Artisan: From the Los Angeles area with thrash, prog, and death metal roots.

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Sublevel Records first release of the year is the brand new Artisan album The Stain Of Life! The band is from the Los Angeles area and features in its ranks Kragen Lum’s good friend (and Prototype bass player!) Mike Bear. The Stain of Life features 10 tracks and over 50 minutes of killert thrash meets progressive meet death metal. The album also includes guest appearances from Kragen (solos on The Sickness and Useless), Charles Elliott from Abysmal Dawn, and Ian Jekelis from Aborted. If you like bands like Death, Cynic, and Prototype definitely check it out.

The official music video for the brand new Artisan single The Sickness from the album The Stain Of Life. Guest guitar solo on The Sickness by Kragen Lum of Heathen and Prototype. The Stain Of Life is available on February 25th on CD at all digital retailers and providers!

Artisan is:

Mike Bear – Vocals/Bass

Ed Laing – Guitar

Justin Bouchee – Drums

Artisan is a Metal band from the Los Angeles area with thrash, prog, and death metal roots. Their first full length album The Stain of Life features Mike Bear from Prototype on bass and vocals, plus guest appearances from Kragen Lum (Heathen/Prototype), Charles Elliott (Abysmal Dawn) and Ian Jekelis (Aborted). Over 50 min of heavy music from the ethereal to the brutal including The Sickness, Vindication Mine and the epic title track, The Stain Of Life! Mixed and mastered by Charles Elliott at Tastemaker Audio, Los Angeles, CA.

Track list:

1. Vindication Mine

2. Contradictions

3. Invisible Empire

4. The Sickness 04:46 video

5. Useless

6. The Stain Of Life

7. The Bitter Everything

8. I Own the Silence

9. We All Bleed

10. Goodbye

Artisan is a heavy metal band from the Los Angeles area with thrash, prog, and death metal roots. Their full length album The Stain Of Life will be available early 2022 on CD, streaming, and download. Over 50 min of metal from the ethereal to brutal.