ARCAS is an Instrumental Progressive Folk Metal band, founded in Lyon in 2006, by two Friends:

---> Kevin Villet (Bass, Drums, Percussions)
---> Sacha Besson (Guitars, Folk Instruments, Orchestrations)

We decided to create our own compositions and record them by ourselves.
One year later, during 2007 summer, we finished our first demo (6 tracks), mixing heavy and speed metal with Celtic/Traditional music, which enabled us to be more familiar with home-studio recording.
Then, we decided time had come to give our music a whole new dimension. Bringing it more and more eclecticism, we made it evolve to a kind of Progressive Folk Metal with symphonic influences.

At the same time, three new members joined the band, permitting us to start working for live performances:

---> Guillaume Gapin (Rhythm Guitars)
---> Quentin Thomas (Keyboard)
---> Simon Hel (Violin)

We finally recorded a 12 tracks demo album called “A New Dawn” in October 2008.
The whole album can be downloaded for free by the website mininova. You can also listen to it in our music player.