be March 22 at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, NY. They'll also be touring to support the album, later this year.

Kevin Hufnagel solo tour/new solo album

2011-11-07T10:57:00.000-08:00

Hey all, I'll be doing a small solo tour of the east coast with Feast of the Epiphany (mem. of Extra Life, Castevet) from Nov. 18-Nov 22. Dates are below. On this tour, I'll be playing my pieces for baritone ukulele. I also will be releasing my next [all electric guitar] solo album 'Transparencies' shortly. Pre-orders are now available here!
An album teaser video can be viewed below:

Fri. Nov. 18th @ Highwire Gallery w/ Bailly/Millevoi/Moffett
2040 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
7:30pm

Sat. Nov 19th @ Wind Up Space
12 West North Avenue
Baltimore, MD
8pm

Sun. Nov. 20th @ Vaudeville Park w/ Frankzig
26 Bushwick Ave
Brooklyn, NY
8pm

Mon. Nov 21 @ Yes.Oui.Si Space
19 Vancouver st.
Boston, MA
8pm

Tues. Nov 22 @ The Jerk Store.
West Main St in Freehold, NJ.
Email: show@jerkstore.info for address & more information.

New demo track + Vaura

2011-10-12T07:31:00.000-07:00

Hey all, below is a demo version of a new Dysrhythmia song titled "Running Towards the End". Hope you enjoy! We should have some exciting news to announce regarding the next record, in the coming months.

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Also, perhaps of interest to some of you, is a track from the upcoming album 'Selenelion', by Vaura; a new band which features myself on guitar, along with Toby Driver (Kayo Dot, Tartar Lamb, Secret Chiefs 3, etc.) on bass, Josh Strawn (Religious to Damn) on vocals and guitar, and Charlie Schmid (Religious to Damn) on drums and percussion. This should be available on vinyl and digital download in Winter 2012, via Wierd Records. Engineered by Colin Marston at the Thousand Caves, earlier this year.

Obsidian Damascene Sun by VAURAofficial

Last show of the year/Kevin goes uke crazy

2011-09-27T09:26:00.000-07:00

this will be our last show of the year. in the meantime, we will continue writing for the next album. we'll be performing 5 new songs at this show. we've also recently recorded a 4-song pre production demo. a track from that will be posted in the coming weeks, to further give you a taste of what we have been up to. however, a new album shouldn't be expected until sometime late 2012.

i've also begun writing a solo album for baritone ukulele. the original concept was to try and write a new song on the instrument every day. this wasn't entirely possible, but what i have written is now up on vimeo HERE. i plan to do a proper recording of most of these songs over the winter, and self-release it in the spring.

Silent Barn footage/next show

2011-05-25T09:23:00.000-07:00

2 new songs from our show at the Silent Barn the other night. along with a link to a bunch of pics. next show will be on June 29th @ Death by Audio in Brooklyn. Also playing: Pak, Guzzlemug, and Xaddax (ex-Dazzling Killmen)

Pictures here

2011-05-11T06:17:00.001-07:00

Next show! Friday, May 20th @ Silent Barn in Brooklyn. Should be nuts.

2 new songs, from 3/11 @ Union Pool

2011-03-17T10:47:00.000-07:00

Dysrhythmia | NYC @ Union Pool | 11 Mar 2011 from (((unartig))) on Vimeo.

2011-02-25T13:59:00.000-08:00

Out first show in 8 months, coming up on March 11 @ Union Pool in Brooklyn. We'll be debuting 4 new songs. Very psyched to be performing with Zevious, Smother Party, and A Fucking Elephant.

Looking ahead into 2011..

2010-12-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

Hey all, here's some news regarding what we got coming up next year:

Dysrhythmia is about half way through writing the next record. We'll start demoing stuff in the Spring and perhaps share a track or two online. There's a chance we'll be playing a Brooklyn show in March. Stay tuned. Otherwise, a new record won't be likely until 2012. The wait will be worth it, promise.

One of the reasons for that is simply due to the number of other musical ventures we have happening.

Gorguts will be recording the new album in February, with a scheduled Summer release. Touring will follow.

Krallice will have a new record out in April.

Zevious will be doing their first full US tour in March/April.

I'll have a new solo record called 'Transparencies' out in March/April.

They'll be a record coming Summer/Fall tentatively titled 'Night Sessions' which is a collaboration between myself and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Costanza Francavilla.

In addition, I've joined a new band called Vaura, which has just begun playing live in the NYC-area (next show Dec. 19th @ Union Pool). This band lets me express myself in a different way. Anyone that knows me knows I love all that 80's English post punk/goth, moody pop stuff... this has some of that influence, but mixed with metal influences as well. The band also features Kayo Dot mainman Toby Driver on bass, along with Josh Strawn and Charlie Schmid (both also of the fantastic Religious to Damn)

I recently guested on a 20 minute track for long running Philadelphia-based experimental progressive metal/hardcore band Starkweather. This should be out sometime next year as part of a split release. It was an honor for me to play on this track. They've been one of my favorite bands for years.

That's all for now. Thanks again to all of you that could make it out to see us this year on tour. We had some memorable times.

No Fun!

