History Music / Arkaik

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Jared Christianson.

* RevolvingDoorBand: They have never had a lineup last from one album to the next, and they are also infamous for having a lot of live fill-ins due to members not being able to make tours; at this point, their live lineup is Jared and Cris plus a revolving cast of fill-ins. While they have always had frequent lineup changes, the floodgates ''really'' opened after Peters and Strickland left[[note]]basically, Munguia stopped being able to play shows around that time, while Bent had already been a studio member since at least 2014; once Esparza and Munguia formally left, they didn't replace the former and tried to replace the latter with Roethlisberger before he had to back out, and just as they were about to get ''Nemethia'' recorded, Bent joined Trivium and left completely, with the end result being the current "two main guys plus anyone who can step up" setup.[[/note]]

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. After a tour supporting Six Feet Under was cancelled, they wound up embarking on several smaller West Coast tours instead. As of 2014, Peters and Strickland have both left, with Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson taking their place, though Strickland has stated that he intends to continue to work with them in some fashion. ''Lucid Dawn'', their third full-length, will drop on October 30, 2015. As of 2017, Alex Bent was been hired on as the new drummer of Music/{{Trivium}}, which forced him to leave completely. Gabe Seeber (The Kennedy Veil) did session drums on ''Nemethia'', their fourth full-length, and Brandon Millan (The Last of Lucy) was hired on as their new full-time drummer shortly after recording had concluded ([[RunningGag and bailed a few months later]]).

* RevolvingDoorBand: They have never had a lineup last from one album to the next, and they are also infamous for having a lot of live fill-ins due to members not being able to make tours; at this point, their live lineup is Jared and Greg plus a revolving cast of fill-ins, though Cris Portugal has fully taken the second guitar slot. While they have always had frequent lineup changes, the floodgates ''really'' opened after Peters and Strickland left[[note]]basically, Munguia stopped being able to play shows around that time, while Bent had already been a studio member since at least 2014; once Esparza and Munguia formally left, they didn't replace the former and tried to replace the latter with Roethlisberger before he had to back out, and just as they were about to get ''Nemethia'' recorded, Bent joined Trivium and left completely, with the end result being the current "two main guys plus anyone who can step up" setup.[[/note]]

* ConceptAlbum: ''Metamorphignition'' and ''Lucid Dawn'', which continues where the former left off.

* EpicRocking: "Temple Aflame" (15:48, though the actual music ends at 4:54 and segues into a sound collage) "The Omnipus" (10:07), "Order of the Heirogon" (9:33), "Opus Brahmanic" (6:17), and "Fleshwalkers" (6:10).

* BaldOfAwesome: Greg Paulson and occasionally Alex as well.
* [[DeathMetal Brutal Death Metal]]: Moreso on the earlier albums.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hard 10 on their earlier material, soft 10 on ''Metamorphignition''. ''Lucid Dawn'' sits in the middle of the two but tends to skew closer to a soft 10.

** As live fill-ins: [[Music/InanimateExistence Cameron Porras and Ron Casey]] (though Cam never got to fill in because the tour was cancelled), [[Music/JungleRot Jason Borton]], Adam Roethlisberger (Vitriol), Dylan Walker, Adam King (Singularity), Brandon Millan (The Last of Lucy), Cris Portugal (Enslave the Creation), and Nathan Bigelow (Singularity, Alterbeast). Roethlisberger and Millan eventually became full-time for all of several months apiece before quitting (though the former did go back to being a live member).

* AscendedExtra: Adam Roethlisberger and Brandon Millan were ''supposed'' to be this, but wound up backing out.

* RevolvingDoorBand: They have never had a lineup last from one album to the next, and they are also infamous for having a lot of live fill-ins due to members not being able to make tours; at this point, their live lineup is Jared and Greg plus a revolving cast of fill-ins. While they have always had frequent lineup changes, the floodgates ''really'' opened after Peters and Strickland left[[note]]basically, Munguia stopped being able to play shows around that time, while Bent had already been a studio member since at least 2014; once Esparza and Munguia formally left, they didn't replace the former and tried to replace the latter with Roethlisberger before he had to back out, and just as they were about to get ''Nemethia'' recorded, Bent joined Trivium and left completely, with the end result being the current "two main guys plus anyone who can step up" setup.[[/note]]

** As album guests: [[Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder Trevor Strnad and Ryan Knight]], [[Music/{{Psycroptic}} Joe Haley]], and Arde Ostowari (Burning the Masses).

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. After a tour supporting Six Feet Under was cancelled, they wound up embarking on several smaller West Coast tours instead. As of 2014, Peters and Strickland have both left, with Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson taking their place, though Strickland has stated that he intends to continue to work with them in some fashion. ''Lucid Dawn'', their third full-length, will drop on October 30, 2015. As of 2017, Alex Bent was been hired on as the new drummer of Music/{{Trivium}}, which forced him to leave completely. Gabe Seeber (The Kennedy Veil) did session drums on ''Nemethia'', their fourth full-length, and Brandon Millan (The Last of Lucy) was hired on as their new full-time drummer shortly after recording had concluded.

