[2] The story of Psilocybe Larvae started in 1996 in the Russian city of Vyborg, when Vitaly "Larv" Belobritsky (vocals/guitar), Denis Vinogradov (guitar), Oleg Peshkichev (bass) and Eugene Ushakov (drums) formed the band to indulge their passion for melodic and haunting death/dark metal.

Following a short interlude with Metallization's Eugene Golubkov, Psilocybe Larvae finally found a permanent drummer in 1999 when Alan took over drum duties.

In St. Petersburg, Alex re-joined the ranks and keyboardist Dmitry "Chaos" Orekhov completed the line-up to release the band from its forced inactivity.

Konstantin Kot'h (guitar) and Evgeny "Evg" Trefilov (drums) from industrial metal band Vergeltung came on board as the new members of Psilocybe Larvae.

Throughout 2014 and 2015 Psilocybe Larvae went through several major line-up changes again: they split with Kot’h and Evg, Liga departed and returned after a while, a new drummer Alexander Yakovlev (Misanthrope Count Merciful, Thartaria) was recruited, and a new guitar player Roman "Dorian" Kondratev (Refawn, Tophet) joined.