2010-11-02T09:05:00.000-07:00

We've reordered the t-shirts we were selling on the last tour since we kept running out of sizes. Now's your chance to pick one up.

We have S, M, L, XL, and XXL. Also have a very limited supply of one-sided T's with just the band logo on the front. $15 (US), $17 (Canada), $19 (Elsewhere). Paypal to: geekmetal@hotmail.com All prices include shipping & handling.

CYNIC/INTRONAUT/DYSRHYTHMIA Tour Photo Journal

2010-09-10T16:59:00.000-07:00

First day arriving in LA, Mike Lerner (Behold... the Arctopus) takes us out to eat, and drives Colin around town to purchase a new bass, and extra gear that never arrived when shipped from Germany at the end of our European tour.

Cynic at the El Ray, first night of tour.

Tasty dinner from the super-cool chef at Slims in San Francisco.

Slims load in.

Sam, our fearless and tireless, driver.

Markus (tour manager) with Sam.

Temporary breakdown.

Diner in the middle of nowhere.

With Eyes Abstract, opening the show in Portland.

Cynic played a festival this day in Seattle, so us and Intronaut played the Funhouse.

A mysterious man appeared out of nowhere and handed us this delicious box of donuts, then disappeared. Thanks!

The most annoyingly-named venue ever.

Vancouver at night.

Not sure if Paul was aware of this... (photo: Markus Lempsch)

Markus, myself, and Mark (guitar tech/multi-tasker). (photo: Markus Lempsch)

Sean Reinert's shoes and shorts.

With my old pal Zac (ex-Cephalic Carnage) in Denver.

With Danny (Intronaut).

Not sure what Paul is telling us here, but it must've been funny.

Tymon.

Colin, with Shane of Guzzlemug. These guys came to the rescue in St. Paul when Intronaut's van broke down (Dysrhythmia was using all their backline), and let us use their amps, and drums.

Jarrett (soundman), Markus, and Omeed (lighting/visuals).

Markus passes out after one beer.

Changing strings backstage @ Bottom Lounge in Chicago.

Bottom Lounge treated us very well, it felt like being in Europe again.

Joe and Sacha from Intronaut.

Jeff and Colin.

(photo: Markus Lempsch)

Tymon and Robin doing excellent shopping. (photo: Markus Lempsch)

@ Magic Stick in Detroit.

Bizarre hallway.

Opera House in Toronto.

Montreal

"Take the chance and take a shower!"

With Luc Lemay, who came out to the show in Montreal. Gorguts!

My bunk.

Paul's rig.

Flood in Boston at the venue before the show.

Philly @ the Trocadero.

Philly load out.

Markus trying to rush us in DC at sound check. (photo: Markus Lempsch)

Dave Witte, Sean Reinert, Jeff Eber, Danny Walker

Some very old friends from VA, some I hadn't seen in 15 years, came out to the show in DC.

Troy from Mastodon, rockin' out in the Intronaut van in Atlanta.

Tymon, myself, Markus doing our best cousin IT impressions. (photo: Paul Masvidal)

A bit of Southern soul food.

The Social in Orlando, FL

Intronaut

Paul gives yoga lessons (step 1)

(step 2)

(step 3)

Off day in Florida at Jason Suecof's house, death metal cookout!

3 ex-Death guitarists (Shannon Hamm, Paul Masvidal, Bobby Koelble) in the same room! (photo: Markus Lempsch)

Paul and I, end of tour.

Being boring backstage.

Colin attempts to liven it up...

Breakdown in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Last show.

"Metal summer camp" - Sacha/Intronaut (photo: Markus Lempsch)

Saying goodbye to Sam at the airport.

Bored and waiting for our flight home.

Interview in Montreal via Hardtimes.ca

2010-08-30T06:59:00.001-07:00

Back from tour/Metal Injection interview

2010-08-25T20:18:00.000-07:00

Tour is over, and now Dysrhythmia will take a little breather (at least as a full band.. in the meantime I've got about 3/4 of a new album pretty much started/written on guitar), while we focus on other goals. Tons of pictures will be posted soon. It was an absolute pleasure to be on the road and traveling with Cynic and Intronaut every night. They both helped us out tremendously and we'd like to give a sincere thank you to them, as well the awesome road crew we had with us (Mark, Sam, Markus, Omeed, Jarrett, and Dan). For now, here's an interview I did towards the end of the tour. Enjoy.

Euro tour-Mega Post!

2010-07-23T06:16:00.000-07:00

Thank You to all that made our first trip to Europe possible. Special mention should be made to the following: Mike@Persil Booking (for organizing the tour, and being the first agent in Europe willing to book our band), Gert-Jan Reeskens (for driving, babysitting, and jokes), Dave Laney (for providing the van, and driving the last few days), Robert@Gate to Hell (for quality gear rental), Nitkowski (for playing the UK dates with us, letting us crash in London for a few days, and being a kick-ass band), Carmen and Saso in Ljubljana for housing us for 2 days, all of the promoters for professionalism and making us feel welcome (especially Carsten @ Schokoladen in Berlin for providing free housing during my extra time in the city), and of course, all of you that came out to the shows. We hope to see you again next time.

