Arcadea is an American synth-metal

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drummer Brann Dailor, Zruda guitarist Core Atoms, and guitarist Raheem Amlani. Arcadea's self-titled album was released in June 2017 via

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History

Arcadea was founded in 2015, by upside-down guitarist Core Atoms and drummer Brann Dailor in Atlanta, Georgia. With the addition of guitarist Raheem Amlani, the three-piece began recording tracks at Amlani's Orange Peel Studios in Atlanta in 2015. The result was an 11-song album which was released on

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, in the late 1990s.Reed, Ryan.(June 22, 2017) "MASTODON'S BRANN DAILOR TALKS PSYCHEDELIC, SYNTH-HEAVY SIDE PROJECT, ARCADEA:Drummer-singer details trio's debut LP, inspired equally by Stevie Wonder, electronica, Seventies prog." https://www.revolvermag.com/artist-artist-interview/mastodons-brann-dailor-talks-psychedelic-synth-heavy-side-project-arcadea REVOLVER MAGAZINE. Retrieved September 21, 2017 The song "Through the Eye of Pisces" from the album was featured on an ident for the British free-to-air TV channel E4 titled "Cult", which first aired in October 2018 and was created by British sci-fi artist Essy May from the production company Funtasy who also made the artwork for the band's debut album.

Musical style and influences

For all three band members, Arcadea was a departure from previous music projects in both concept and sound. While Atoms is known for his unique guitar playing style, Arcadea's premier album features no guitars—both Atoms and Amlani play only keyboards and synthesizers.Conaton, Chris. (June 19, 2017
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Popmatters. Retrieved August 13, 2017. For Dailor, it was an opportunity to sing lead vocals on the majority of songs in addition to drums. In an interview for Prog-Sphere Atoms explains, "Since we all have our own bands with more traditional instrumentation, we wanted to do something different but still rooted in our love of prog."Weppler, Darryl. (April 28, 2017
"ARCADEA: Tales of Intrigue, Shifting Alliances and Alien Races"
Prog-sphere. Retrieved August 13, 2017. Both Dailor and Atoms credit

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as influences for Arcadea.

Discography

* ''Arcadea'' (2017)

References

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External links

Official websitearcadea.bandcamp.comlabel.relapse.com
Heavy metal musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)

History

Musical style and influences

Discography

See also

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