ARKHAN is a 4-piece death metal band formed in the western part of Switzerland in 2003. The band recorded their first album "Dead End" in 2004 and promoted it through a series of live appearances and street promotion. Encouraged by the positive feedbacks, Arkhan took a small break in 2006 to work on new material and record their second full length album called M.A.C.H.I.N.E. The new tracks saw the musicians taking a slightly different approach in order to add more groove and catchiness to their music. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Butticaz (Arkhan’s guitar player) at the Toxic Studio in Lausanne (Switzerland), the album was released in Europe in April 2007 by the French label Thundering Records and received many positives reviews by the metal medias. Joined by a new bass player, the band promoted the album through many live shows in Switzerland, France and Germany. Unfortunately, Arkhan’s progression was stopped by the end of 2007 by various medical problems, including a broken wrist and a thyroid disease.... but this was not the end! Arkhan took a brand new start in 2008 with the addition of an insane drummer. The quartet started to work on new songs, recorded a 3-tracks EP and built up a strong live following with support slots to popular acts such as Obituary, Grave, Meshuggah and Entombed. In summer 2012, Arkhan once again entered the Toxic studio to work on a new album called Primal. Recorded by Christophe Butticaz and Christoph Noth (FOH engineer for bands such as The Ocean), Primal was mixed/mastered by David Castillo (Stockholm, Sweden), known worldwide for his work with bands like Bloodbath, Katatonia and Opeth. The 8-tracks record is scheduled for release in January 2013 by the swiss independent label Monkey Records. Are you ready for some hyper speed drum aggressions, groovy riffs, and devilish vocals? Are you ready to go primal?