History Music / Arkaik

* RapunzelHair: Jared Christianson.

* BaldOfAwesome: Greg Paulson, at times.

** As album guests: [[Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder Trevor Strnad and Ryan Knight]], [[Music/{{Alterbeast}} Gabe Seeber]], [[Music/{{Psycroptic}} Joe Haley]], and Arde Ostowari (Burning the Masses). Peters and Strickland have also continued to help out after their departure, usually with programming and orchestration, and Peters also played a guest lead on "Futile State" off of ''Nemethia''.

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

* AscendedExtra: Adam Roethlisberger and Brandon Millan were ''supposed'' to be this, but wound up backing out. Cris Portugal, Riley Christensen, Alex Haddad, and Nathan Bigelow are straight examples.

* CatchPhrase: "Bitchin'" may as well be the Cris Portugal Seal of Approval.

* RedOniBlueOni: Cris Portugal (red) and Alex Haddad (blue) have this dynamic. Cris is a generally extroverted and boisterous dude with an extremely flashy and aggressive lead style, and his writing is far more brutal. Alex, on the other hand, is far more laid-back, and he has a clean, relaxed, jazzy lead style and a far more atmospheric and dissonant writing style.

** 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), Nathan Bigelow (Singularity, Alterbeast), Riley Christensen, and Alex Haddad. 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), while Portugal, Christensen, and Haddad joined full-time and stayed, and Bigelow's status was up in the air for a bit until he quit Alterbeast. Curtis Rielley (Wurm Flesh) has also been tapped as a current fill-in, though it is likely that he will join after the tour is over.

* 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. Subverted with Vitriol, as they were around before Adam Roethlisberger was in the band.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Give Cris Portugal tacos or tell him where he can grab some and you're his best friend.

* LeadBassist: Eric Cohen and Ivan Munguia have both been Type A examples, as was Riley Christensen; Jared himself had said that he felt that Riley was the best bassist that the band had ever had and was one of the best bassists he had ever seen in general.

* 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; the Jared/Cris/Alex/Riley/Nathan lineup was the first lineup in years where all the members were clear full-timers. 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]]. This is also one of the reasons why Greg Paulson left; while he is still good friends with Jared, Arkaik's "the guys with a vision and their revolving session cast" setup really started to grate on him.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Riley Christensen, apparently, which was part of why he RageQuit the band after an online argument with Jared, and his insistence on overplaying and being needlessly flashy in writing and studio situations and absolute resistance to any sort of guidance or constructive criticism made him wear out his welcome well before that.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Riley Christensen, apparently, which was part of why he RageQuit the band after an online argument with Jared.

** 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), Nathan Bigelow (Singularity, Alterbeast), Riley Christensen, and Alex Haddad. 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), while Portugal, Christensen, and Haddad joined full-time and stayed, and Bigelow's status was up in the air for a bit until he quit Alterbeast.

* 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; the Jared/Cris/Alex/Riley/Nathan lineup is the first lineup in years where all the members have been clear full-timers. 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]]. This is also one of the reasons why Greg Paulson left; while he is still good friends with Jared, Arkaik's "the guys with a vision and their revolving session cast" setup really started to grate on him.

As of 2019, they have signed to [[Music/{{Inferi}} The Artisan Era]] and have released a new single with the current lineup, and while a new album is currently being written, it is not expected to be out before 2020.

* IdenticalStranger: Riley Christensen does indeed look exactly like Jared, just much taller, but despite their uncanny physical resemblance and almost identical last names, they are not related.

* LeadBassist: Eric Cohen and Ivan Munguia have both been Type A examples, as is Riley Christensen; Jared himself has said that he feels that Riley is the best bassist that the band has ever had and is one of the best bassists he's ever seen in general.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: While bass has always played a very major role in their style, they did not had a full-time bassist between at least 2015 (if not earlier) and 2018, when Riley Christensen formally joined. Ivan Munguia stopped being able to play shows at some point in the mid-2010s, and while Adam Roethlisberger was supposed to become an AscendedExtra, his spotty availability forced him to go back to being a live-only member.

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

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the band went through a revolving door of early drummers before Keith Roylance finally settled into his spot roles, while Eric Cohen also came along after several bassists came and went. 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 and welcomed in Craig Peters on lead guitar around the same time. ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' saw a release around the very beginning of 2010 to some underground acclaim. 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]]). After a very busy 2017 that included a great deal of touring, Greg Paulson decided to leave in March of 2018, citing what seemed to be general exhaustion and burnout. After that year's Devastation on the Nation tour had finished, the new lineup was revealed: Cris Portugal and Alex Haddad were the new full-time guitarists, and Riley Christensen was the new full-time bassist, while Nathan Bigelow was still a session member until further notice due to his additional duties with Music/{{Alterbeast}} before he wound up formally joining later in the summer.