June 7 2010: Arrival day Berlin, Germany

Upon arriving at Berlin-Tegel airport we were questioned by customs about our merch and promptly taxed on it. Not a fun way to start. At the gate we met Gert-Jan, our driver for the tour; only 20-years old [but wise beyond his years] and from Belgium. On the way to Berlin we were searched by undercover cops at a rest area. Man, did they really want to find drugs on us. After finding nothing, we were free to go. I was surprised to find you have to pay to use the bathroom at rest stops in Germany. But in some ways it's OK because they have these trippy, self-cleaning toilets, and everything is super sanitized. Later in the day we met up with a fella named Tom, who Colin knew, and he put us up for the night at his apartment. I made the mistake of showing everyone the video for Insane Clown Posse's "Miracles" that night. It sort of became the joke of the tour for the remainder of the trip... and was listened to, quoted, (and even set as our wake up alarm) everyday from there on out.

from the plane

first meal after landing, delicious Hefeweizens

40 hours of no sleep (mixed with wine) finally catches up

June 8 2010 K4 Nuernberg, Germany

First show of tour. K4 (like many of the venues we played in Germany) was a sort of multi-level community center, with various other operations being run within it. We took our time during soundcheck to make sure all our rented gear was working correctly. Tonight, we had our first encounter with European hospitality. Upon arriving we were greeted by the promoter, promptly handed beers, shown our private room complete with a table spread of food and drinks, and then taken to dinner. We were then invited back for breakfast the following morning. It was sort of a heart-warming experience to meet people that had been waiting many years for us to come to their country, and to finally get to play for them.

soundcheck

Weikenoher's all around

the view from our window

dinner is served

dining with Flatlands, from the UK, who also played that evening.. nice blokes

June 9 2010 JKH Cairo Wuerzburg, Germany

Spent some time earlier in the day further exploring Nurnburg before heading off to Wuerzburg, a city in Germany that was almost 90% destroyed in WW II. The promoter, Marko, cooked us up a mean veggie chili, salad, and supplied desserts before welcoming us to take whatever we needed from behind the bar. My mind is still being blow at this point by the hospitality that is just routine over there. This was a sweaty show, and unfortunately our set was cut short due to strict noise curfews, and the band before us playing a bit too long. The only bummer in an otherwise fun night.

panoramic of Nurnberg

chillin' in a castle

this dog flipped out at me for taking it's picture

setting up

post-show, drenched in sweat... unintentional Andrew WK tribute

Gert-Jan and Jeff, lords of the van

June 10 2010 DB´s Utrecht, Netherlands

Goddamn, this venue had the best coffee! While setting up, Colin was trying to help me sort out a technical problem with some ground hum coming from the amp, and fell through the stage. At first, it looked like he might've broken something. Luckily, it was just some scrapes and bruises. I got a kick out of one of the members of the local band coming back stage and being disappointed there was only beer in the fridge, but no wine. Moments later he appeared with a free bottle of wine from the promoter. Amazing. That would never happen unless you were some big star, in the US. Stayed in a hostel that night, where I was given the most comfortable pillow on earth (which I kept and took back to the states with me.)

Colin, post-stage collapse

"Do not step on, will kill you"

Dutch hostel

June 11 2010 Cafe Mukkes Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Leeuwarden was a cool little town with coffee shops everywhere, and cobblestone streets. It was amusing to me to see so many people just stoned out of their minds in public. We played that night with a UK band called Manatees, and I enjoyed talking to them about British comedy. All the bands spent the night in a large loft around the corner from the venue. There were some weird electrical issues in the building. Down the hall was an area where there was a sink, washing machine and shower all in the same big open room. While brushing my teeth (and doing my laundry at the same time), I kept getting electrocuted. I couldn't tell how this was happening... it was like there was electricty running through the water. No one got any sleep that night. A raging, all-night techno party was going on one floor below, until 6am (at least). Hilarity ensued when trying to get to our room, as we all had to shove our way through the mobbed floor of slimy clubers, with all our bags and shit in tow. I also started to notice that night how blunt some Europeans can be when talking to you (and by this I mean, not being afraid to tell you when they think your band sucks).

June 12 2010 Taverne Du Theatre La Louvière, Belgium

This show was kind of weird. La Louvière looked like Baltimore to me; run-down and sort of destitute. Upon arrival we discovered the promoter was away on holiday. The owner of the bar had to be the one to run things and settle up with us at the end. The main problem was he only spoke French, and though I took it for 3 years in high school, I didn't really remember a damn thing. Here's where our man Gert-Jan helped out as well. He was able to communicate with the owner and make sure we were all taken care of. We were put up in a nice hotel that night but only got to stay for 3 hours before having to wake up to catch the ferry to England at 6am.

June 13 2010 Hectors House Brighton, United Kingdom

Even after waking up at 6am, we barely made it in time for our ferry due to British customs taking their sweet-ass time with us. Still we made it on with seconds to spare and I quite enjoyed the ride. Brighton was a wild place on the coast. Right upon arriving in town we encountered a couple having sex on their balcony, and about 3,000 people biking naked down the street. Scary and funny all at once. There were plenty of shops and pubs around, so we enjoyed spending most of the day eating, drinking, and relaxing. We were warned multiple times that the UK was not as hospitable to bands as they are in the EU, but for the most part, we didn't experience this. Hector's House was a really cool venue and the bands tonight were really awesome.

pig out

naked bikers

Honey, ride me a goat... cool band!

