1986 / 87
Five young boys (an average of 15 years old) create the Arsenic band, moved by the faith in Heavy Metal. In the beginning, they play pieces of well known Metal Groups of the 80's such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Accept, and the most famous French one : Trust.

1988 / 89
After several concerts in their own county, the five members record their first demo : "Premiers pas". This enables Arsenic to soar in the world of the Heavy Metal music with the enthusiasm and the dash of youth.

1990
The black year ! The singer André Salinas is seriously injured in a car crash, and in the space of a few months, Alain Girardi and David Sanz, the 2 guitarists, leave the band for professional reasons. These problems put an end to Arsenic's hopes of rising in the wave of Heavy Metal in France.

1991 / 92
After a year of waiting and several auditions, 3 new members : Alain Denis (vocals), Laurent Michel (guitars), and Christian Lucuix (guitars), come up with Stéphane Lacoude (bass) and Eric Mautalen (drums), the "survivors". A new line up, that marks a corner in the Arsenic's career in a more melodic style (but still Hard !)

1993 / 95
The band does more and more concerts in the South of France, improving its style and beginning to grow up to install and impose its French Metal pieces. Guest of Killers, Vulcain or The Silencers, it works hard in the heart of Arsenic which harvest, at last, the fruits of its tenacity.

1996 / 98
Here it is ! 1996: The band records the "Lady Sniper" album. Ever since, after some good reviews in the national press (such as Hard n'Heavy or Hard Force magazines) Arsenic goes on the road, all over the country CD. 1997 : a new drummer: Xavier Goillart. 1998 : Arsenic records the "Etats d'urgences" album...and the adventure goes on...

1999 / 2001
After a new period of trouble, the band comeback with a new line-up for its third album "Dégradence" which is in the same vein of the two first ones.

Source : http://www.brennus-music.com/bands/2arsenic/