BIOGRAPHY

Who is he and what does he do?
Biography by Ben Spencer, pictures by Anna Alverhag.

Who is he?

Kevin, videographer, mask maker and musician was born in Heerlen, The Netherlands but now lives in Bollnäs, Sweden, also the birth place of his dark-side known as Psyclown - a alias heavily influenced by his taste in Gabber, Hardcore and all things Metal. In his alias, Kevin quickly gained a reputation through performing with some of the biggest names in the genre and spawning an underground movement through conjuring up Psyclown Records and channelling plenty of blood splattered videos such as 'Insides' and 'Fuck Religion'. His blood-soaked recipe served as a platform for his opposition to anything that divides society with live shows often leaving a trail of gore, fights with the crowd and self-mutilation in his wake. Collaborators for his continual onslaught include Drokz, Angernoizer, Gabba Front Berlin, Rob Gee, Noisekick, Buzz Fuzz, Da Mouth Of Madness, Reverend Fang Gory, Red13, Insan0, Steen and many more.

An encounter with Glenn Benton through Myspace in 2010 led a remix of 'Satan Spawn', The Caco-Daemon', this was his first contact in the Metal world. He continued as a producer when he moved to Sweden, which led to an encounter with Mike Sarkisyan of Spineshank, which culminated into working collaboratively on a Self Titled demo EP. A new darkness emerged on the other side of the 2013 recording; one that would come to replace the terror of Psyclown and replace it with the brutality of Srednep.

The final 20 track Rest In Peace 2005 / 2015 EP came out in 2015 together with a splatter music video for the song 'Devoured by Maggots'.

In 2016, Psyclown Records became obsolete and Srednep reinvented itself as a trio. Kevin decided to crank up the metal after the band's 2013 Silence EP, ditching the electronics with Suffocations Kevin Talley as their drummer.

Through this revitalized line-up, Srednep unleashed their debut album Social Masks upon the masses in 2017.

In the same year, Kevin also started a new Trap / Metalrap project under the name Kevin Srednep. Since 2010, he has collaborated with Dino Cazares (Asesino, Divine Heresy, Fear Factory), Deicide, Kevin Talley (Suffocation, etc.), Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank), Sean Zatorsky (Chimaira, Daath, Sinsaenum), Ricky Myers (Serpents Whisper, Suffocation, Disgorge), Rob Holliday (Sulpher), Suffocation, Sulpher and many more.

In 2019, Psyclown made its return once again as Kevin’s second personality and joined the group Arrived Live. Psyclown has been reinvented, with crazier gore and shock value, growl and clean vocals which will mess you up even more than ever. Can you handle the new Psyclown?! You can also hire Kevin or Psyclown for vocals, go to the store section for purchasing and more information.