ARSIS are a shining star in the firmament of technical Melodic Death Metal.
The US-Americans from Virginia Beach have borrowed their name from music theory, where the terms Arsis and Thesis each describe stressed and unstressed beat times. This comes as little surprise as the band's co-founder James Malone is a classically trained violinist and composer. This fact gives a completely new level to the sound of the group, which is by no means for the delicately strung. We're talking about Death Metal with Black and Thrash elements, but on the other hand it's also about high quality and a lot of fun. ambitions in terms of craftsmanship and melodiousness. ARSIS' new studio album "Visitant conveys the impression of a band that is open to all possibilities within its genre, at its zenith of their work.