Everything may have all gone quiet on the Arcaeon front for a little while now, but the Reading and London based Progressive Tech Metallers have out of nowhere thrown not one, but two updates from the studio at us. For those not in the know, they have been writing and recording a follow up to
It took a long while for the two singles “Blackened Heart” and “Vultures” to give way to the full EP that is “Juracan” by The Arusha Accord, but is was very much worth the wait. Once again proving that they’ve very much still alive two years on, guitarist James Clayton is joined by Sam Machin
One of 2018’s finest releases “Juracan” from The Arusha Accord remains firmly in place on our playlist. This new playthrough video sees guitarist James Clayton joined by Arcaeon guitarist Sam Machin for “Blackened Heart“. An instrumental version of the EP, Mixed by Periphery bassist Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood and Mastered by Prash Mistry is available over
We’re not going to mention the debit full length album that Reading Progressive Metallers Arcaeon are still working on… Oh wait. Guitarist Sam Machin has unveiled the bands third playthrough in the past week with “Fade“, “Minds Eye” and now “Legacies” all getting the treatment. He’s a master and that custom Romlus Dalbello 7 is
Another day, another playthrough video from Arcaeon guitarist Sam Machin, this time wearing one of the Reading Progressive Metallers influences on his chest in the artwork of the almighty SikTh. The track chosen is “Minds Eye” from their debut EP “Balance” as they continue the pursuit of perfection with the material for their debut album.
Yes, they’re still working on their debut full length album having started it when Dinosaurs roamed the Earth but Arcaeon are perfectionists and you can’t blame them for that. Sam Machin has shared a guitar playthrough for “Fade” from their jaw droppingly good “Balance” to remind us about what they’re all about. He wants you
Traveling the short distance from Oxford to Reading and squaring the circle of bands who appeared at The Wheatsheaf for the Metal 2 The Masses quarter final for a place on the New Blood Stage at the 20th Anniversary of Bloodstock, it’s time to talk about Transients. Referring to themselves as a Melodic Metalcore band
If like Jumpman or Arcaeon , you’re a sucker for a chiptune of the 8-bit variety, then you’re going to be head over heals for this reimagined version of “Departure” by Winchester, Virginia Melodic Death Metallers Deathless. The original version of the track appears on the bands December 2019 album “The Prophecy” while they thank
The Wheatsheaf in Oxford is the venue for tonight’s Metal 2 The Masses Quarterfinal that sees Reading based bands Weaponry and Transients compete with the locals in Arimea in the regional heats that ultimately end with a slot on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock. As it’s the 20th Anniversary this year, that’s going to
Continuing their wealth of social media output while they finish up their long in the works debut full length album that was originally slated for October 2019, Arcaeon have put drummer Joe Farrell in the spotlight for a playthrough of “Fade“. It’s slowed down so he can accompany an 8-bit faircom chipset remix of the
