Arkaik is a progressive death metal band hailing from Northern California. Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson and Chance Strickland, Arkaik was born within the blossoming Bay Area Tech Death scene that would soon influence many of today’s popular bands. Through elaborate story-telling and their unique musical style, Arkaik imparts bits of esoteric wisdom through an ongoing lyrical narrative that continues to bring each listener on an epic hero’s journey.

Arkaik has been joined by many all-star members who have each left their mark in the band and contributed greatly – some of which still do behind the scenes. In 2017 Nathan Bigelow (Singurlarity AZ, Ex-Alterbeast) joined as the band’s full-time drummer. Alex Haddad (Dessiderium, Nullingroots) joined the band in 2018 during The Devastation On The Nation Tour, taking on guitar duties. Jared, Alex, and Nathan now comprise the core unit of Arkaik that will mark a new and exciting chapter for the band – creating a more focused and recognizable sound than ever before.

Having toured the bulk of The United States and Canada with popular acts such as, Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Psycroptic, Fallujah, Exhumed and many more, Arkaik has made a name for themselves both on and off stage.

In 2019, after several years with Unique Leader, Arkaik joined forces with The Artisan Era to produce a single entitled “Supernal Flame”. Under this new record label, the band will unleash their 5th full-length album slated for release in March of 2022.

Looking forward with ever-increasing determination, Arkaik continues to seek out new levels of extremity and creativity – and then annihilate them.

Shorter Bio

Arkaik is a progressive death metal band hailing from Northern California. Formed in 2004 by Jared Christianson, Arkaik was born within the blossoming Bay Area Tech Death scene that would soon influence many of today’s popular bands.

Having toured the bulk of The United States and Canada with popular acts such as, Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Psycroptic, Fallujah, Exhumed and many more.

Arkaik has made a name for themselves both on and off stage. In March 2022, after several years with Unique Leader, Arkaik joined forces with The Artisan Era to produce their latest album entitled “Labyrinth Of Hungry Ghosts”.

Through elaborate story-telling and their unique musical style, Arkaik imparts bits of esoteric wisdom through an ongoing lyrical narrative that continues to bring each listener on an epic hero’s journey.

Looking forward with ever-increasing determination, Arkaik continues to seek out new levels of extremity and creativity – and then annihilate them.