Unleash the Archers

T

he blueprint here isn't complicated -- mix maybe two parts Euro-inspired power metal with one part harsher riffing (close to melodic death metal) and you have Unleash The Archers. Under the debut membership of Zahk Hedstrom (bass), Scott Buchanan (drums), Mike Selman (guitars), Brayden Dyczkowski (guitars/vocals (harsh)) and Brittney Hayes (vocals), Unleash The Archers would unleash Behold the Devastation (2009) to be followed two years later with Demons of the Astrowaste (2011).

The Defy the Skies EP in 2012 saw Grant Truesdell take second guitars and add a harsh vocal, while Brad Kennedy took bass.

Another membership shift would quickly follow for Time Stands Still (2015) now with Kyle Sheppard (bass) and Andrew Kingsley on guitars. Apex (2017), Abyss (2020) and Phantoma (2024) followed, the latest with Nick Miller now on bass.

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