Arkaik Announces Band Lineup Changes

Arkaik has issued the following announcement about lineup changes within the band:

"Fans and friends,

"A lot has gone on behind the scenes in the last year, we have faced some huge adversity as a band but are very stoked to finally announce the official permanent lineup! To bring things up to speed, within the last year, two of our long time members and guitar players have decided to head in different directions, one of which founded the band with vocalist Jared Christianson in 2006 (Chance Strickland) and another who helped take Arkaik to new heights and abilities in 2009 (Craig Peters) when first signing with Unique Leader Records.

"Craig and Chance are great friends of ours and are respectfully pursuing their own creative and personal interests and there are no hard feelings. Chance will still be working with Arkaik on certain collaborations but has stepped back from the position of rhythm guitar to focus his creative efforts on producing and performing electronic bass music with his now full time project Bastik Legion. Craig Peters will continue to rightfully hold it down on lead guitar for tech-death pioneers Deeds Of Flesh and is also focusing on his own solo music. We wish them all the best and are stoked for what they do with their talents in the future.

"Fortunately, things have come full circle since then and we are proud to announce the official joining of Miguel Esparza and Greg Paulson. Miguel started playing with Arkaik late last year and had previously been in bands with our drummer Alex Bent. He has shown incredible talent and drive since then and has filled the roll of lead guitar exceptionally well, we couldn’t be more stoked to have him on board. The same goes for Greg Paulson who joined the band earlier this year, and has also proved to be a tremendously talented player and performer. We could not be more excited to have the two of them tearing it up with us and what the future has in store for Arkaik’s most solid lineup ever.

"As for the band as a whole, we are now in the process of writing our third and most ambitious record to date and are very pleased with what we have so far. We are especially excited to be embarking on a 22 show Western US tour one week from now directly supporting Arsonists Get All The Girls for the 'Rage All Summer Tour,' also featuring Gift Giver and Years Since The Storm.

"If you are an Arkaik fan, now is the best time to show your support so make sure to check the dates below and come out to witness this incredible new lineup. We have put together a truly destructive set and can’t wait to get on the road and see all you guys!

"In addition to the announcement of our new members, we have put together a live instrumental play through video of the song 'The Withered Hands Of Mortality' with the new lineup. So please enjoy and share it around! And thank you so much for all of your support throughout the years, we are fired up and ready to hit the road. See you all soon!"