After four years, Ithaca gets its wish!  This Sunday, December 21st, 2012 at The Haunt, BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS will perform their only show outside of Brooklyn this year and their first upstate NY show since 2008.

For those unfamiliar with the band, take a listen to their latest technical devastation:



The technical instrumental trio from Brooklyn play music inspired by both metal and 20th century classical with emphasis on dissonance, polyrhythms, and jazz-like elements.

Founded by Colin Marston (Krallice, Dysrhythmia, Gorguts) and Mike Lerner in 2001 and quickly became known as one of the most forward thinking and technical bands in the underground extreme metal community, being mentioned in the same breath as Cynic, Gorguts, Meshuggah, Voivod, and touring with the likes of Between The Buried and Me, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Genghis Tron.

In 2009, the legendary Weasel Walter, composer and multi-instrumentalist most well-known for his work with The Flying Luttenbachers and the ugExplode imprint, joined BTA after original drummer Charles Zeleny left he group.

Behold... The Arctopus are perhaps most well-known for Colin Marston's use of a 12-string Warr guitar - a 12 string instrument played primarily by tapping that covers the range of guitar and bass.
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Back on May 5th, 2012 Ithaca Underground held BIG DAY IN #6.  After some delay, we're very happy to bring you more footage!  Check out more live video from past BDI events right here and be sure and keep an eye on our YouTube channel for more new vids on a weekly/monthly basis.

Argonauts and Meek Is Murder below. More to come soon...

Here's a few video clips from the latest BIG DAY IN! These are different from the ones we're aiming for the next DVD so more to come. Thanks to McNeil Music of Ithaca, Angry Mom Records, and The Haunt for making another BDI possible.



TOMBS


TOMBS


SULACO


SUN SPELLS


SEPSIS


SEPSIS


OAK & BONE


NIGHT OWLS


LUX CARENTES


INERDS


HIROSHIMA VACATION


EHNAHRE


EHNAHRE

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