---
title: "Motorpsycho"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/motorpsycho"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 1989
---

# Motorpsycho

**Motorpsycho** is a sludge metal band, from Norway, active 1989 to present.

Motorpsycho is a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim. Their music can generally be defined as progressive or psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from alternative, jazz, post-rock, pop, country and many other musical styles. The stable members of the band are Bent Sæther and Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan. From 1992 to March 2005, Håkon Gebhardt was the band's drummer. From December 2007 to May 2016 Kenneth Kapstad was the drummer of the band, being replaced by Tomas Järmyr, who joined in early 2017. Järmyr left the band in January 2023.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorpsycho_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Motorpsycho |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Trondheim, Norway |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 51 |

## Genres

[Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bent Sæther](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bent-s-ther) | Lead vocals, Electric bass guitar, Electric guitar, Drums (drum set), Keyboard |  | Current |
| [Hans Magnus Ryan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hans-magnus-ryan) | Electric bass guitar, Electric guitar, Mandolin |  | Current |
| [Kenneth Kapstad](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kenneth-kapstad) |  | 2007 to 2016 | Former |
| [Baard Slagsvold](https://themetalnet.com/musician/baard-slagsvold) |  | 1999 to 2003 | Former |
| [Håkon Gebhardt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hakon-gebhardt) |  | 1991 to 2005 | Former |
| [Helge Sten](https://themetalnet.com/musician/helge-sten) |  | 1992 to 1994 | Former |
| [Tomas Järmyr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tomas-jarmyr) | Drums (drum set) | 2017 to 2023 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Lobotomizer](https://themetalnet.com/album/eaa74492-ec81-35f3-8fea-ff15ef8d8bdc) | Album |
| 1992 | [3 Songs for Rut](https://themetalnet.com/album/3a142280-79be-421c-ac17-c24c116afe7e) | EP |
| 1992 | [8 Soothing Songs for Rut](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a145401-18c4-3f36-93cc-c42ca840e66b) | Album |
| 1992 | [Soothe](https://themetalnet.com/album/b6e555bf-6a1a-45be-8c4f-7f154e9dbdf9) | EP |
| 1993 | [Demon Box](https://themetalnet.com/album/bc2d5dae-88aa-3449-a934-80bbb5542e6c) | Album |
| 1993 | [Mountain EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/277ef2c3-5872-3be3-97ed-a9aef8c60aae) | EP |
| 1994 | [Another Ugly EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/3821061a-f109-3d70-9b9b-19e0347511d4) | EP |
| 1994 | [Timothy’s Monster](https://themetalnet.com/album/201f7411-bc1e-30bc-9de3-709270a79c16) | Album |
| 1994 | [Wearing Yr Smell](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f4373d5-c850-39f1-bf84-be3b9fa09805) | EP |
| 1995 | [The Nerve Tattoo](https://themetalnet.com/album/11eb5f69-019e-3c83-a2d2-b9b411dc24ca) | EP |
| 1996 | [Blissard](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c98f020-3992-3395-807c-f66fd65fe175) | Album |
| 1996 | [Manmower](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4a8029f-7eea-35dc-a811-d82867af32c0) | EP |
| 1997 | [Angels and Daemons at Play](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc379acc-6ef4-39c0-b09b-c30e27656cab) | Album |
| 1997 | [Angels and Daemons at Play, Part I: Babyscooter](https://themetalnet.com/album/38a9bf87-c08c-3fd9-b470-cb385c4134e7) | EP |
| 1997 | [Angels and Daemons at Play, Part II: Have Spacesuit Will Travel](https://themetalnet.com/album/033be7b2-d116-3fa2-ae41-984cb14eadd5) | EP |
| 1997 | [Angels and Daemons at Play, Part III: Lovelight](https://themetalnet.com/album/f54abbd3-7dd0-3ef2-844c-3f1de1599f85) | EP |
| 1997 | [Mot Riving](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ecb62ff-a91f-3536-952d-8c45d4f90719) | EP |
| 1997 | [Starmelt](https://themetalnet.com/album/8204ba8e-8eed-3f5b-b5b1-cd04953906f8) | EP |
| 1998 | [Hey Jane](https://themetalnet.com/album/e720db54-9ea6-3a5b-a535-2353b31b8b1a) | EP |
