Origin: New York, New York, USA  
Genres: Progressive Metal, Instrumental
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Page online: March 25, 2007
Last update/review: July 11, 2020

Behold The Arctopus

With a name like Behold The Arctopus (actually Behold ... The Arctopus until recently), song titles containing words like "exospacial" and "amusia", and no vocals, you can bet this is some pretty out-there music. Colin Marston is no stranger to bizarre metal, as he's also the bassist in another weirdo instrumental band (Dysrhythmia), but if anything these guys are even more chaotic, at times approaching a vocal-less The Dillinger Escape Plan. And if that wasn't enough, Marston plays an odd instrument called a Warr guitar, apparently a 12-stringed beast that one plays primarily by tapping, covering both bass and guitar ranges. There's some amazing technical musicianship going on, but despite their goal of being an accessible band, they often fall into the same trap that many a technical band has (particularly on early releases), that being that the wizardry overshadows the songs themselves -- a bit of groove and restraint could go a long way here. That said, there's enough musical dexterity to satisfy any tech-metalhead, which is clearly the target audience.

Current Members

Colin Marston

guitars (Dysrhythmia, Gorguts, Krallice)

Mike Lerner

guitars (Direwolf)

Jason Bauers

drums

Former Members/Guests

Charlie Zeleny

drums (ex-Blotted Science, ex-Kayo Dot)

Weasel Walter

drums



Discography


Nano-Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning  EP
2005 Troubleman
  1. Exospacial Psionic Aura
  2. Estrogen/Pathogen Exchange Program
  3. Sensory Amusia
  • Colin Marston
  • Mike Lerner
  • Charlie Zeleny



Nano-Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning  
2006 Blackmarket
  1. Exospacial Psionic Aura
  2. Estrogen/Pathogen Exchange Program
  3. Sensory Amusia
  4. Alcholocaust
  5. You Will Be Reincarnated As An Imperial Attack Spaceturtle
  6. Alcoholacaust (Live)
  7. You Will Be Reincarnated As An Imperial Attack Spaceturtle (Live)
  8. Exospacial Psionic Aura (Live)
  9. Sensory Amusia (Live)
  • Colin Marston
  • Mike Lerner
  • Charlie Zeleny



Skullgrid  
2007 Blackmarket
  1. Skullgrid
  2. Canada
  3. Of Cursed Womb
  4. You Are Number Six
  5. Some Mist
  6. Scepters
  7. Transient Exuberance
  • Colin Marston
  • Mike Lerner
  • Weasel Walter



Horrorscension  
2012 Blackmarket
  1. Disintegore
  2. Monolithic Destractions
  3. Horrorsentience
  4. Deluge of Sores
  5. Putrefuckiton
  6. Annihilvore
  • Colin Marston
  • Mike Lerner
  • Weasel Walter



Cognitive Emancipation  EP
2016 independent
  1. Obnoxiousing in Irritation
  2. Exasperating the Idiotic
  3. Resummon the Unreaching
  4. Cognitive Emancipation
  • Colin Marston
  • Mike Lerner
  • Jason Bauers



Hapeleptic Overtrove  
2020 Willowtip
  1. Quithtion
  2. Adult Contemporary
  3. Telepathy Apathy
  4. Blessing in Disgust
  5. Forgotten Explanations
  6. Other Realms
  7. Perverse. Esoteric. Different.
  8. Hapeleptic Perspective Respect
  9. Quithtion Overtrove
  • Colin Marston
  • Mike Lerner
  • Jason Bauers




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