* 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.

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the band went through a revolving door of early drummers before Keith Roylance finally settled into his spot roles, while Eric Cohen also came along after several bassists came and went. 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 and welcomed in Craig Peters on lead guitar around the same time. ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' saw a release around the very beginning of 2010 to some underground acclaim. 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]]). After a very busy 2017 that included a great deal of touring, Greg Paulson decided to leave in March of 2018, citing what seemed to be general exhaustion and burnout. After that year's Devastation on the Nation tour had finished, the new lineup was revealed: Cris Portugal and Alex Haddad were the new full-time guitarists, and Riley Christensen was the new full-time bassist, while Nathan Bigelow was still a session member until further notice due to his additional duties with Music/{{Alterbeast}}.

* AscendedExtra: Adam Roethlisberger and Brandon Millan were ''supposed'' to be this, but wound up backing out. Cris Portugal, Riley Christensen, and Alex Haddad are straight examples.

* 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, Cris, and Riley plus a revolving cast of fill-ins, though Nathan Bigelow's status is hazy. 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]]. This is also one of the reasons why Greg Paulson left; while he is still good friends with Jared, Arkaik's "the guys with a vision and their revolving session cast" setup really started to grate on him.

** 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), Nathan Bigelow (Singularity, Alterbeast), Riley Christensen, and Alex Haddad. 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), while Portugal, Christensen, and Haddad joined full-time and stayed, and Bigelow's status is up in the air (and WordOfGod is that Bigelow's status is probably going to stay that way until he has to choose between either Alterbeast or Arkaik).

Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson (vocals) and Chance Strickland (guitars), the band went through a revolving door of early drummers before Keith Roylance finally settled into his spot roles, while Eric Cohen also came along after several bassists came and went. 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 and welcomed in Craig Peters on lead guitar around the same time. ''Reflections Within Dissonance'' saw a release around the very beginning of 2010 to some underground acclaim. 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]]). After a very busy 2017 that included a great deal of touring, Greg Paulson decided to leave in March of 2018, citing what seemed to be general exhaustion and burnout. It is unknown who his replacement will be and if they will be full-time or not.

* LeadBassist: Eric Cohen and Ivan Munguia have both been Type A examples.

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]]). After a very busy 2017 that included a great deal of touring, Greg Paulson decided to leave in March of 2018, citing what seemed to be general exhaustion and burnout. It is unknown who his replacement will be and if they will be full-time or not.

* AscendedExtra: Adam Roethlisberger and Brandon Millan were ''supposed'' to be this, but wound up backing out. Cris Portugal and Riley Christensen are straight examples.

* IAmTheBand: Jared Christianson became this after Greg Paulson left.

** 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), Nathan Bigelow (Singularity, Alterbeast), Riley Christensen, and Alex Haddad. 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), while Portugal and Christensen joined full-time and stayed, and Bigelow's status is up in the air (and WordOfGod is that Bigelow's status is probably going to stay that way until he has to choose between either Alterbeast or Arkaik).

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Jared Christianson is only 5'5", while Nathan Bigelow is even shorter.

* 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 [[Music/ExodusBand Steve "Zetro" Souza's]] new band Hatriot at sixteen, and got the Arkaik gig when he was just barely eighteen.

** 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), Nathan Bigelow (Singularity, Alterbeast), Riley Christensen, and Alex Haddad. 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), while Portugal and Christensen joined full-time and stayed, and Bigelow's status is up in the air.

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Jared Christianson is only 5'5".

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: While bass has always played a very major role in their style, they have not had a full-time bassist for a while. Ivan Munguia stopped being able to play shows at some point in the mid-2010s, and while Adam Roethlisberger was supposed to become an AscendedExtra, his spotty availability forced him to go back to being a live-only member.

* AscendedExtra: Adam Roethlisberger and Brandon Millan were ''supposed'' to be this, but wound up backing out. Cris Portugal is a straight example.

* 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]]. This is also one of the reasons why Greg Paulson left; while he is still good friends with Jared, Arkaik's "the guys with a vision and their revolving session cast" setup really started to grate on him.

** 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), while Portugal is joining full-time.