Visitant

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.

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]

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

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