June 14 2010 Criterion Leicester, United Kingdom

Ah, definitely the worst turn-out of tour. Both of the local openers cancelled, so it was just us and the fantastic Nitkowski, from London (who played with us the night before, and would for most of the UK shows we did). I felt a bit awkward asking for our guarantee at the end of the night. Despite obviously losing money on the show, the promoter was still super kind to us (in most cases in the US, this is where the promoter would have disappeared without a trace) and provided beers, pizza, and a floor at his flat to crash on for the night.

promoter's place in Brighton, the next morning

more gear than there was crowd in Leicester

Colin finds some random towels on the ground to keep him warm on the floor

June 15 2010 Trillians Newcastle, United Kingdom

Newcastle ("where Venom comes from!", to quote Cronos). Jeff's parents and sister came out, and I reconnected with an old fan of the band that used to live in Philly and saw a lot of our earliest shows. The promoter was out of town, so the bartender took care of us. I found her necklace that spelled out "cunt" on it, charming. We were given a nice hotel room that night and finally got to relax a little.. whilst drinking and watching George Carlin stand-up.

those kinky Brits with their "Fun Inflatible Sheep", "Sticky Willies", and "Inflatible Pigs" from the Naughty Vend.

June 16 2010 Bannermans Bar Edinburgh, Scotland

Man, Scotland rules! What a fun show this was. The promoter, Jas, made us haggis (both real, and veggie versions for the non-meat eaters). If you're wondering what haggis is, it's a dish containing sheep organs mixed with various spices and simmered inside the animal's stomach. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. We were given a loft to stay in above the venue, each with our own separate rooms. The bar downstairs had over 100 whiskeys available, the other bands kicked ass, and the crowd was one of the best of tour. Edinburgh is a gorgeous city and rumored to be haunted. We didn't have time to take the underground ghost tour, but we can't wait to return again.

Gert-Jan raps at breakfast, Colin looks on unimpressed

breakfast in Newcastle, before heading to Scotland

drum shop detour

Haggis!

June 17 2010 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, United Kingdom

Not too much to say about this one. I was happy to meet a long-time internet friend from the UK in person and share a beer. Cool venue, and nice promoter, but the sound was a bit difficult and I didn't feel particularly great about my performance. Gert-Jan told me some guy was flipping me off the whole time during out set, but I didn't notice.

on the ceiling backstage

June 18 2010 Sussex Arms Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Played in a very small basement below a bar where upstairs everyone's eyes were glued to the TV for the world cup match. If we had known many months ago that this would be going on while we were over here, we would've picked a different time to tour. A few people turned up and some curious folks from upstairs wandered down to listen to our racket. Afterwards we went back with the Nitkowski guys to their space in London and crashed for the night.

Nitkowski!

June 19 2010 The Luminaire London, United Kingdom

We made an effort to try and not sleep-in too late, to give ourselves a chance to see a bit of London. We didn't really know where we were going and ended up in Piccadilly Circus, which reminded of Times Square in NYC. The Luminaire show was the best of the UK in terms of turnout. Nitkowski set up this show for us and did a solid job. I was amused by all the confrontational signs on the walls warning people not to talk during the performances. Stayed up late post-show, partying back at Nitkowski's place despite another rough early wake-up call to catch the ferry again, heading back to France.

some questionably named cookies

June 20 2010 Kingstown Cafe Le Havre, France

Colin and I took advantage of the massage therapist wandering around the ferry offering her "pay whatever you feel like" services. Once in France, we were stopped by the border patrol and they X-rayed our van with some futuristic contraption. Le Havre is on the beach, so we walked along the coast taking in the sights. On the boardwalk was an amature classic rock cover band performing "Hotel California"; sung in French, complete with butchered, out-of-tune guitar solos. The show tonight was held in a rasta bar. The owner's kids were running around all over the place, one was trying to eat a button/pin off a band's merch table. The show was OK, but I couldn't really tell if anyone there actually came to see us. I think most of them were there for the first band (a high school, breakdown-y metalcore band, actually called National Breakdown) But people stuck around, out of curiosity I suppose. The promoter was a real nice guy and we crashed at his place for night, finishing off the leftover meals and wine he had brought for us. Early morning construction work prevented us from sleeping much.

the cliffs of Dover

this painting made me chuckle: "break", "nice". "blues", "jam session"

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June 21 2010 Les Bacchantes Poitiers, France

This show was with Weedeater, Black Cobra, and Saviours. We've played with Weedeater many years ago in Little Rock, AR. I was happy to hear they still remembered us and that show. The venue tonight was a salsa bar. The owner was the funniest looking dude I've ever seen. I don't know why I didn't take a picture of him. Picture a cross between Ron Jeremy, Luigi (from Super Mario Bros.), and a largemouth bass.

