ARBORISTS

ORIGIN

Des Moines, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

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GENRE

Melodic Metalcore/Hardcore

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MEMBERS

Ethan Ball - Vocals
Josh Lester - Guitar
Dylan Jensen - Bass
Blake Letellier - Drums/Backing Vocals

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DISCOGRAPHY

One song:
Erased

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COMMENTS

The band formed in early 2017.

According to Josh, the band is in essence a Des Moines/Omaha supergroup.

The song 'Erased' was the debut single off the, at the time, upcoming album (in fact a 5-song EP) 'Remnants'. However, this album was never released, and 'Erased' remains the only song ever made public by the band.

Ethan Ball does the vocals on the unreleased EP, including the only song released from it called 'Erased'. However, in the band's music video for the song 'Erased' (Live from Lookout Lounge), a different vocalist is featured. A guy named Peter Barnes filled in last minute as at the time Ethan was sick, it was the band's first show and they didn't want to drop out. Ethan was at the show and went up to perform vocals on the last one or two songs. Peter now plays guitar in a band called Catsclaw with James Morgan from Superior.

The band split for a number of reasons, including Blake moving to Arizona, it being hard to line-up everyone's schedules, plus creative differences, and it just ended up fizzling out. Josh says that the band was "a really cool thing that had a lot of potential".

Author's note: The music video has live footage but the studio track laid over the top, so you hear Ethan's vocals but see Peter appearing in the video, which can be a bit jarring if you know!

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LINKS

WEBSITES
Arborists - Facebook

VIDEO
Arborists - Erased (Official Release)
Arborists - Erased (Live from Lookout Lounge)