Arsis
American metal band
Arsis is an American death metal band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, formed in 2000. The band is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.
History
Demos and Willowtip era (2000–2006)
James Malone and Michael "Mike" Van Dyne started Arsis in 2000. They met at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The name Arsis comes from the musical term arsis and thesis meaning "up and down beats." They recorded two demos independently in 2001 and 2002, which Negative-Existence Records officially released in 2007. Arsis signed to Willowtip Records in 2003 and released their debut album, A Celebration of Guilt, in 2004, which ranked #50 on Decibel Magazine's "Top 100 Death Metal Albums of All Time" list. A Diamond for Disease in 2005 and United in Regret in 2006 followed. During this time, Arsis toured heavily, sharing national stages with Six Feet Under, Full Blown Chaos, Misery Index, Mortician, Incantation, The Chasm, Necrophagist, Cattle Decapitation, Neuraxis, Alarum, Job for a Cowboy, Animosity, Ion Dissonance, Dead to Fall, Misery Signals, The Faceless, All Shall Perish, Napalm Death, and A Life Once Lost, and performed on the main stage at the 2004 Maryland Deathfest, the 2006 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, and the First Annual California Metalfest.
The band's main composer, singer/guitarist/songwriter James Malone, wrote and performed all the guitar, vocal, and bass work on the first studio album, A Celebration of Guilt, as well as the follow-up, A Diamond for Disease. Malone composed and performed a score for the off-Broadway ballet company Ballet Deviare.
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