The Gig Cartel - Artist profiles: therapy?

Rock veterans, Therapy?, have established a long career of over twenty years with their industrial-tinged, metallic sound, finding breakout success with their 1994 album, “Troublegum.”

 

Formed in 1989 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Therapy? quickly got to work on recording a number of early demos, which caught the attention of the legendary BBC DJ, John Peel, who played their single, “Meat Abstract,” on his show. Signing with Wiijia Records, the two EPS, “Baby Teeth” and “Pleasure Death” found Therapy? a growing number of fans in the UK and these early EPs also gained a US release as “Caucasian Psychosis” on Touch & Go Records.

 

Now with a string of hit albums 'Teethgrinder' being of particular note. From thrashy punk roots they developed a darker more intense sound that showed greater sophistication without ever sacrificing their accessibility or mainstream cross over potential.