Arsis's third outing in as many years is predictable, offering nary a surprise yet delivering what we've come to expect from Malone and company - guitar-centric melodeath that is, above all, kickass. Proving their abilities and consequent value from the outset with the highly-lauded A Celebration of Guilt in 2004, and cementing it further with the epic-based EP A Diamond for Disease, United...Read More

I fucking love Arsis. Great guys, great band. That's all there is to it. I'll admit that portions of the advance tracks from their latest masterpiece, "United in Regret" (another winner from the ever-impressive Willowtip), seemed a little more standard to me in terms of melodic death metal influence and riffing stance, but I tried not to concern myself with that as...Read More

With Arsis' follow up to their 2004 Willowtip debut, "United in Regret" stands as no surprise, one of the years most highly anticipated technical death metal releases. In this album, upon first listen it's blatantly obvious that the band's sound has changed a little bit which of course brings up conflict within listeners. For those of you that are wondering, yes Arsis have changed their...Read More

Well, the long-awaited Arsis full-length has risen after the cock tease of an EP 'A Diamond for Disease' If you are a fan of Arsis's previous endeavors, on the first listen of "United in Regret" it's not going to hit you the right way; almost guaranteed. The first time I played UiR I thought it was actually a step backwards for the band, only because I was so used to the sound of Arsis on...Read More

Arsis are a two-man death-metal group from Virginia (they rent a bassist and second guitarist for live gigs). Their debut, A Celebration of Guilt, piled one knuckle-popping riff atop another like they were challenging peers and fans alike to keep up, but anthemic, almost arena-ready choruses were their secret weapons. It was a fierce combination, and had they emphasized their melodic side...Read More

I often struggle with some form of writer's block when writing album reviews, because a part of me wants to be quasi-Pitchforkian in my writing style and another part wants me to actually write a substantive review that gives a detailed analysis of each review in question. However, in this case, I think I'm going to give up on both notions and just write. So, ARSIS have finally given us...Read More

Upon first glimpse, the combination of ballet and death metal seems horribly unnatural in the eyes (and ears) of both ballet aficionados and fans of extreme music, and indeed, when Virginia band Arsis was asked by New York avant-garde dance troupe Ballet Deviare to compose a commissioned piece of music specifically for ballet interpretation, more than a few eyebrows were raised on both sides...Read More

Arsis have always been on the fast track to success. Some bands churn away for years before getting that 'big break', but Arsis seized the spotlight from the beginning. Recently, aside from releasing one of the most stunning EP's of the new millennium (particularly so for the fact that a single 12-minute song made the purchase worthwhile, regardless of the other two tracks), they've also...Read More

S omebody used the word 'superb' to describe United in Regret. And I totally concur. No doubt about it. It took me a while though. At first it came off as your average run of the mill technical death trash band, yet once you delve deeper, which comes with the second or third spin, you'll get what this is all about. ARSIS is not necessarily taking trash death metal to a whole new level,...Read More

In 2004, Virginia?€™s Arsis burst on to the scene, with their searing debut A Celebration of Guilt, a rightfully acclaimed record, not just because it was a great record, but also because it was a great melodic black/death records from the US and the flag waving media was quick (and rightfully so) to anoint them as US metal saviors. The 2005 EP A Diamond For Disease as well as some exposure...Read More

Yet another release from our Generation's greatest Record Label, here we have Arsis' "United in Regret", their second Full-Length, and third Release on Willowtip. After last year's spectacular "A Diamond For Disease" EP, I was eagerly awaiting this album, and have not been let down. Not just another "Slaughter of the Soul" Ripoff, Arsis continue their Musical campaign with yet...Read More

"This dynamic tandem triumphantly displays its far-reaching melodic death metal wares with heaps of blazing fretwork, soulful guitar solos and complex percussion leading the charge." - Metal Maniacs Read More

Arsis ' United in Regret was one of my most anticipated releases of 2006. After hearing their debut A Celebration of Guilt and mildly enjoying their last EP release, I really wanted to hear how the band grew on their second album. The first album was a strong technical melodic death metal record, but while all the songs were individually enjoyable the album didn't work as well as a...Read More

In the last few years, Willowtip Records has quickly become the most consistent and (arguably) most innovative label in metal. While they certainly weren't the label's first band, Celebration of Guilt was one of the label's breakthrough releases and Arsis have made quite a name for themselves touring behind that release and its follow-up EP, the ambitious Diamond For Disease. Two...Read More

James Malone is back in 2006 with the latest opus from his band, Arsis: United in Regret. If you are unfamiliar with the man and his work, know that Mr. Malone has historically done everything on Arsis albums but play drums. That task falls to the very able Mike Van Dyne, ladies and gentlemen. This time around Noah Martin is credited with the 4-string madness, though he is apparently not a...Read More

Virginia death metal duo Arsis are still trapped in group therapy, waiting for a sign that it's OK to move on within the seven recognized stages of grief. Somewhere in a musty Kiwanis club rec room, guitarist/vocalist James Malone raises his hand and apologizes for his crippling inability to get over the greatest love of his life. Drummer Michael Van Dyke pats him on the shoulder and later,...Read More