A huge thanks on behalf of Arcane Malevolence to everyone, bands and fans alike, who came out to the show at Lanza’s last night. As those of you who were there know, it was Arcane’s final performance as guitarist Mike Devaney was shot and killed on stage during the show. And then shortly later, tragically, singer Chris Baldwin died of AIDS. Then in an amazing twist of fate their tour bus got in a terrible accident on the way home killing bassist Johnny Pluckman. Drummer Chris Anderson survived, but lost an arm in the crash. Know that they all loved each and every one of you very much, and will always remember the good times.
We are pleased to announce we were again voted the BEST METAL BAND in Fairfield County for the second year in a row. We thank you all for your votes and couth, we hope to see you Friday September 9th at Rack n Roll or Friday September 30th at Seaside Tavern to help us celebrate. More information on shows can be found on our shows page.
Wicked Turn of the Vine was recently reviewed by Stone at Metal Odyssey, who describes it as “Near hallucinatory.” Click below to read the full review:
“Speaking of variety, Arcane Malevolence put on a set to remember. I had heard about this bombastic front man before but had yet to see a performance for myself. I caught myself having a hard time reviewing the set due to bouts of giggling at his mental-patient-like antics. I found myself pleasantly surprised at the eclectic vocals coupled with the controlled chaotic feel of the musical foundation. Arcane Malevolence’s line up consisted of one singer, one guitarist, one bass player and a drummer. Their sound was surprisingly strong, especially after LIR’s triple-guitarist onslaught. The bassist did a phenomenal job of tying together all of the elements of Arcane Malevolence’s style. It’s hard to categorize their approach accurately besides metal unless you want to create one of those sub-sub-sub-you hopefully get the picture by now-sub-genres. The members of Arcane Malevolence frantically finesse their way through many a metal sub-genre.”
The Fairfield County Weekly is doing their annual “BEST OF” for music again, we are the current reigning champions for BEST METAL BAND 2010 and want to clinch the victory yet again! Please take a minute to vote if you can, no registration just enter your name and email and vote us for BEST METAL and even BEST BAND, just write our band name ARCANE MALEVOLENCE in both categories.
While you’re there, don’t be afraid to vote Pink Missile for BEST ROCK, The Midnightmares for BEST PUNK, and Night School for BEST COVER BAND. And of course, please spread the word!!
New York 4-piece thrash metal act No Remission celebrated the release of their long awaited full-length, “Through Blackened Skies”, with a CD release party at NYC’s The Studio a Webster Hall this past Saturday, June 18th. Left In Ruins , Arcane Malevolence and Alekhine’s Gun (who cut their set short due to technical difficulties) assisted in welcoming No Remission’s new effort (which you can pick up here). See below for photos and videos of the night, and also note that the show was professionally filmed for a future DVD release, so make sure to check that out as well:
Arcane Malevolence can win a chance to play the Van’s Warped Tour, but we need your help! Please vote, fan and share our page on Facebook and Twitter so we can add some much needed dementia to the Warped Tour! Visit our page on www.battleofthebands.com via the banners on the right and spread the word!
Come take a peek into the maniacal and irreverent mind of guitarist Mike Devaney, as he sheds light on the arcane art of recording Wicked Turn of the Vine. Learn his secrets, techniques, and how he “fucks his Presonus Firestudio [...] with a Shure SM57 angled against the speaker cone”*
THIS JUST IN!! Arcane Malevolence is in the running for Verbicide Magazine’s Unsigned Band Contest, and we need YOUR votes! Please take a moment to visit and vote, it is a one-click process, no signing up whatsoever! Thanks for the couth!