* AscendedExtra: Adam Roethlisberger (for all of maybe three months) and Brandon Millan.

* RevolvingDoorBand: In somewhat sporadic intervals, but they relentlessly plowed through drummers early on and then had the entire band with the exception of Jared change over within the span of a couple years. They are also infamous for having a lot of live fill-ins due to members not being able to make tours; at this point, their live lineup is Jared, Greg, and Brandon plus anyone who can fill in on bass until they get a new guy.

** As live fill-ins: [[Music/InanimateExistence Cameron Porras and Ron Casey]] (though Cam never got to fill in because the tour was cancelled), [[Music/JungleRot Jason Borton]], Adam Roethlisberger (Vitriol), Dylan Walker, Adam King (Singularity), Brandon Millan (The Last of Lucy), and Cris Portugal (Enslave the Creation). Roethlisberger and Millan eventually became full-time, though the former quit after a few months.

* StartMyOwn: Craig Peters started his one-man progressive death metal project Destroying the Devoid while he was still in Arkaik; he chose to devote more time to it after he quit the latter. A full-length is being released by Unique Leader Records.

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. After a tour supporting Six Feet Under was cancelled, they wound up embarking on several smaller West Coast tours instead. As of 2014, Peters and Strickland have both left, with Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson taking their place, though Strickland has stated that he intends to continue to work with them in some fashion. ''Lucid Dawn'', their third full-length, will drop on October 30, 2015. As of 2017, Alex Bent has been hired on as the new drummer of Music/{{Trivium}}, which places his status with Arkaik in limbo. Gabe Seeber (The Kennedy Veil) did session drums on ''Nemethia'', their fourth full-length, and Brandon Millan (The Last of Lucy) was hired on as their new full-time drummer shortly after recording had concluded.

* EpicRocking: "The Omnipus" tops it at 10:07, while "Opus Brahmanic" also qualifies at 6:17.

** As live fill-ins: [[Music/InanimateExistence Cameron Porras and Ron Casey]] (though Cam never got to fill in because the tour was cancelled), [[Music/JungleRot Jason Borton]], Adam Roethlisberger (Vitriol), Dylan Walker, Adam King (Singularity), and Brandon Millan (The Last of Lucy). Roethlisberger and Millan eventually became full-time, though the former quit after a few months.

** As live fill-ins: [[Music/InanimateExistence Cameron Porras and Ron Casey]] (though Cam never got to fill in because the tour was cancelled), Adam Roethlisberger (Vitriol), Adam King (Singularity), and Brandon Millan (The Last of Lucy). Roethlisberger and Millan eventually became full-time, though the former quit after a few months.

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. After a tour supporting Six Feet Under was cancelled, they wound up embarking on several smaller West Coast tours instead. As of 2014, Peters and Strickland have both left, with Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson taking their place, though Strickland has stated that he intends to continue to work with them in some fashion. ''Lucid Dawn'', their third full-length, will drop on October 30, 2015. As of 2017, Alex Bent has been hired on as the new drummer of Music/{{Trivium}}, which places his status with Arkaik in limbo. A new album is in the works and Gabe Seeber (The Kennedy Veil) will be doing drums on at least a session basis, but it is unknown if he will also be playing shows with them or not.

* AscendedExtra: Adam Roethlisberger.

* RevolvingDoorBand: In somewhat sporadic intervals, but they relentlessly plowed through drummers early on and then had the entire band with the exception of Jared change over within the span of a couple years. They are also infamous for having a lot of live fill-ins due to members not being able to make tours; at this point, their live lineup is Jared, Greg, and anyone else who can make it.

* SpecialGuest: Jason Borton (Beyond the Red Horizon), [[Music/InanimateExistence Ron Casey]], and Dylan Walker (Hereticide) have all served as live drummers (as Alex is currently drumming for Battlecross as well and is thus not able to consistently tour with Arkaik; Walker is the current fill-in), while Adam Roethlisberger was a touring bassist before Munguia formally left and he joined full-time. Cameron Porras (also of Inanimate Existence) was supposed to serve as a live guitarist on a tour with Music/SixFeetUnder until the tour was literally cancelled the day before it was supposed to start. Album-wise, [[Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder Trevor Strnad and Ryan Knight]] make appearances on ''Lucid Dawn'' on "Fleshwalkers".

* RevolvingDoorBand: In somewhat sporadic intervals, but they relentlessly plowed through drummers early on and then had the entire band with the exception of Jared change over within the span of a couple years.

