ARCADIA was formed in 1996. The first demo tape, entitled "War of Silence", dates back to March 1998 when it met with a favorable reception from the specialized press and got the band two deals for two national cd compilations: "Into the Underground Vol. 3" (Mariano Fontaine's Whiplash Prod.) and "Italian Experience Vol. 2" (P.O.E. Records).

The band started playing gigs around in small and big Italian clubs to promote their demo. After the bassist replacement in June 1999, they entered the studio to record the promo cd "Trust". The three cd tracks reveal the true value of the band and its modern, violent, full-impact sound.

To support the new album the band organized a mini-tour in January 2000 with dates all over Italy and several shows in the most famous metal clubs.

In February 2001 ARCADIA contributed the new piece "Shiver Vision" to the compilation "Time to Move", which included prominent bands such as Extrema, Raw Power and Crackdown.

In December 2000 ARCADIA signed a deal with the Venetian No Brain Records for a full length album with ten new tracks and a video clip. "Synth" (11 tracks and a promo video clip) was worldwide released on September, 24 2001 (Distribution in Italy was handled by Self). "Synth" release was supported with an Italian tour.

In 2002 the cd single "Net-Realm" was recorded.

In 2004 the band entered Tommy Talamanca's Nadir Studios for the production of the next album, "Trip to the Sun", which was out in January 2004 on EMI Music distribution. It included ten songs; two promotional videos of the two first hit-singles were also produced.

ARCADIA were on tour in the US from March 4 to March 8, 2004. Click for details on American Tour 2004.

After some line up changes, they recorded "Fracture Concrete". The recording sessions were concluded in November 2004. Ten sound tracks and a video track were included in the new album. A promo is now available for the US audience.

After the bassist change, the band moved to Los Angeles on November 29, 2004 for the 2nd part of their US tour.

The guys are living in the Los Angeles area now. A number of gigs have already been played (one was at the "Whisky a Go Go" on January 11, 2005) and many more are expected to follow in the next few months.

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