ARSIS SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
When it comes to seminal death metal bands from North America, the East Coast alone can boast the likes of the genre's greatest staples such as Cannibal Corpse, Immolation, Death, Morbid Angel, and Nile. With West Virginia's legacy of being the only state formed as a direct result of the American Civil War, it's no wonder that ARSIS have continued this tide of insurgence - albeit in the musical realm. The band, which derived its name from the musical phrase "arsis and thesis" meaning unstressed (up-) and stressed (down-) beats respectively, 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.
Checking-in from their current tour with God Forbid, Mnemic, and Goatwhore, founding member/guitarist/bassist/lead vocalist and former Berklee College of Music student James Malone has this to say about the newly-inked worldwide collaboration with Nuclear Blast Records:
"Since the conception of ARSIS, I hoped to see the band as a part of the Nuclear Blast roster. Four years later, this is now a reality. I expect great things this coming year; the band is now a four piece, solid tours are on the way, and we have a fantastic label behind us 100%. I am more excited now about the potential of the band than I have ever been."
All of the ARSIS recordings (which include two demos, one EP, and two full-length albums) have won them many fans among the metal underground, the metal press, and metal musicians themselves. Their 2004 debut, A Celebration Of Guilt, was praised to hell and back by Revolver Magazine as "the best in the genre since At The Gates' legendary swan song [Slaughter Of The Soul]."
Given their current momentum in support of their latest album, United In Regret, and with, as Malone states, "our most brutal release coming in 2008," ARSIS are well on their way to making their discography absolutely essential for any fan with an extreme music library.

Visit ARSIS online at http://www.WORSHIPDEPRAVED.com and http://www.MySpace.com/ARSIS

Between this "is completely dedicated to expanding the reaches of melodicism and technicality in the genre of death metal"

and this "Berklee College of Music student "

Arsis sounds like the gayest death metal ever formed.

true, but they are awesome.

from willow tip

ARSIS has officially signed a worldwide recording contract with Nuclear Blast Records . We are extremely happy for the band and wish them nothing but the best with their future endeavors.

hm...

Josh_Martin said:

Don't you have anything nice to say?

blackmetallady said:


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You fucking faggot retard shitheads need to learn how to use the cunting ignore button for balls sake. Go kill yourselves.

Seriously, I have Horseface on ignore. I had no idea she said anything to me and now I do. That sucks.

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I thought the lineup saturday sounded good. Anyone seen the four piece in action?

Josh_Martin said:

Who died and made you king? Don't tell people what to do.

mcmahon said:

when they played the qvcc back in august they were a four piece and it sounded fuckin tizzzight

i think you can find video of them at a show in CT on youtube where they are a four-piece as well

Josh_Martin said:

backed.

i personally am bored with this whole "melodic technicality". i do enjoy melody, but strategically placed.

arsis have always played live as a 4 piece. they were a 2 piece for all recordings except the new one, which had a 3rd member playing all the bass tracks.