Arceye is a four-piece death/thrash metal band from Shrewsbury UK. Since they formed in 2004 with a hand full of riffs and heavy music as their drive, they have been relentlessly unleashing their brand of extreme metal to the masses.
In 2007 Arceye released their first E.P “As The Ground Consumes You” this was met with great acclaim from the likes of Kerrang, Terrorizer & Metal Hammer, whilst building a strong local following and playing cities all over the UK such as London, Birmingham, Manchester & Liverpool.
After establishing themselves as one of the most exciting bands on the underground circuit Arceye went back into the studio in 2008 to record their debut album “The Divide Between Chaos & Order”. The album was recorded at Old Chapel Studios in Newport with studio guru Russ Russell (Napalm Death, Evile, Dimmu Borgir) handling mastering duties. The Divide Between Chaos & Order was released in September 2009 and launched Arceye onto the UK metal scene; soon after the release they supported Finnish Metallers Finntroll & Battlelore and death metal titans Decapitated, Kataklysm & Man Must Die to fantastic audiences.
After a string of headline shows up and down the country Arceye won the Wrexham heat of the Bloodstock Metal To The Masses & went on to play The New Blood Stage at BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2010 with over 400 people cramming into the tent to see them. The set was professionally filmed by Bloodstock and you can view it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teoNvRzuOAI
2011 has already seen Arceye have their track “Time & Tide” featured on the CD cover mount in the February issue of Metal Hammer Magazine, this will be followed by a music video being released shortly.
The rest of 2011 will see Arceye returning to the studio to record their highly anticipated second album, now with former The Hollow Earth Theory drummer Craig Mackay on drums Arceye’s second album is already shaping up to be faster, tighter and more aggressive.
Arceye is:
Al Llewellyn- Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar
Dave Roberts- Guitar
Luke Durston- Guitar
Craig Mackay (Formerly Of The Hollow Earth Theory) - Drums