| 1998 | [Ozone](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ea47c50-b40f-3c61-8cbb-ea23c7a15b08) | EP |
| 1998 | [Trust Us](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0fa06ab-5a31-3e19-bed9-dedaf3b77fd3) | Album |
| 1999 | [Barracuda](https://themetalnet.com/album/29789c9c-6f20-3f89-889a-45f977f3c79c) | EP |
| 1999 | [The Other Fool EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/8951ced5-664d-3ba4-981f-f087c620c84c) | EP |
| 2000 | [Let Them Eat Cake](https://themetalnet.com/album/a0ae5739-391f-3bd3-9e62-d122a9b29d54) | Album |
| 2000 | [Walkin’ With J](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a6597fc-33c9-37c0-a9d9-ad09153e1735) | EP |
| 2001 | [Phanerothyme](https://themetalnet.com/album/7fbd4787-7adb-33e8-980c-3ab3fe61dfa5) | Album |
| 2002 | [In the Fishtank](https://themetalnet.com/album/66f3e164-4e05-31be-928a-d65f01e8df5d) | EP |
| 2002 | [It’s a Love Cult](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5352ab4-f768-3efc-b3da-88e0bfebe9a1) | Album |
| 2002 | [Serpentine EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/31d79adf-ac0c-36e0-b91d-8c9f8d5000e6) | EP |
| 2006 | [Black Hole / Blank Canvas](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e242a19-324b-38ef-9527-20c1b56e30cb) | Album |
| 2008 | [Little Lucid Moments](https://themetalnet.com/album/66b77584-d152-3910-a17d-c43f52c111ce) | Album |
| 2009 | [Child of the Future](https://themetalnet.com/album/e584625b-d2da-4452-a3c6-8b4120f74149) | Album |
| 2010 | [Heavy Metal Fruit](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed000fe1-7ac4-4ce7-801c-a6964cabea19) | Album |
| 2012 | [The Death Defying Unicorn](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f7051e3-a452-47e9-a441-dfbc82059cf7) | Album |
| 2013 | [Still Life With Eggplant](https://themetalnet.com/album/f5c62756-869d-439e-aa7f-a768b5cd6cc4) | Album |
| 2014 | [Behind the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9d00f3f-4e3d-4246-97ea-f4dcb72fdf87) | Album |
| 2014 | [The Motorpnakotic Fragments](https://themetalnet.com/album/02fd993d-d076-44b6-b7be-833341c0c5ca) | Album |
| 2016 | [Here Be Monsters](https://themetalnet.com/album/da0f7768-67b4-4ec3-9c81-23013bdb66fd) | Album |
| 2016 | [Here Be Monsters, Vol. 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/4bd018fa-60db-4c69-a800-48710dc3955f) | EP |
| 2017 | [Begynnelser](https://themetalnet.com/album/19685b85-08df-493c-aa61-a0b959efdd7f) | Album |
| 2017 | [The California EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/2152b232-04f5-4d22-b8a0-bfb1b446f3fd) | EP |
| 2017 | [The Tower](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f7cd0a0-ab89-4617-b16a-ec85dfe69669) | Album |
| 2019 | [The Crucible](https://themetalnet.com/album/84b1c4ca-8fa7-4eb2-9159-d1a3fec48f77) | Album |
| 2020 | [The All Is One](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3b9b3c1-46fc-42dc-af4e-83e1d027cced) | Album |
| 2021 | [Kingdom of Oblivion](https://themetalnet.com/album/770eb99f-d999-416c-8b45-27591134ac8c) | Album |
| 2022 | [Ancient Astronauts](https://themetalnet.com/album/457c6333-7fcd-4f7e-92d0-e5ad3a50139b) | Album |
| 2023 | [Yay!](https://themetalnet.com/album/9043a380-5f91-4d55-90df-4bba3295cb3d) | Album |
| 2024 | [Neigh!!](https://themetalnet.com/album/db866d65-5e37-4297-89ea-2907cba02d2c) | Album |
| 2025 | [Ahsol Caravan](https://themetalnet.com/album/be384ee8-d998-4f1e-881f-484de3461e76) | Album |
| 2025 | [Motorpsycho](https://themetalnet.com/album/e593f582-22a5-48f0-85c9-8a5ded1c0852) | Album |
| 2026 | [The Gaia II Space Corps](https://themetalnet.com/album/f77b5152-6478-4734-be12-2fc341fc4d75) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://motorpsycho.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Motorpsycho/370680215153
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClaT5U3hvwpNT220SR3afuQ
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motorpsychoband/
- x: https://twitter.com/motorpsychoband
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bNIAjyL3hFCuQBQqhPN4T
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/9602
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/27340023

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/motorpsycho](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorpsycho). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt