This band from Italy joined forces with SCARLET after the successful release of the debut album ‘The Goddess Temple' (Lucretia Records - 1997) and the mini-cd ‘Metamorphosis' (Underground Symphony - 2000). The presence of the band on the ‘music market' dates back to 1987, when the band produced the first album ‘Labyrinth', not with the present name, but as Firehouse. The ‘real' Arachnes history started with the release of the album ‘The Goddess Temple', the beginning of the ‘music-style evolution/revolution' that the band achieved with the 2nd album ‘Parallel Worlds'.
Under an always enlighted inspiration, the Caruso Brothers (Enzo on vocals and Franco on guitars) developed the ‘perfect ARACHNES sound' that takes life from an incredible wide range of influences: Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Van Halen, Toto, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Yj Malmsteen, ELP, Jethro Tull, Yes, Miles Davis, Bach, Chopin, Stravinskij, Bartok just to name a few. All these different vibes are what we usually call a refined and open-minded background, a logic start into a modern and completely personal ‘heavy metal' dimension. The new up-coming album ‘APOCALYPSE' is the best musical ‘concept' written by the band. The sound is even more mature and offers the same crystal technique both in melody and aggression. New songs are the best written and performed by the band! Listen to Franco Caruso guitar-work supported by the powerful and talented vocals of his brother Enzo. Atmospheric, powerful and emotional, an impressive mix between the 3 different shades of ‘heavy-metal of the new millennium': power, symphonic and progressive…