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. After a tour supporting Six Feet Under was cancelled, they wound up embarking on several smaller West Coast tours instead. As of 2014, Peters and Strickland have both left, with Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson taking their place, though Strickland has stated that he intends to continue to work with them in some fashion. ''Lucid Dawn'', their third full-length, will drop on October 30, 2015..

* SpecialGuest: Jason Borton (Beyond the Red Horizon), [[Music/InanimateExistence Ron Casey]], and Dylan Walker (Hereticide) have all served as live drummers (as Alex is currently drumming for Battlecross as well and is thus not able to consistently tour with Arkaik; Walker is the current fill-in), while Adam Roethlisberger serves as a touring bassist. Cameron Porras (also of Inanimate Existence) was supposed to serve as a live guitarist on a tour with Music/SixFeetUnder until the tour was literally cancelled the day before it was supposed to start. Album-wise, [[Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder Trevor Strnad and Ryan Knight]] make appearances on ''Lucid Dawn'' on "Fleshwalkers".

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hard 10 on their earlier material, soft 10 on ''Metamorphignition''.

* SpecialGuest: Jason Borton (Beyond the Red Horizon) and Ron Casey (Inanimate Existence) have both served as live drummers (as Alex is currently drumming for Battlecross as well and is thus not able to consistently tour with Arkaik), while Adam Roethlisberger has served as a live bassist. Cameron Porras (also of Inanimate Existence) was supposed to serve as a live guitarist on a tour with Music/SixFeetUnder until the tour was literally cancelled the day before it was supposed to start. Album-wise, [[Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder Trevor Strnad and Ryan Knight]] are slated to make appearances on ''Lucid Dawn''.

* SpecialGuest: Jason Borton (Beyond the Red Horizon) and Ron Casey (Inanimate Existence) have both served as live drummers (as Alex is currently drumming for Battlecross as well and is thus not able to consistently tour with Arkaik), while Adam Roethlisberger has served as a live bassist. Cameron Porras (also of Inanimate Existence) was supposed to serve as a live guitarist on a tour with Music/SixFeetUnder until the tour was literally cancelled the day before it was supposed to start.

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. After a tour supporting Six Feet Under was cancelled, they wound up embarking on several smaller West Coast tours instead. As of 2014, Peters and Strickland have both left, with Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson taking their place, though Strickland has stated that he intends to continue to work with them in some fashion. A new album will be out sometime in October of 2015.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Metamorphignition''.

* SpecialGuest: Jason Borton (Beyond the Red Horizon) and Ron Casey (Inanimate Existence) have both served as live drummers (as Alex is currently drumming for Battlecross as well and is thus not able to consistently tour with Arkaik), while Adam Roethlisberger has served as a live bassist. Cameron Porras (also of Inanimate Existence) was supposed to serve as a live guitarist on a tour with Music/SixFeetUnder under the tour was literally cancelled the day before it was supposed to start.

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. After a tour supporting Six Feet Under was cancelled, they wound up embarking on several smaller West Coast tours instead. As of 2014, Peters and Strickland have both left, with Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson taking their place, though Strickland has stated that he intends to continue to work with them in some fashion. Additionally, they are also currently writing a new album.

* RevolvingDoorBand: When it came to drummers early on. Things have settled down since then.

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the lineup quickly expanded to include Craig Peters (lead guitar, backing vocals). Several bassists and a multitude of drummers came and went before Eric Cohen and Keith Roylance finally settled in to the respective roles. It was at some point during the many lineup changes where the band released a promo and full-length demo before inking a deal with the well-known indie label Unique Leader Records in 2009, soon following with a proper full-length debut in the form of ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' the following year. That same year brought with it their first US tour, as well as Cohen's subsequent departure and the entrance of his replacement, Ivan Munguia. Roylance then left the year after that, with his replacement coming in the form of drum wunderkind Alex Bent. 2012 proved to be their breakthrough year thanks to both a high-profile tour with Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, and Abysmal Dawn and the release of their second album, ''Metamorphignition'', which was released to much fanfare and critical praise. Judging by their continued success, the sky's the limit at this point.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Chance Strickland
** TheLancer: Jared Christianson
** TheBigGuy: Miguel Esparza
** TheSmartGuy: Alex Bent
** TheHeart: Ivan Munguia

* TeenGenius: Alex has been playing drums since he was eleven years old, was playing in the Modesto Junior College Jazz Band at fifteen, got a gig playing for Steve "Zetro" Souza's new band Hatriot at sixteen, and got the Arkaik gig when he was just barely eighteen.

** TheBigGuy: Alex Bent
** TheSmartGuy: Ivan Munguia
** TheHeart: Craig Peters

* ChildProdigy: Alex has been playing drums since he was eleven years old, was playing in the Modesto Junior College Jazz Band at fifteen, got a gig playing for Steve "Zetro" Souza's new band Hatriot at sixteen, and got the Arkaik gig when he was just barely eighteen.

* [[DeathMetal Brutal Death Metal]]: Moreso on the earlier albums.