THERAPY?

Alternative Metal / Non-Metal • Ireland
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Therapy? are an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band recruited bassist Michael McKeegan. The band signed with major label A&M Records in 1992, for which they released four albums, most notably "Troublegum" in 1994 and "Infernal Love" in 1995. Ewing's departure in early 1996 preceded the arrivals of his replacement Graham Hopkins, and Martin McCarrick on cello and guitar. Neil Cooper replaced Hopkins on drums in 2002. Following the departure of McCarrick in 2004, the band have remained a stable three-piece since.

Therapy? are currently signed to UK independent label Marshall Records. The band has released 13 full-length studio albums and has sold over two million albums worldwide.

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THERAPY? Discography

THERAPY? albums / top albums

THERAPY? Nurse album cover 3.62 | 4 ratings
Nurse
Alternative Metal 1992
THERAPY? Troublegum album cover 3.71 | 4 ratings
Troublegum
Alternative Metal 1994
THERAPY? Infernal Love album cover 3.00 | 2 ratings
Infernal Love
Alternative Metal 1995
THERAPY? Semi-Detached album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Semi-Detached
Alternative Metal 1998
THERAPY? Suicide Pact - You First album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suicide Pact - You First
Alternative Metal 1999
THERAPY? Shameless album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Shameless
Alternative Metal 2001
THERAPY? High Anxiety album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
High Anxiety
Alternative Metal 2003
THERAPY? Never Apologise Never Explain album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Never Apologise Never Explain
Alternative Metal 2004
THERAPY? One Cure Fits All album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One Cure Fits All
Alternative Metal 2006
THERAPY? Crooked Timber album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Crooked Timber
Alternative Metal 2009
THERAPY? A Brief Crack of Light album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Brief Crack of Light
Alternative Metal 2012
THERAPY? Disquiet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Disquiet
Alternative Metal 2015
THERAPY? Cleave album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cleave
Alternative Metal 2018

THERAPY? EPs & splits

THERAPY? Babyteeth album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Babyteeth
Alternative Metal 1991
THERAPY? Pleasure Death album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pleasure Death
Alternative Metal 1992
THERAPY? Shortsharpshock album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Shortsharpshock
Alternative Metal 1993
THERAPY? Be Still / Invisible Sun album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Be Still / Invisible Sun
Non-Metal 1993
THERAPY? Face the Strange album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Face the Strange
Alternative Metal 1993
THERAPY? Belfast/Wasted / Innocent X (The Best Of Volume EP) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Belfast/Wasted / Innocent X (The Best Of Volume EP)
Non-Metal 1995
THERAPY? Rain Hits Concrete album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rain Hits Concrete
Alternative Metal 2006

THERAPY? live albums

THERAPY? We’re Here to the End album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
We’re Here to the End
Alternative Metal 2010
THERAPY? Communion: Live at the Union Chapel album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Communion: Live at the Union Chapel
Non-Metal 2017

THERAPY? demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

THERAPY? Thirty Seconds Of Silence album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thirty Seconds Of Silence
Alternative Metal 1989
THERAPY? Meat Abstract album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Meat Abstract
Alternative Metal 1990
THERAPY? Have A Merry Fucking Christmas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Have A Merry Fucking Christmas
Alternative Metal 1992
THERAPY? Auto Surgery album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Auto Surgery
Alternative Metal 1993
THERAPY? Therapy? In Concert - 564 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Therapy? In Concert - 564
Alternative Metal 1993
THERAPY? Therapy? In Concert - 593 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Therapy? In Concert - 593
Alternative Metal 1994
THERAPY? Die Laughing / Love Is All Around album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Die Laughing / Love Is All Around
Alternative Metal 1994

