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tour which also included

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. In 1998, Psychotica added guitarist Clint Walsh and released ''Espina''. A tour with

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followed. Shortly after the tour, Briggs moved to

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. Briggs and Kostabi went in different directions and Psychotica disbanded. In the summer of 2009, Briggs and Kostabi reunited to begin work on the fourth Psychotica album. Psychotica partnered with Christian Menses and his independent record label, Toxic Shock Records to re-release ''Pandemic''. On December 30, 2022, Psychotica's booking agency posted to Instagram that Patrick Briggs had died. Cause of death was not reported.

Discography

*''Psychotica'' (1996, Ventrue Entertainment/American Recordings) logo/cover designed by

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*''Espina'' (1998, Zero Hour Records) *''Thorn'' (2004, Art Monkey Records) (Expanded reissue of ''Espina'') *''Pandemic'' (2003, Art Monkey Records) (Previously unreleased 1999 album for Red Ant Records) *''Pandemic'' Re-Release (2008, Toxic Shock Records) *''Psychotica Acoustic'' (2009, Psychotica Records) (Digital only release) *''I Will Survive'' EP (2009, Toxic Shock Records) *''Black Dahlia'' EP (2010, Toxic Shock Records) *''All The Broken Souls & Pandemic'' (2018, Wanker Records)

References

External links

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Official Myspace Page
*Wiltz, Teresa (October 4, 1996)
"Psychotica is Certainly Prone to Rock Theatrics"
'' Chicago Tribune''.
History of Psychotica by Elizabeth V. Bouras
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