anti-social goose

not really into the shitters they have over there

June 22 2010 Dynamo Werk 21 Zurich, Switzerland

This was the longest drive of tour (10+hours). Gert-Jan drove straight throughout the night, only taking brief cat-naps. Zurich was gorgeous. The venue was along the canal, and the weather once again was perfect. Being that we arrived so early, we had ample time to explore the sights. Later in the evening, before our set, I ran into 2 fans that offered to show me around the city, so I got to see some further parts of the Zurich I didn't witness earlier in the day.

laptop party

it gets lonely on the road sometimes...

drawing of us made by the promoter's daughter

our place for the night

June 23 2010 Grrrrnd Zero Lyon, France

Switzerland had the most amazing rest stops. Where else could you pull off the highway and order fresh baguette sandwiches, gourmet muffins, strong great coffee, and talk to goats? Not at the Woodrow Wilson stop in NJ, that's for sure. However, once back in France, the 40+ euros tolls were killing us. Gert-Jan had to calm me down every time we approached one. Grrrrnd Zero is a multi-level complex, with a stage, bar, and multiple rooms for bands to chill out/sleep in. They made so much food for us tonight. Every time I went to the back room, there was a new dish to try. These kids at the show wanted us to draw something on their rehearsal room wall. So, Colin and Gert-Jan drew some sort of weed ghost/Stonehenge thing, and I drew the old man from the Pepperidge Farm commercials of the 80's (don't ask why). I liked this place, and if we played anywhere else in France again, it would be here.

food from the Swiss rest stop

just some goats nibblin' around

welcome to Switzerland, where everything is clean and beautiful

shoving our faces in Lyon

message on the wall from Saviours, who played a few nights before us at the same venue

June 24 2010 Sabotage Bar Vicenza, Italy

On our way to Vicenza, our gas pedal broke on the highway. We could no longer accelerate. We pulled off to the side and began searching for tape. After 3 false starts, we finally got it taped up enough to last for the rest of the tour. We met Mike, our booking agent, tonight. I told him everything had been going smoothly so far (well, besides the gas pedal thing). Honestly, I was pretty impressed with job he had done. People tonight were very passionate when talking to us after the set. Next time we promise to play more than just one show in your country. The evening ended quite humorously with a failed attempt to sneak 2 additional people into our hotel.

castle in the distance along the highway

June 25 2010 Sunny Red Muenchen, Germany

The ride to Munich was a tough one. Our van couldn't handle going uphill very well, and the first half of this drive was up this enormous mountain in Italy. The scenery was beautiful. Personally, I didn't mind having to stop every 15 minutes to let the engine cool, since it allowed me time to take photos. Upon arriving at the venue, I introduced myself to the promoter, a young guy named Alex. "You're Kevin?" he said. "Yeah." I replied. "Oh, ok... Your hair is a lot greyer in person than in the band photo Relapse sent me." The crowd tonight really surprised us. It was to be the best of all the German shows. Germany also supplies the best free beer to bands, I started to notice.

driving up the mountainside in Italy

words to live by

park across the street from the venue, where i spent some time before the show

safe in the arms of the drunken octopus

June 26 2010 Klub Gromka Ljubljana, Slovenia

This was one of the trippiest cities I've ever been to. There was just an indescribably strange atmosphere to this place, that I loved. The venue was part of this huge, crusty, DIY-looking complex that also housed a few hostels within it. Gert-Jan had been here before, so he showed us around town... stunning, and without the touristy atmosphere otherwise-beautiful cities can have. The girl who was in charge our show tonight had the wildest voice.. sort of like Scarlett Johansson, but pitchshifted another octave down and with a Slovenian accent. Hott. I wish I could remember the name of the other band that played with us. Apparently, they have been around for 20 years but have only released one demo [?], playing some sort of free-improv doom metal. It was sick. Since tomorrow was an off day and we were staying nearby, Gert-Jan decided to party-it-up a bit more than usual tonight. And thus ended with him puking all over the kitchen table of the folks we were staying with.

breakfast in Munich before leaving

winner of the "worst band name of tour" award for this trip

traffic jam in Austria

lots of amazing art all around the venue in Ljubljana

loading out after the show

June 27 2010 Off Day! Ljubljana, Slovenia

What a perfect place to have a day off. Did nothing but relax all day, and treat ourselves to a delicious meal along the river. I could see myself moving here someday.

the room i stayed in

laundry day, finally

Carmen and friend

the devil in a bottle

forbidden love

this picture makes me hungry all over again

epic, serious photo spoiled by hot chicks in the background

June 28 2010 Barak Slavonice, Czech Republic

Barak is a barn on a field, not what I was expecting for our first CZ show. We were greeted by Milan, the promoter, and taken to his home for a tasty traditional homemade soup, and bread. Barak fits maybe 60-70 people? These can be some of the funnest shows ever, and the energy level was through the roof tonight. We all agreed afterwards that this was one of the most enjoyable sets we've ever played, thanks to people just going all out. It's rare we see dancing at our shows. I'm not talking about moshing, but actual dance movements. We stayed with a man named Tomas, who runs www.radios.cz. Tomas makes his own hard liquor and he offered us to try some. Not one to decline, I said sure. 3 shots of 60% alcohol were pounded in a few minutes... making for an easy night's rest.

rest stop in Austria

complete with a wine cellar

played fetch with this guy for awhile at the show

pulling up to the venue

Gert-Jan "movin' units"

we'll be nice and not tell you what Gert-Jan is watching here

June 29 2010 Zoro Leipzig, Germany

Jeff and I had another shot of Tomas' homemade liquor with breakfast (why not?) and off to Leipzig we went. Today was Gert-Jan last day with us, we'll miss him. He had to get back to Belgium for a prior commitment. Dave, whose van we've been using, was to drive us for the last few remaining dates. We picked up Dave at the train station and made our way over to Zoro. This venue served what was probably the best meal of the entire tour. The staff went all-out in the kitchen preparing food for the bands tonight. Things like this just keep the morale on tour up so much higher.

castle along the road on the way out of the Czech Republic

hostile skateshop in Leipzig

train station, picking up Dave to drive the rest of the tour

sleeping quarters for the night

amazing dinner

hell yes

June 30 2010 Az Conni Dresden, Germany

Dave was familiar with Dresden so he took us to the center of town and showed us around. Quite epic (as the pictures below demonstrate). Another sweet venue, good food, cool people, etc. It's almost getting too easy now (not that I'm complaining!).

breakfast the next morning at Zoro, before heading out

metal posters plaster the kitchen ceiling

Dresden

curry wurst

street performers

Colin gets asked to snap a photo for some tourist

outside the venue

dinner

July 1 2010 Pod Lampou Plzen. Czech Republic

Plzen, the hometown of Pilsner beer. Tonight was sort of different from the rest of the tour. Instead of playing last, we were opening on part of a larger package tour featuring Bleeding Through, and The Faceless. Tensions were a little high between us before the set. We felt rushed. The sound was pretty bad on stage, but we managed. The Faceless guys were cool, and we talked to them a bit. Spent the night at a hostel. I really hate leaving my passport with strangers.

breakfest in Dresden, before leaving

too much gear

another quiet night in a hostel

July 2 2010 Wagon Club Wroclaw, Poland
We were really psyched on this show 'cause we thought we were playing inside a wagon, but the wagon was just a bar area, and the actual venue was separate. Hammers, a band from the UK, was the other band on the bill. I always enjoy talking with British bands... must be their sense of humor. The turnout was slim, but the front row of ragers made for a good time regardless.

really strange, but good, meal.. sort of like a French/Mexican mix.. a burrito wrapped in a crepe

Colin drinks the sauce, Dave looks on concerned

went to take a whiz and ran into this guy guarding the door

July 3 2010 Schokoladen Berlin, Germany

And now we've reached the end. We poured every last bit of energy we had in us out at this show. Schokoladen is a legendary venue in town, one that has survived against opposition wishing to shut it down. Carsten, the promoter, was one of the nicest people I'd encountered on this trip. Offering me a place to stay, free of charge, for the week I remained in Berlin for vacation after the last show. Colin and Jeff's girlfriends flew in that day, so they left for their hotels. Dave and I stayed up until sunrise hanging out with people from the show, on the street, while drinking bottle after bottle of Berliner Pilsner. Somehow, we still managed to take care of all the band business expenses before Dave had to take off later in the day back to Hamburg with our gear and the van. Auf Wiedersehen.

Bogus restuarant

White Trash Fast Food! Chinese font, Santa Clause... makes sense.

totally shocked to not find our record in this section

i don't know what this says, but i'm sure it's funny

you don't have a friend in Germany

living (before) midnight with the Metal God

last meal before leaving

Back from Euro-tour/Epic photo journal coming soon

2010-07-13T07:06:00.000-07:00

We have returned from Europe, probably all about 10 pounds heavier than when we left. This is what happens when you're supplied delicious beer, food, and sweets every night on tour (OK, now we finally understand, first-hand, why every band says touring the EU is better than the US). Thanks to everyone for a great tour. They'll be a rather epic post coming soon with tons of pictures of our journey, so stay tuned for that. Up next in the Cynic/Intronaut tour, which starts next week in LA on July 22. Schedule below:

Thu/Jul-22 - Los Angeles CA – El Rey Theatre
Fri/Jul-23 - San Francisco CA – Slim's
Sat/Jul-24 - Portland OR – Hawthorne
Sun/Jul-25 - Seattle, WA - The Funhouse (Dysrhythmia, and Intronaut only)
Mon/Jul-26 - Vancouver BC – Venue
Wed/Jul-28 - Denver CO – Marquis
Fri/Jul-30 - Minneapolis MN – Station 4
Sat/Jul-31 - Chicago IL – Bottom Lounge
Sun/Aug-01 - Detroit MI – Magic Stick
Mon/Aug-02 - Toronto ON – Opera House
Wed/Aug-04 - Montreal QC – Café Campus
Thu/Aug-05 - Boston MA – Harpers Ferry
Fri/Aug-06 - New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sat/Aug-07 - Philadelphia PA – Trocadero
Sun/Aug-08 - Washington DC – The Rock and Roll Hotel
Mon/Aug-09 - Carrboro NC – Cat's Cradle
Tue/Aug-10 - Atlanta GA – Masquerade
Thu/Aug-12 - Orlando FL – The Social
Fri/Aug-13 - Ft Lauderdale FL – Culture Room
** Venues subject to change. Check local listings.

Leaving for Europe tomorrow! Some changes have occuried.

2010-06-05T09:03:00.001-07:00

Below is the tour schedule as of now. There have been a few changes since the tour was originally announced. Keep an eye on this blog for any updates/venue changes. See you out there!

Jun 8 2010 K4 Nuernberg, Germany
Jun 9 2010 JKH Cairo Wuerzburg, Germany
Jun 10 2010 DB´s Utrecht, Netherlands
Jun 11 2010 Cafe Mukkes Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Jun 12 2010 Taverne Du Theatre La Louvière, Belgium
Jun 13 2010 Hectors House Brighton, United Kingdom
Jun 14 2010 Criterion Leicester, United Kingdom
Jun 15 2010 Trillians Newcastle, United Kingdom
Jun 16 2010 Bannermans Bar Edinburgh, Scotland
Jun 17 2010 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, United Kingdom
Jun 18 2010 Sussex Arms Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Jun 19 2010 The Luminaire London, United Kingdom
Jun 20 2010 Kingstown Cafe Le Havre, France
Jun 21 2010 Les Bacchantes Poitiers, France
Jun 22 2010 Dynamo Werk 21 Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 23 2010 Grrrrnd Zero Lyon, France
Jun 24 2010 Sabotage Bar Vicenza, Italy
Jun 25 2010 Sunny Red Muenchen, Germany

Jun 26 2010 Klub Gromka Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jun 28 2010 Barak Slavonice, Czech Republic
Jun 29 2010 Zoro Leipzig, Germany
Jun 30 2010 Az Conni Dresden, Germany
Jul 1 2010 Pod Lampou Plzen. Czech Republic
Jul 2 2010 Wagon Club Wroclaw, Poland
Jul 3 2010 Schokoladen Berlin, Germany

A rather Cynical tour

2010-05-19T16:40:00.000-07:00

Shortly after our European tour, we will head out with the legendary CYNIC, and our good buddies in the equally awesome INTRONAUT. Below are the confirmed dates so far. This will be amazing. We can not wait!

Thu/Jul-22 – - Los Angeles CA – El Rey Theatre
Fri/Jul-23 – - San Francisco CA – Slim's
Sat/Jul-24 – - Portland OR – Hawthorne
Mon/Jul-26 – - Vancouver BC – Commodore
Wed/Jul-28 – - Denver CO – Marquis
Fri/Jul-30 – - Minneapolis MN – Station 4
Sat/Jul-31 – - Chicago IL – Bottom Lounge
Sun/Aug-01 – - Detroit MI – Magic Stick
Mon/Aug-02 – - Toronto ON – Opera House
Wed/Aug-04 – - Montreal QC – Café Campus
Thu/Aug-05 – - Boston MA – Harpers Ferry
Fri/Aug-06 – - New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sat/Aug-07 – - Philadelphia PA – Trocadero
Sun/Aug-08 – - Washington DC – The Rock and Roll Hotel
Mon/Aug-09 – - Carrboro NC – Cat's Cradle
Tue/Aug-10 – - Atlanta GA – Masquerade
Thu/Aug-12 – - Orlando FL – The Social
Fri/Aug-13 – - Ft Lauderdale FL – Culture Room
** Venues subject to change. Check local listings.

It's taken over 10 years to happen, but...

2010-04-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

Got the guts

2010-03-28T15:38:00.000-07:00

As most of you probably know by now, Colin and myself are now members of progressive death metal greats, Gorguts. Both of us were long-time fans of this band before joining, and to have a chance to perform and collaborate creatively with them has been a true joy. Here is a link to a demo montage of some of the various tunes we've written so far. These are just instrumental at this time, vocals/lyrics are still being composed. More songs are being worked on and we hope to get into the studio to record the new album sometime this Fall. In the meantime, they'll be a few upcoming performances: May 25 @ Great Scott's Allston, MA / May 26 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY / May 27 @ Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA / May 28 @ Sonar Baltimore, MD as part of Maryland Deathfest. The first 3 shows will also feature Portal, Krallice, and Bloody Panda. Can not wait.

In Dysrhythmia news, the European dates are almost finalized. It sure will be interesting to see how this goes for us. We're already getting the ipods loaded with various comedy/prank call records to amuse ourselves with on the van rides. Europe, you'll also get a sneak peak at some of the new material we've been writing, as we plan to debut a few of these tunes on this tour. The direction so far feels slightly more melodic than any of the previous records, while still retaining our "dys-rhythmic-ness", if you will. I'm also imposing a new rule on myself to not write every single song in a completely different tuning.

Zevious

2010-02-15T11:01:00.000-08:00

For those that are unaware, our drummer Jeff Eber has a fantastic band called Zevious that he started back in 2006 with his cousin, guitarist Mike Eber, along with friend and bassist Johnny DeBlase. Their newest record 'After the Air Raid' is out now on Cuneiform Records. It takes the guitar-bass-drums jazz trio set up to dark and dissonant places. They'll also be touring the East coast/Midwest and into Canada this March. Check out the dates below and see them live if you can! You will not be disappointed.