THERAPY? re-issues & compilations

THERAPY? Caucasian Psychosis album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Caucasian Psychosis
Alternative Metal 1992
THERAPY? Born in a Crash album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Born in a Crash
Alternative Metal 1993
THERAPY? Hats Off to the Insane album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hats Off to the Insane
Alternative Metal 1993
THERAPY? So Much for the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990–2000 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
So Much for the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990–2000
Alternative Metal 2000
THERAPY? Duo Pack album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Duo Pack
Alternative Metal 2006
THERAPY? Music Through a Cheap Transistor album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Music Through a Cheap Transistor
Alternative Metal 2007
THERAPY? The Gemil Box album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Gemil Box
Alternative Metal 2013
THERAPY? Stories: The Singles Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stories: The Singles Collection
Alternative Metal 2014
THERAPY? Wood & Wire album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wood & Wire
Non-Metal 2016
THERAPY? Greatest Hits (2020 Versions) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greatest Hits (2020 Versions)
Alternative Metal 2020

THERAPY? singles (30)

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Meat Abstract
Alternative Metal 1990
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Teethgrinder
Alternative Metal 1992
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Opal Mantra
Alternative Metal 1993
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Nowhere
Alternative Metal 1994
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Trigger Inside
Alternative Metal 1994
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Die Laughing
Alternative Metal 1994
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Femtex / Pantapon Rose
Alternative Metal 1994
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Isolation
Alternative Metal 1994
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Stories
Alternative Metal 1995
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Loose
Alternative Metal 1995
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Diane
Non-Metal 1995
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Misery
Alternative Metal 1995
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Bad Mother
Alternative Metal 1996
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Church of Noise
Alternative Metal 1998
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Lonely, Cryin’, Only
Non-Metal 1998
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Hate Kill Destroy
Alternative Metal 2000
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Gimme Back My Brain
Non-Metal 2001
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I Am The Money
Alternative Metal 2001
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If It Kills me / Rust
Non-Metal 2003
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My Voodoo Doll
Non-Metal 2003
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Polar Bear / Rock You Monekys
Alternative Metal 2005
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Crooked Timber
Non-Metal 2009
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Exiles
Alternative Metal 2010
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Living in the Shadow of the Terrible Thing
Alternative Metal 2012
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Before You, With You, After You
Alternative Metal 2012
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Deathstimate
Alternative Metal 2015
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Still Hurts
Alternative Metal 2015
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Tides
Non-Metal 2016
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Callow
Alternative Metal 2018
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Wreck It Like Beckett
Alternative Metal 2018

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THERAPY? Reviews

THERAPY? Troublegum

Album · 1994 · Alternative Metal
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Therapy?’s sophomore release is an improvement on all fronts, and a bit of a shift in style. They adopt a punky feel and churn out short, simple and catchy tracks. However, this is still entirely an Alternative Metal release full of identity and various influences.

The biggest improvement here is probably in the hooks category. Every song has some memorable sing-along choruses that manage to mix punk yelling with a sense of melody. The lyrics are simple, angsty and introspective, and I can’t help but feel this was the perfect soundtrack to any troubled teenager’s life in 1994. The songs have great energy and a sense of urgency, and the drumming is way more energetic than the debut.

Across the 14 tracks, some are better than others, but it manages to be quite consistent despite the variety on display. It’s also a bit of a grower, so let those tracks sink in a bit and they’ll be in your head forever.

THERAPY? Troublegum

Album · 1994 · Alternative Metal
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BitterJalapeno
Widely considered to be their magnum opus, 1994s Troublegum is the second full length studio release by Northern Irish alternative metal outfit Therapy? The album marks a progression from the vaguely industrial/post-punk influenced music heard on predecessor “Nurse” to a more straightforward and accessible metal sound. It is altogether a more focused recording with far cleaner production, neater song structures with a much stronger and more defined vocal performance from front man Andy Cairns.

Arguably one of their most accessible releases to date, Troublegum has detectable influences from genres such as pop punk which I imagine may put some people off giving it a bash but I would advise those who haven’t listened to still do so. The album does not hang about and from the first second is bursting at the seams with aggressive riffage, catchy hooks and copious amounts of noisy feedback. Lyrically, the album explores themes of anxiety, rejection and self-loathing amongst others and is delivered to the ear canals with a large dose of hatred and rage.

Despite the obvious negativity in the musical and lyrical output, it still manages to be a fun and motivating listen which I would recommend to any fan of metal or rock based alternative music. I would also recommend catching a live performance if you ever get the chance – many songs from Troublegum are set staples.

4/5

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