Vicky Psarakis

Send us Fan Mail A debut album can be a defining moment for any band, but for seasoned vocalist Vicky Psarakis, it's just another challenge to take head-on. When we last spoke with Vicky in 2022, she was fronting melodic death metal outfit The Agonist while simultaneously developing her nu-metal side project, Sicksense. Following The Agonist's breakup, Vicky fully committed to Sicksense, proving that this may have been her true calling all along. Now, she returns to IUF to discuss Cross Me Twice , Sicksense’s highly anticipated debut album—a bold fusion of modern metal and electronic elements that brings a fresh energy to the nu-metal resurgence. Despite lineup changes since the band's inception in 2021, Vicky has steered the group forward, solidifying their sound and vision. With over two decades in the industry, a Juno nomination, and an extensive list of guest vocal appearances, her journey is nothing short of inspiring. Tune in now as Vicky shares her story, and be sure to buy and stream Cross Me Twice , out now worldwide via Earache Records. Stay connected with Sicksense, visit: https://soundescapeagency.com/sicksense/ , https://www.instagram.com/sickxsense/ , and https://www.facebook.com/sickxsense/ Stay connected with IUF, visit: https://interviewunderfire.com/

Garza sits down in-person with Vicky Psarakis - “Killer V” & Robby J. Fonts - “Rob The Ripper”. From Arizona nu metal band SICKSENSE. New Album “Cross Me Twice” Out Now! https://linktr.ee/sickXsense SPONSORS: Garza Podcast Coffee - https://conceptcafes.com/product/garzapodcastcoffee/43 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Being Married in the Same Band 09:09 - The “Whys” of Being In a Band 10:02 - New Trend of Vocal Gymnastics 2:14 - Where Did Vicky & Robby Meet 19:12 - Focusing Only on Business 22:00 - Upbringings & Metal Helped Robby Be Himself 27:40 - Introverts Have The Most To Say 32:08 - New Record, Artwork, Album Cover 36:42 - Using Voice To Create Textures & Sounds 40:00 - Reasons For Moving 44:18 - Vicky on The Agonist 46:22 - Stuck Mojo 49:30 - Applying Past Experiences Into Sicksense 52:19 - Financial Struggle 53:30 - Writing Lyrics 55:47 - Feelings & Memories About Past Relationships 1:01:46 - Starting Family & Having Stability 1:05:14 - Making Merch & Screen Printing 1:07:44 - Costly To Get Started & Re-Invest 1:09:23 - Back to the “Whys” 1:12:14 - Greatest Band Hasn’t Been Born 1:12:54 - Headphones for Dogs & Having Pets 1:15:05 - Becoming An American Citizen 1:17:33 - Robby Met Suicide Silence in 2010 1:19:05 - Vicky’s Interaction w/ Fans

Here's a brand new episode with Vicky and Robby of Sicksense

Vicky Psarakis joins the podcast to speak about the political state of the country following the 2024 US Presidential Election, and together we speak about how the goals of the American people are more aligned than many believe. Vicky, as evidenced by her lyricism in her newest project Sicksense, is no stranger to writing about the common goals and enemies that should be focused on in society, and I very much appreciated having her point of view and discussing how recent events tie into the lyrics of her past and present. Sicksense's new album "Cross Me Twice" is out now

Hard to realize it's already been a whole year. I'm so glad I followed through with this little project of mine, and I truly hope I helped you discover new artists and new incredible games to try! NOWPLAYING is not going anywhere, and I'll be following all the new VGM releases in 2025. Now, without further ado, let's dive into my last selection of 2024. Credits & timestamps (00:00:04) Wanderstop "Wanterstop", C418 (00:03:57) Crow Country "Staring Into the Flames (Epilogue)", Ockeroid (00:05:48) World of Goo 2 "There's Something About This Island", Kyle Gabler & Jonny Trengrove (00:09:17) I AM YOUR BEAST "TYRANTS BETTER RUN", rj lake & LAKE SAVAGE (00:12:24) CHUNITHM "colorful", higma & HOTOKE (00:14:43) LEGO Horizon Adventures "post-post apocalyptic dance party", mxmtoon (00:17:19) DJ MAX Respect V "Follow Me - Full Ver.", ND Lee (00:20:39) Newgrounds Rushdown Rivals "Rushdown!", James Landino (00:22:27) Victory Heat Rally "Marathon (Frostbite Harbor)", RoBKTA (00:25:34) PockeDate! "New Beginning", Ternox (00:28:00) DJ MAX Respect V "Krush", Pierre Blanche (00:30:08) Blue Archive "Ark in the Blood Sky", KARUT (00:32:21) Windblown "9:10 Eternal Feast", Danger (00:36:46) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Zombie "Slave", Kevin Sherwood, Vicky Psarakis, Sicksense (00:41:03) Chains of Fury "Fury", Bartosz Szafranski (00:43:22) Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel "SERVANT", eMPIRE SOUND SYSTeMS (00:45:23) Slitterhead "Intermission", Akira Yamaoka (00:48:08) Stellar Blade "Dawn (Holidays)", Hyunmin Cho (00:51:18) To Hell with the Ugly "Clone Party", Clément Duquesne (00:53:32) Infinity Nikki "Together Till Infinity", Jessie J As always, a huge thank you to Zenibuka for the intro! Find me on Bluesky and Patreon 💜 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Send us Fan Mail THAT METAL INTERVIEW presents Vicky Psarakis of SICKSENSE (recorded November 2024). Vicky returns to the podcast to chat about the band's 1st full-length album, 'Cross Me Twice' by SICKSENSE & about its making. She talks about the band's new genre & how it shoud or should not be categorized. Psarakis talks about the way her husband & co-vocalist Rob split the vocal duties and how their profession affects their private life. www.perpetualconversion.bigcartel.com That Metal Interview Podcast is FREE and ON DEMAND, stream now on Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Deezer, Bandcamp. Listen to #ThatMetalInterviewPodcast​​​​​: https://lnk.to/uj7sH3k4 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatMetalInterv Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatmetalinterview/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThatMetalInterview Subscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/JrocksMetalZone Support the show (9) Facebook (6) That Metal Interview Podcast (@ThatMetalInterv) / X (twitter.com) That Metal Interview Podcast (@thatmetalinterview) • Instagram photos and videos (2297) That Metal Interview Podcast - YouTube

1. Dio - All the Fools Sailed Away 2. Dååth - Unwelcome Return 3. Falling In Reverse – Ronald 4. Evergrey – Say 5. Rendezvous Point – Utopia 6. Soziedad Alkohólika - Falsos Dioses 7. Strivers – Crusade 8. Rotting Christ - Yggdrasil 9. In The Woods - Caese The Day 10. Time Machine - I Believe Again 11. Caligulas Horse - Dream The Dead 12. Chaska - Imperio Caído 13. Miserable – Conquista 14. Hyena - About Rock & Roll 15. Crownshift - Rule The Show 16. Full House Brew Crew – Bleed 17. Sebastian Bach - F. U 18. Ac/Dc - Shot Down In Flame 19. Lethal - Fantasmas De Ciudad 20. Almafuerte - Buitres 21. Arraigo - Traen la pregunta 22. Vale Of Pnath - Silent Prayers 23. Sphinx - The Void, Everlasting 24. Riot V - Mortal Eyes 25. Subfire - Unbreakable feat Ralf Scheepers 26. Daath – The Philosopher 27. Epica – Crystal Mountain 28. Obscura – Lack of Comprehension 29. Nino Helfrich ft. Vicky Psarakis - Our Remedy 30. Sea of Treachery - What's Past Is Prologue 31. Cemetery Skyline - In Darkness

Today we’re looking at the new release from US power metallers Immortal Guardian entitled Unite And Conquer. I’ll begin with the album’s first track, “Ozona.” This one is very representative of Immortal Guardian’s approach generally, and would be at home on any of their other releases, as it displays what the band does so well. The flurry of melded guitar and keys at the beginning is classic Gabriel Guardian! There are some good riffs to be found here, albeit not super hooky. The versing is kinda so-so, to be honest, but when the chorus hits you there’s some great syncopation and unity of sound and direction. And the time-change accompanying Zima’s plaintive “whoa-oahs” at the end is just icing on the cake – really drawing the listener in to the magic of this song. Like so many of their tracks, I can find imperfections when I break them down into their components, but the sum of the performance is typically greater than the parts. Jumping ahead to song three in the listing we find the energetic yet evocative “Roots Run Deep.” This one features guest vocals from the mighty Ralf Scheepers of Primal Fear. I love Scheepers as a singer, and think his is a nice contribution, but honestly Zima’s voice is the star here. The baritone intro he gives at the beginning is absolute gold – you won’t hear many genuinely metal songs that include that brand of vocal delivery, much less in a way that fits so seamlessly with the feel of this song. Uptempo with great kitwork by drummer Justin Piedimonte, I really can’t get enough of this one! Further in we find “Lost In The Darkness,” another track with guest vox, this time from the amazing Vicky Psarakis, formerly of The Agonist. Much like in the previously discussed song, Psarakis’ assist is solid but serves best as a foil to launch Zima’s own stellar crooning. I just love the trade off lead vocals, with each singer trying to out do the other. And Guardian’s solo is fire – the perfect length and tone. My final song to highlight is “Divided We Fall”, and if I had to choose one track on the album it would likely be this. The thing I most love about “Divided” is that, in a number of respects, the band kinda keeps it right on the edge musically. The bridge in particular is a very haphazard sonic skittering where I feel like the band is at any point about to take the song off the rails… but somehow they pull it off and transition into that moderate paced but beautiful verse. Zima really pushed himself to his limits on this one to great effect exuding killer voice control. Those are my favs, but the other six tracks each have something to offer as well. I’ll admit I’ve not given Carlos Zima his proper due as a singer, initially in my own mind lumping him in with a subgroup of singers having surface vocal similarities. But Zima is a hell of a singer, and he definitely proves it on this album with some of his best performances to date. We haven’t touched on “Un Dia A La Vez,” a song where he opens himself to some ranges he hasn’t on any previous Immortal Guardian track, so very beautiful and in some parts almost feminine in his delivery. And the album finale “Rise Of The Phoenix” has him able to convey emotional subtleties before exploding into a scream machine. Gabriel Guardian is truly remarkable in his approach utilizing both the guitars and keys as true twin lead instruments. Guardian has the keys in the foreground bringing loud, tight notes and driving that lead melody. There’s a lot of work Guardian puts into building these compositions such that the instruments complement and don’t clash. I’m giving Unite And Conquer a 8 ½ out of ten rating. It’s absolutely worth your time to check out. Support Immortal Guardian by purchasing Unite And Conquer from M-Theory Audio.

Vicky Psarakis & Robby J. Fonts of Sicksense & I have a conversation about launching the band in Montreal, Nu Metal, the birth of Sicksense, how they write songs, the best / worst parts of being in a band with your spouse, the end of The Agonist, mental health and how they fight the hops. Throughout this chat, Vicky drank L'Amère à Boire's "Drak" the 5.8% Polotmavy Pivo, Robby drank their "Müesli" the 5% Oatmeal Stout while I enjoyed their Černá the 5% Bohemian Pilsner. This is a Heavy MTL presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy MTL is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest & most extreme albums each week! Photo Credit: Daniel Carne Episode Links: Website: https://www.voxandhops.com/ Join The Vox&Hops Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/hpu9F1 Join The Vox&Hops Thirsty Thursday Gang: https://www.facebook.com/groups/162615188480022 Sicksense: https://soundescapeagency.com/sicksense/ L'Amère à Boire: https://amereaboire.com/ Vox&Hops Brewtal Awakenings Playlist: https://www.voxandhops.com/p/brewtal-awakenings-metal-playlist/ Heavy MTL: https://heavymontreal.com/ Sound Talent Media: https://soundtalentmedia.com/ Evergreen Podcasts: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Vox&Hops Metal Podcast Merchandise: https://www.indiemerchstore.com/collections/vendors?q=Vox%26Hops Use the Promo Code: VOXHOPS10 to save 10% off your entire purchase. Pitch Black North: https://www.pitchblacknorth.com/ Use the Promo Code: VOXHOPS15 to save 15% off your entire purchase. Heartbeat Hot Sauce: https://www.heartbeathotsauce.com/ Use the Promo Code: VOXHOPS15 to save 15% off your entire purchase.

"I feel like a lot of my journey in music has been intuitive... the thing I love about music is creating it." Will is back in the interview chair this time chatting to Vicky Psarakis, vocalist in Sicksense, formerly of The Agonist and all round vocal powerhouse. Vicky took some time to take a dive into her own musical journey, her gateway into music, falling into something she was good at due to her natural ability and vocal talent, fulfilment in songwriting and potential, breaking into heavy music as a Woman, her own perfectionism and how she has battled with this throughout her career, building a community through streaming and so much more. It's a really special and stacked episode which we are amazingly thankful for. Sicksense will be dropping their sophomore EP 'Fools Tomorrow' this Friday (June 11th) so be sure to check that out. Sponsor - Satanic Tea Co Buy yourself some satanic tea - pitchblacknorth.com Follow Noizze and Noizze Podcast Network on Social Media and remember to follow us on Spotify, Apple Music & wherever you stream your podcasts! You can check out Noizze playlists with weekly picks and updates through our Essential Playlist. The best way to support is to follow and subscribe but you can also support by grabbing yourself some Noizze Merch. Go and check out Elyrean who are responsible for the theme and jingles (riffs).

Vicky Psarakis came back on the podcast to talk about her new nu metal band SickSense, and the path they've had leading up to their new EP "Fool's Tomorrow" -- Out on June 11! We went in depth on the music, the art, the MASCOT. Hear about how they handle the business side of things without a label - like how many CDs to print and more! Pre-Order "Fool's Tomorrow" https://soundescapeagency.com/product/sicksensefoolstomorrowcd/ Need to hire PR? C-Squared is a multinational team specializing in music PR and marketing of all kinds including album campaigns, tour promotion, PR consultation, social network development, ads management and sales consulting. With agents in the Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, we offer worldwide promotion for your music. Learn More: ⁠⁠https://csquared.info/?page_id=312⁠

Hoy homenajeamos a una banda de culto, hablamos de The Black Crowes y de su segundo álbum de estudio The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. De él os desgranaremos como siempre algunos datos y referencias. Os traemos noticias amargas sobre una banda querida y admirada en el programa como es The Agonist, Entre los discos que analizaremos hoy se encuentra el quinto y último trabajo de los finlandeses Excalion, "Once Upon a Time". Además, os traeremos los últimos estrenos de rock y punk nacional, rodeados de Metalcore, ritmos góticos y sobre todo, metal. SETLIST. The Black Crowes - Remedy The Agonist - Blood as My Guide Excallion - Resolution Ice Nine Kills - Wurst Vacations Dieth - Don´t Get Mad... Get Even Kiraz - Huracán (Activa la Bomba) Manifa - El Ultimo Bufón Asking Alexandria - Dark Void Sicksense, Vicky Psarakis - Feed Them To The Wolves Demons By Design - Feed Me Like a Drug