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Dysrhythmia

United States · formed 1999 · last active 2024

Dysrhythmia is an instrumental progressive/technical metal trio formed in Philadelphia in 1998 by guitarist Kevin Hufnagel and drummer Jeff Eber, now based in Brooklyn. Bassist Colin Marston — also of Krallice, Behold...The Arctopus, and the reunited Gorguts — joined in 2004, and the band's eight studio albums fuse jazz-inflected chord work, technical/progressive-death riffing, and prog-rock structure into a wordless, largely live-tracked instrumental attack.

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SCORE PROFILE

JazzyBalkanHardcoreSurfBarbershopDeathBlackTechnicalGlitchTheatricalFolkDoomDroneShoegazeAmbient8-bit
Jazzy5
Balkan0
Hardcore1
Surf0
Barbershop0
Death4
Black0
Technical8
Glitch0
Theatrical0
Folk0
Doom0
Drone0
Shoegaze0
Ambient3
8-bit0

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WHY THOSE SCORES

  • Jazzy 5 — Band's own bio cites 'avant jazz' as a core ingredient; reviews single out 'fantastic jazz riffing' and 'jazzy chord progressions.'
  • Death 4 — Reviews call Terminal Threshold the trio's 'most direct foray into progressive death metal,' citing chunky block chords and death-metal riffing.
  • Technical 8 — Universally reviewed as a razor-sharp technical instrumental act.
  • Ambient 3 — Band's own bio credits their sound with blending progressive rock, technical metal, thrash, indie rock, avant jazz, and ambient mesmerism.

MEMBERS

CONNECTIONS

member · 9
collaboration · 2
split release
producer · 4
  • Titan to Tachyonspath →

    Colin Marston (Dysrhythmia) worked as producer/engineer on Titan to Tachyons's "Vonals" — credited Recorded By, Mixed By. Multi-anchor credit (Colin Marston is a member of 9 atlas bands); tied to every home band per ruling 9 (2026-08-22). source ↗

  • Voidstar Nocturnalpath →

    Nexus Teleport Fracture (2026) was recorded, mixed and mastered by Colin Marston, founding member of Dysrhythmia, at his Menegroth Studios source ↗

  • Vomitatrixpath →

    Colin Marston (Dysrhythmia) worked as producer/engineer on Vomitatrix's "Violently Ill" — credited Recorded By. Multi-anchor credit (Colin Marston is a member of 9 atlas bands); tied to every home band per ruling 9 (2026-08-22). source ↗

  • Zeviouspath →

    Passing Through the Wall (2013) was recorded/engineered by Colin Marston of Dysrhythmia at his Menegroth studio in Queens, NY source ↗

tour · 2
  • Behold... The Arctopuspath →

    Dysrhythmia and Behold... The Arctopus (who share member Colin Marston) did a short Northeastern US tour together shortly after Dysrhythmia's 2019 album Terminal Threshold. source ↗

  • Gorgutssatellitepath →

    Dysrhythmia and Gorguts (who share members Kevin Hufnagel and Colin Marston) co-toured Europe for a month in March-April 2016, alongside Psycroptic and Nero Di Marte. source ↗

artwork · 11
  • Author & Punisherpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Author & Punisher's "Beastland" (2018) and Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Baronesspath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Baroness's "Blue Record" (2009) and Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Brain Tentaclespath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Brain Tentacles's "Brain Tentacles" (2016) and Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Cephalic Carnagesatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Cephalic Carnage's "Lucid Interval" (2003) and Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Deathpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Death's "Vivus!" (2012) and Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Dillinger Escape Planpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau (Discogs artist id 594339): The Dillinger Escape Plan's "Cursed, Unshaven, And Misbehavin'" (2003, Design/Sleeve) and Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. Dillinger Escape Plan joins Landau's existing pairwise cluster as a 10th client. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • James Plotkinpath →

    Both credited to freelance artist Karlynn Holland: Dysrhythmia's Psychic Maps (2009, artwork/illustrations) and Jon Mueller & James Plotkin's Terminal Velocity (2012, drawings). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) -- Holland is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Krallicesatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover artist is Karlynn Holland: Krallice's self-titled debut (2008, logo) and Dysrhythmia's Psychic Maps (2009, artwork/illustrations) -- a second, differently-typed tie alongside the pair's existing member edge (Krallice co-founder Colin Marston is also Dysrhythmia's bassist). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) -- Holland is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Mastodonpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004) and Mastodon's "Remission" (2003). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Russian Circlespath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004) and Russian Circles's "Blood Year" (2019). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Today Is the Daypath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Orion Landau: Dysrhythmia's "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2004) and Today Is the Day's "Sadness Will Prevail" (2002). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Orion Landau is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

label · 3
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