BUT WE STILL LOVE ARSIS AND WANT TO HAVE JIM MALONE’S BABY

Arsis vocalist/guitarist/everything-guy Jim Malone has revealed the two new members of the group; drummer David Kinkade (replacing Shawn Priest who replaced Darren Cesca who replaced Mike Van Dyne) and bassist Nick Cordle, who replaced founding (I think) [Actually, he wasn’t. Sorry. -Ed.] member Noah Martin.

In a press release, new drummer David Kinkade was quoted* as saying:

“I am very excited to join the ranks of Arsis, where I look forward to either quitting or being fired in a short amount of time. Though I already know what the future brings, I’ll live it up for now and can’t wait to rock out on Arsis’ first-ever European tour!”

New bassist Nick Cordle also shared his thoughts*:

“Arsis have been a favorite band of mine for many years now and to be able to play a temporary role in its future until I quit or am dismissed is quite excellent. I also look forward to having my bass inaudibly low in the mix. I’m drawing a huge amount of energy from the atmosphere in the band both musically and personally, so it’ll really be a bummer when I’m inevitably no longer in the band.”

When asked to comment, all Jim Malone had to say* was this: “David and Nick will do just fine until the next cats come along. I’m kind of going for a modern-day Guns N’ Roses-type lineup, you know?”

-VN

*Not really.