Arkaea

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Not to be confused with Archaea.
Arkaea
GenresMetalcore, groove metal,[1] industrial metal[1]
Years active2008−2012
LabelsE1, Century Media
MembersRaymond Herrera
Christian Olde Wolbers
Jon Howard
Pat Kavanagh

Arkaea was a metal band formed in 2008 featuring members from Fear Factory and Threat Signal.

History[edit]

The band was formed by drummer Raymond Herrera and guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers, who had just left Fear Factory. They recorded a demo, sent it to Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard and Arkaea was spawned. They tried to persuade Sam Rivers for bass, but he declined due to location.[2] Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne offered his services but could not tour due to Mudvayne commitments.[2] Finally, another Threat Signal member, Pat Kavanagh, joined on bass.

Their debut album was 13 tracks, most of which were originally intended for a new Fear Factory album. Years in the Darkness was released on July 14, 2009.[3] A five-minute sampler was released, the band posted the opening track "Locust" on their Myspace page and a video was released for "Gone Tomorrow".[4] It sold 980 copies in its first week, but was not particularly well received by critics.[5][6][7][8][9]

Beginning in January 2009, Arkaea toured heavily through the US and into Europe, continuing to tour through November 2010.[10][11] In July 2009, they played Germany's heavy metal festival Wacken Open Air.[12]

Despite releasing a short pre-production demo in 2012 and promising a new album later that year, the band has not been publicly active since. In 2011, Olde Wolbers moved on to the band Beowülf; Herrera on to entrepreneurial ventures. In December 2019, Wolbers noted in an Instagram post that he had started working on a new Arkaea album, but also noted that Herrera would be "too busy" to contribute.[13]

Discography[edit]

Title Release date Label
Years in the Darkness July 14, 2009
July 20, 2009 		E1 Music (North America)
Century Media Records (Europe)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Falzon, Denise (December 1, 2009). "Arkaea Years in the Darkness". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Guitarist CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS On FEAR FACTORY: 'We're Just Taking A Break'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. December 27, 2008.
  3. ^ "Arkaea – Years In The Darkness". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Arkaea "Gone Tomorrow"". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "ARKAEA: Another New Song Posted Online". blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. July 3, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. ^ III, James. "A new machine, a new misfire". metal-archives.com. Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arkaea Years in the Darkness". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnik Music. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Jessup, Scott. "Arkaea: Years In Darkness". seaoftranquility.org. Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Falzon, Denise. "Arkaea Years in the Darkness". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Arkaea Concert Setlists & Tour Dates". setlist.fm. SetList. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "Housebound + Dagoba". en.concerts-metal.com. Concerts Metal. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Wacken Open Air 2009". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Christian Olde Wolbers on Instagram: "The time has come for Chapter 2. I'm 2 songs deep for the new Arkaea album. _ _ _ #arkaea #newalbum #writing #jonhoward…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.

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