Arsis (band)

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This article is about the American death metal band. For the musical term, see Arsis and thesis.



Background information
Origin	Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Genre(s)	Technical Death Metal Melodic death metal
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	Willowtip Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	DÅÅTH
Website	[1] (no official site)
Members
James Malone Noah Martin Darren Cesca Ryan Knight

Arsis is an American technical melodic death metal band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, formed in 2000. Its music also possesses influences of black metal and thrash. Although remaining as heavy as traditional death metal bands, they also possess complex riffs and solos that are similar to those found in both melodic and technical death metal. The band is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.

"Arsis" is a musical term used to refer to the upbeat or unaccented part of a measure.

1 Biography
2 Members
- 2.1 Former and session members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

The band's main composer, singer/songwriter James Malone, did all the guitar, vocals, and bass work on every studio album. His main influences include King Diamond, Iron Maiden, At the Gates, Morbid Angel, In Flames, and Dissection.^{[citation needed]}

Mike VanDyne quit Arsis in early 2007 for personal reasons; it has been confirmed that he will not be playing live with the band again.