Feb. 27 - Rudy's - 372 Elm Street - New Haven, CT

March 5 - The Shop - 312 E Seneca st - Ithaca, NY

March 6 - Nobody's Art Center - 1121 Elmwood Ave - Buffalo, NY

March 7 - Somewhere There - 340 Dufferin Street (One block south of Queen) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

March 8 - Mexicains Sans Frontieres - 120 S Division Ave # 226 - Grand Rapids, MI

March 9 - Darkroom - 2210 West Chicago ave - Chicago, IL

March 10 - The Melody Inn - 3826 North Illinois Street - Indianapolis, IN

March 11 - Mangia Italiano - 3145 South Grand Boulevard - St. Louis, MO (with Cackling Hen, The Conformists)

March 12th - Little Hamilton - 1318 Little Hamilton Street - Nashville, TN

March 14 - Spazz Haus - 1110 A Cotanche St., Greenville, NC

March 15 - 641 rpm (in store performance) - 641 West King Street - Boone, NC

March 16 - Nightlight - 405 West Rosemary Street - Chapel Hill, NC

March 17 - The Triple - 3306 West Broad Street - Richmond, VA

March 18 - Tea Bazaar - 414 East Main Street - Charlottesville, VA

March 19 - Inciting HQ - location TBA - Philly, PA

March 20 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD

Stoned

2010-01-18T11:06:00.000-08:00

If you live in the NYC-area (or even if you don't), you should be aware of the amazing calender of events Toby Driver (Kayo Dot) has curated for the month of February for John Zorn's club, The Stone. The schedule of events can be viewed here. I'll be doing a special solo guitar set on Feb 16th @ 8pm, playing selections from my last solo release, as well as new brand material and some other surprises. Hope to see you there.

Sound the Alarm

2010-01-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

Alarm Magazine has included my solo album 'Songs for the Disappeared' in their 50 Unheralded Albums from 2009 list. 'Psychic Maps' gets an honorable mention as well. Check it out here

Winter Hibernation

2009-12-23T15:58:00.000-08:00

Dysrhythmia will be taking a break from live shows until Spring 2010, choosing to spend this time focusing on new material, as well as with our other various musical extensions (Gorguts, Behold... the Arctopus (with new drummer Weasel Walter), Krallice, Byla, Zevious, and K.H. (solo) are all also currently in writing mode). 2010 should prove to be an exciting and extremely productive year. In the meantime, Brooklynvegan.com did a write up (with many photos) of our show last week @ The Charleston in Brooklyn. During our set a (very drunken) female walked "on stage" and decided to start playing soundwoman; turning the volume and eq knobs on Colin's amp up and down and more to her liking. It was quite bizarre.

Brooklyn and Beyond

2009-11-28T21:48:00.000-08:00

We have a special show coming up on Thursday, December 17th at The Charleston (174 Bedford Ave) Brooklyn, NY. We'll be playing with The Austerity Program, Bad Girlfriend, and DBCR. The bill was put together by our friend Rachel to celebrate her 29th birthday. We first met Rachel back in 2003 when we played a particularly dismal show at L'Amour's, playing last of 13 bands at 2am. She was 1 of 2 people total in the crowd. Show begins at 8pm.

Also, we are finally making the journey overseas for a tour in June/July 2010. Here's how it's shaping up so far:

June 8 2010 K4 Nuernberg, Germany
June 9 2010 JKH Cairo Wuerzburg, Germany
June 10 2010 DB´s Utrecht, Netherlands
June 11 2010 TBA TBA, Netherlands
June 12 2010 Taverne du Theatre La Louviere, Belgium
June 13 2010 Hector's House Brighton, United Kingdom
June 14 2010 Criterion Leicester, United Kingdom
June 15 2010 Trillians Newcastle, United Kingdom
June 16 2010 Bannermans Bar Edinburgh, United Kingdom
June 17 2010 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, United Kingdom
June 18 2010 The Forum (Basement) Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
June 19 2010 The Luminaire London, United Kingdom
June 20 2010 Mc Daid's Le Havre, France
June 21 2010 Le Confort Moderne Poitiers, France
June 22 2010 Dynamo Werk 21 Zurich, Switzerland
June 23 2010 Grrrrrnd Zero Lyon, France
June 24 2010 Sabotage Bar Vicenza, Italy
June 25 2010 Sunny Red Muenchen, Germany
June 26 2010 Channel Zero Ljubljana, Slovenia
June 27 2010 Duerer Kert Budapest, Hungary
June 28 2010 Kavarna Slavonice, Czech Republic
June 29 2010 Zoro Leipzig, Germany
June 30 2010 TBA Poland
July 1 2010 Pod Lampou Plzen, Czech Republic
July 2 2010 Wagon Club Wroclaw, Poland
July 3 2010 Schokoladen Berlin, Germany
July 4 2010 Az Conni Dresden, Germany

More dates will be announced in the coming months. If you would like to help with a show, please contact Mike: mike.persilbooking@gmail.com