THE ARCBANE [ðɪ ɑːkbeɪn]
[1] Aka archbane, prime invincible calamity.
[2] Variant of "acabane", red corpse, dead man in blood.
[3] abbr. = "Thy Hatred Eternally, And Rapture Couldn't Bury Animosity Never Ever"
The Arcbane has been formed since 2007, but hadn't kept a regular appearance because of the drummer issues. From the very beginning, the band focused on composition and kept a low profile, now there're more than 20 songs on their list. The band is always following the new trend of the world's best melodic death bands, marriage of excellent techniques and violent riffs from north America and timeless melodies from north Europe. To distinguish themselves from fake melodic death bands all over China, they use no neo classic scale or power/speed metal riffs at all. Even in 2013, they begin to slow down new songs, make simpler but richer sound and delicater arrangement. Now the band is making a unique position in Shanghai metal scene.
The Arcbane乐队于2007年组建，但因鼓手原因一直没有保持稳定的演出频率。自组建以来，乐队秉承著低调而专注於于乐本身的原则从未停止创作，至今已有超过20首歌曲。乐队一直在紧跟世界一线旋死最先进的意识理念，结合北美旋死的技术和节奏优点、与欧洲旋死的细致旋律，不同於国内乐队的新古典音阶和快速繁复的旋律结构，在2013年的诸多新歌开始逐渐放慢歌曲速度，更注重旋律的精致而简化和结构的细节与合理。在上海重型被金属核硬核占据的格局中独树一帜。在2014年成功发布两首单曲和一部歌词MV，出演了不少高质量演出，受到外界一致好评，并在第一届Inferno重金属大奖中获得年度最佳单曲大奖。
受到影响: The Absence, Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Quo Vadis
现场参考曲目：
Leave Me Not
Lost in August
Voice of Grace
Rain of Tears
Endbringer
Akeldeme
They Will Return
While We Sleep (Insomnium cover)
Down with the Sun (Insomnium cover)
Through the Shadows (Insomnium cover)

The Arcbane
Genre(s)
Melodic Death Metal
Lyrical Theme(s)
Hatred, Death, Murder, Darkness, Mourning, Loss, Pain
Origin Formed In
China (Shanghai) 2007
              
Current Label
Independent
                   
Status
Active
Current Line-up
Kan Chen - Vocals
Yin Han - Guitar
Jialiang Cheng - Guitar
Huicong Zhang- Bass
Jiale Yuan - Drum
Former/Past Member(s)
Ding He - Drum (2007-2009)
Min Yang - Drum (2009-2010)
Mingrui Li - Drum (2011-2012)
Zhizhou Wang - Vocals (2007-2012)