Visitant

2018 studio album by Arsis

Visitant

Studio album by

Arsis

Released

November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)

Recorded

October 2017 – 2018

Studio

Various

- MRL Studios (Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.)
- The Shred Light District (Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.)
- Vocal Yocal Production (Las Colinas, Texas, U.S.)
- Double Dragon Sound (Seattle, Washington, U.S.)
- Priestgrinder Studios (Portland, Oregon, U.S.)

Genre

Technical death metal
melodic death metal

Length

48:16

Label

Nuclear Blast
Agonia

Producer

Mark Lewis

Arsis chronology

Unwelcome
(2013)

Visitant
(2018)

Singles from Visitant

"Tricking the Gods"
Released: September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)^[1]
"Hell Sworn"
Released: October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)^[2]

Visitant is the sixth studio album by American extreme metal band Arsis, released on November 2, 2018, via Nuclear Blast (in Americas) and Agonia (in Europe and the rest of the world).^[3]^[4] It was the last to feature lead guitarist Brandon Ellis before his resignation to join The Black Dahlia Murder.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Arsis, except "His Eyes" written by Pseudo Echo

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tricking the Gods"	5:32
2.	"Hell Sworn"	4:12
3.	"Easy Prey"	4:27
4.	"Fathoms"	3:50
5.	"As Deep as Your Flesh"	4:26
6.	"A Pulse Keeping Time with the Dark"	4:10
7.	"Funereal Might"	3:58
8.	"Death Vow"	4:23
9.	"Dead Is Better"	3:27
10.	"Unto the Knife"	5:30
11.	"His Eyes" (Pseudo Echo cover)	4:21
Total length:		48:16

Personnel

Arsis

James Malone – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
Brandon Ellis – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Noah Martin – bass, backing vocals
Shawn Priest – drums, backing vocals

Additional musician

Malcolm Pugh (Inferi) – guitar solo (track 2)
Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder) – guest vocals (track 11)
Ben Bennett – backing vocals
Torin Ridgway – backing vocals

Production

Mark Lewis – production, recording, mixing, mastering
James Malone – recording (vocals, synths)
Brandon Ellis – recording (guitars)
Noah Martin – recording (bass)
Mark Riddick – artwork, layout

References

^ "Arsis announce new album, premiere lead single". Lambgoat. September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ "ARSIS – "HELL SWORN" LYRIC VIDEO RELEASED". Bravewords.com. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^ "ARSIS To Release 'Visitant' Album In November". Blabbermouth.net. September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ "Arsis Set November Release For New Album "Visitant", Debut "Tricking The Gods" Music Video". Theprp. September 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.