Johnnascus

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Johnnascus
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Thompson performing as the vocalist of CPU Buddha, 2025.
Background information
Also known asWestside Johnny
Born
Johnny Thompson

(1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 26)
Houston, Texas, US
Genres Experimental rap, Digital Hardcore, Digicore
InstrumentsVocals, synthesizer, sampler, guitar
Years active2014-2023 [a] , 2025-present (solo artist)
Member ofCPU Buddha (2023-present)
Formerly ofSpider Gang, PLACEHOLDEN, MAKE FAMILY NOT FRIENDS

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 which providing live drumming for Thompson's solo work.

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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

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

Studio Albums

TitleAlbum Details
Luna
  • Released April 9, 2016
  • Label: Self-Released
Out of Place as the Moon in the Sky
  • Released January 31, 2018
  • Label: Self-Released
Departure
  • Released April 28, 2018
  • Label: Self-Released
Plague Cross
  • Released October 13, 2018
  • Label: Self-Released
Identity Crisis
  • Released February 16, 2019
  • Label: Self-Released
(untitled_0007-0020&0001))
  • Released August 15, 2020
  • Label: Self-Released
Sitting at the End of the World
  • Released August 16, 2022
  • Label: Self-Released

Notes

  1. ↑ Announced an indefinite hiatus in September 2023 via Instagram

References

  1. ↑ "Music | JOHNNASCUS". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2025-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Spider Gang". Prince George's Suite Magazine and Media. Retrieved 2026-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ June; balloonxm (2023-08-30). "Interview with Omerta". The Nu Metal Agenda. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  4. ↑ "CPU Buddha". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "Danny Brown: Stardust". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  7. ↑ Kearse, Stephen (2025-11-10). "'Stardust' Is Danny Brown-lite". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  8. ↑ L33CH (feat. JOHNNASCUS) - Single by 8485 on Apple Music, 2020-10-27, retrieved 2026-01-23
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  12. ↑ DeMay, Enzo (2023-03-31). "LustSickPuppy • JOHNNASCUS • Flowers* | Cactus Club". www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  13. ↑ Kult Classic (2021-05-21). Fl.vco (Spider gang)- Kult Classic interview 0044 . Retrieved 2026-01-22– via YouTube.
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