ARBITRATOR – INDOCTRINATION OF SACRILEGE
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Release Date: February 13, 2015
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“Indoctrination of Sacrilege is full of juicy riffs, and will easily quench any death metal fan’s thirst. It’s well written, catchy, and rewarding to revisit over time.” – Metal Made In Canada
“..a promising effort that sets the bar fairly high…melodic death metal that at times – and perhaps not surprisingly – echoes Soilwork at their feistiest, the grandiosity of Septicflesh or old Nocturnus and the blasphemous fury of Behemoth, with the blackened edges to boot. “Epic” is the word that perhaps best describes Sacrilege, as most of its six tracks are monsters… ” – Metal Rules
“Arbitrator’s professionalism can’t be overstated, the band writing with maturity and polished sheen, these songs a stuck-in-the-middle-with-you amalgam of latter-day Obituary and Demanufacture-era Fear Factory, as the brutality of the former is counteracted, and complemented, by the technological leanings of the latter. Which doesn’t even take into account the sudden epic spaces and places that make themselves known, without warning, to grand effect all over this effort. Indoctrination Of Sacrilege is the album that would make the entirety of Samael’s divided fanbase happy if those Swiss guys had written it, these slickly precise, aggressively effective and slightly industrial songs speaking volumes, literally.” – Bravewords
“This album is very promising and I’d love to see Arbitrator tour and go places. They could tour with any big metal act today and do very well. Arbitrator’s Indoctrination of Sacrilege is able to be metal yet emotionally stirring and keep my full attention, which isn’t easy. Words really can’t tell the full story of this album, but right now I’m going to put it in my top 3 releases so far this year, so it’s worth your listening!” – Metal Head Blog
“These well crafted songs have an infectious groove to them, these riffs are punishing, the drums are precise and effective, the vocals are raw and full of anger and the soaring keyboards life the songs to new heights; they give the album a grandiose feel, full of ominous presence.” – Devils Gate Media
“The whole album is so massive and it is impossible to choose just one track among the whole album since all the material are very precise and so well finished.” – Metal Temple
“Arbitrator are on to something here with Indoctrination of Sacrilege. The combination of the industrial bits, pummeling death metal while getting your fill of melodies, and menacing growls should have plenty of appeal and does veer them away from most of the pack. Definitely worth checking out if you enjoy your death metal a little on the futuristic side.” – Dead Rhetoric
“From opener “They Will Worship This Fire of Agony” through the more fierce favorite “For That Which may Appease Lions” to instrumental closer ‘The Burning Sands of His Kingdom”, the album is chock full of big burly riffs that lurch and lope with commanding presence or march with mid paced militant authority.” – Teeth of The Divine
“With hard hitting, kick in the teeth death metal, Arbitrator gives a solid beat down full of hatred and ear-busting brutality in their song Stillborn Bastard of the Nazarene.” – The Indie Authority
“Now this was a nice surprise! It’s always such a pleasure to receive something from a band that I’d never heard of, but when you listen to it everything seems to fall into place. Great songwriting, excellent production, beautiful artwork… And it’s something you don’t hear too often. Only one band comes to mind to which I would compare ARBITRATOR to a certain extend and that’s THE PROJECT HATE MCMXCIX. Pounding progressive deathmetal in which the use of samples, keyboards, doom influences but also blastbeats are molded into a surprisingly coherent album.” – Inside The Coffin
“The balance of the instruments is superb and the transitions from full-on pounding riffs to melodic landscapes are highly effective.” – Angry Metal Guy“”The consummate ascendancy” is a fucken impressive first step and I wish the guy all the fucken best with his future endeavors. The talent is there, and obviously – so is the will.” – Global Domination
“…it quickly becomes clear that Arbitrator is more than just another death metal band. These guys are not afraid to put some experiments into their music and they still know via these two long, rather unusual songs how to make a decent impression.” – Lords of Metal
“Honestly, I’d love to hear more of this, so let’s hope Arbitrator can latch onto a label, fill out their line-up, and get working on a full-length follow-up to this very promising debut EP.” – Sea of Tranquility
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Robert Kukla – Photo Credit Paul Keely
ARBITRATOR is a project that began in late 2010 as the brainchild of Robert Kuklaand officially debut in 2011 with the EP ‘The Consummate Ascendancy’ with former drummer Corey Chernesky. Now with a new arsenal that features Kukla on rhythm guitar, bass and vocals with drummer Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, ex-Devin Townsend Project, ex-Aborted), Myles Malloy on lead guitar and Connor ORT Linning for programming. The band will be unleashing their 2015 release ‘Indoctrination of Sacrilege’ on February 13th produced by Sacha Laskow (ex-Divinity, Every Hour Kills) plus mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy) along with album artwork done by Colin Marks (Exodus, Scar Symmetry, Jeff Loomis).
“I won’t bullshit. ‘Indoctrination of Sacrilege’ is just that – a journey discovering the Arbitrator sound. It’s our first album and not our destined grand opus. It is, however, an excellent piece of carefully crafted music. Those that find satisfaction in ominous and progressive death metal of a grand scale will undoubtedly find something for themselves in here.” comments Robert Kukla.
Sponsors / artist endorsements:
Toontrack, Tama Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Evans Drumheads (Dirk Verbeuren)
1. They Will Worship This Fire of Agony (6:41)
2. Stillborn Bastard of The Nazarene (6:50)
3. For That Which May Appease Lions (6:56)
4. Serpent of The Styx (8:41)
5. Profaned and Perfected (7:30)
6. The Burning Sands of His Kingdom (instrumental) (3:14)
Album Length: 39:54
Album Credits:
– All songs performed by: Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, ex-Devin Townsend Project, ex-Aborted), Robert Kukla, Myles Malloy, Connor ORT Linning
– All songs written by: Robert Kukla
– Produced by: Sacha Laskow (ex-Divinity, Every Hour Kills)
– Mixed by: Sacha Laskow (ex-Divinity, Every Hour Kills)
– Mastered by: Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy)
– CD Cover, Album Artwork: Colin Marks (Exodus, Scar Symmetry, Jeff Loomis)
Album Band Line Up:
– Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, ex-Devin Townsend Project, ex-Aborted) (Drums)
– Robert Kukla (Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Vocals)
– Myles Malloy (Lead Guitar)
– Connor ORT Linning (Programming)
Discography:
TBA – Indoctrination of Sacrilege – Full Length
2011 – The Consummate Ascendancy – EP
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