Johnnascus
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Johnnascus | |
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 Thompson performing as the vocalist of CPU Buddha, 2025. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Westside Johnny |
| Born | Johnny Thompson June 23, 1999 Houston, Texas, US |
| Genres | Experimental rap, Digital Hardcore, Digicore, Trap metal |
| Instruments | Vocals, synthesizer, sampler, guitar |
| Years active | 2014-2023[a], 2025-present (solo artist) |
| Member of | CPU Buddha (2023-present) |
| Formerly of | Spider Gang, PLACEHOLDEN, MAKE FAMILY NOT FRIENDS |
| Website | untitled |
Johnny Thompson, better known by his stage name Johnnascus (stylized in all caps), is an American vocalist, songwriter, and producer based in Houston, Texas,[1] formerly affiliated with rapper Lil Darkie's music collective Spider Gang.[2][3] Thompson currently serves as the vocalist and producer of the digital hardcore band CPU Buddha, along with keyboardist Kei Sprague and drummer Jack Riggs,[4] the latter of whom providing live drumming for Thompson's solo work.
Thompson has collaborated with the likes of Danny Brown,[5][6][7] 8485,[8] and Lil Darkie,[9] as well as being a supporting live act for Machine Girl and LustSickPuppy.[10][11][12]
Style
[edit]Thompson's musical style has been described as industrial,[5] experimental,[13] and abrasive, most notably featuring Thompson's screaming, metal-style vocals. Thompson also incorporates topics such as transhumanism, religion, and the internet into his lyrics. Thompson has also incorporated Japanese culture into his work, most notably on his 2020 concept album (untitled_0007-0020&0001)), which takes inspiration from the 1998 anime Serial Experiments Lain.
Discography
[edit]Studio Albums
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| Luna |
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| Out of Place as the Moon in the Sky |
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| Departure |
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| Plague Cross |
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| Identity Crisis |
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| (untitled_0007-0020&0001)) |
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| Sitting at the End of the World |
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Extended Plays
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| Noccanist Equinox |
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| Love, a Broken Dream |
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| No Theme |
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| Errquu |
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Mixtapes
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| Clouds |
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| The Training |
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Notes
[edit]- ↑ Announced an indefinite hiatus in September 2023 via Instagram
References
[edit]- ↑ "Music | JOHNNASCUS". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Spider Gang". Prince George's Suite Magazine and Media. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ June; balloonxm (2023-08-30). "Interview with Omerta". The Nu Metal Agenda. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ "CPU Buddha". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Rigotti, Alex (2025-11-04). "The resurrection of Danny Brown: "I had to go into a different mode and write from a different perspective"". NME. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "Danny Brown: Stardust". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ Kearse, Stephen (2025-11-10). "'Stardust' Is Danny Brown-lite". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ L33CH (feat. JOHNNASCUS) - Single by 8485 on Apple Music, 2020-10-27, retrieved 2026-01-23
- ↑ Sound of Grinding a Politician's Skull Into a Fine Powder (feat. JOHNNASCUS) by Lil Darkie on Apple Music, 2020-12-25, retrieved 2026-01-23
- ↑ Staff, Orlando Weekly (2022-01-12). "Machine Girl, Johnnascus and Human presented a night of bleeding-edge heaviness at the Abbey". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ DeMay, Enzo (2023-03-31). "LustSickPuppy • JOHNNASCUS • Flowers* | Cactus Club". www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ Kult Classic (2021-05-21). Fl.vco (Spider gang)- Kult Classic interview 0044. Retrieved 2026-01-22 – via YouTube.