ARSIS – Working On New Music

Virginia Beach, VA technical/melodic death metal band ARSIS have been working on new music as-of-late. For now, the group has once again linked up a drum play-through video for the pre-production version of their song “As Deep As Your Flesh,” which was originally issued in 2016. You can have a look HERE. Arsis comments:

“It’s been four years since the release of ‘Unwelcome’ and we are pleased to announce that new music is on its way. Stay tuned for more samples coming soon!”

When it comes to seminal death metal bands from North America, the East Coast alone boasts the likes of the genre’s greatest staples: Death, Cynic, Morbid Angel, Immolation, and Nile. Perhaps in response to Virginia’s political conservativism and the state’s legacy of the Baptist religion (in addition to being known as “Mother of Presidents” because it is the birthplace of eight former U.S. presidents), it’s no surprise that band founder/songwriter/guitarist/lead vocalist James Malone adopted a mantra of courageous insurgence and very early on in his life – especially in the musical realm. ARSIS, which derived its name from the musical term “arsis and thesis” meaning unstressed (up-) and stressed (down-) beats respectively, makes music that is righteously tinged with black & thrash metal influences, but is completely dedicated to expanding the reaches of melodicism and technicality in the genre of death metal.

Brought together through a mutual respect for King Diamond and formed during Christmas vacation in Boston in 2000 by Berklee College of Music students James Malone (an already skilled violinist and a composition major) and double-bass connoisseur Mike Van Dyne (a drum performance major and rumored octopus), the duo recorded a 3-song demo in 2001 and a 5-song demo in 2002 simply to amuse themselves over winter break.

Source: Lambgoat

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