Arch Echo

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Arch Echo
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, US
Genres Progressive metal, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, djent
Years active2016 (2016)–present
MembersJoey Izzo
Adam Rafowitz
Adam Bentley
Joe Calderone
Richie Martinez
Website www.archecho.com

Arch Echo is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2016, it consists of keyboardist Joey Izzo, guitarists Adam Rafowitz and Adam Bentley, bassist Joe Calderone, and drummer Richie Martinez. They have released three studio albums: Arch Echo (2017), You Won’t Believe What Happens Next! (2019), and Final Pitch (2023).

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Biography

Arch Echo formed in 2016 while its members attended the Berklee College of Music. [1] They have released three studio albums: Arch Echo (2017), You Won’t Believe What Happens Next! (2019), and Final Pitch (2023), which featured guest appearances from Jordan Rudess, Anthony Vincent, and Adrián Terrazas-González. [2] They have toured with Dream Theater, [3] Periphery, Plini, VOLA and Jacky Vincent. [4] The band contributed to Jacob Collier's song "100,000 Voices", from the album Djesse Vol. 4 . [5]

Style and influences

New Noise Magazine described Arch Echo's style as "instrumental prog metal that recalls the classics (Steve Vai, Dream Theater) in sheer speed and general wankery (in a good way), mixed in with riff-based djent (Animals as Leaders, Periphery), along with the more hip-shaking, jazzy style that’s been popular of late (Polyphia, Plini)." [1] Other influences include Rush, Allan Holdsworth, [4] Cynic, and Meshuggah. [6]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

  1. 1 2 Senior, Nicholas (2017-12-14). "Album Review: Arch Echo – Self-Titled". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  2. Kennelty, Greg (2025-06-28). "ARCH ECHO Streams The First of Their Three Coming EPs". Metal Injection . Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. DiVita, Joe (2021-07-28). "Dream Theater Announce 15th Album 'A View From the Top of the World' + 2021 U.S. Tour". Loudwire . Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  4. 1 2 "Prog fusion outfit Arch Echo launch new video single 'Battlestar Nostalgica'". Prog Report. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. "Arch Echo". Radar Festival . Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  6. "Arch Echo - You Won't Believe What Happens Next!". Metal Reviews. Retrieved 2025-06-29.