"These guys have become some of my best friends and based on the new material we've been putting together, I think the new record will be one of the best and most extreme Arsis releases to date. Get stoked people."

Arsis bassist Noah Martin explains that the band wasn't looking for a drummer who "robotically plays a thousand miles an hour":

Anyone who's seen us with Shawn knows he's capable of playing pretty much anything, but with tremendous feel. We've put him through hell, hiring him to fill in on multiple tours over the years, and we're glad we can welcome him to the fold. (...) We have nine songs so far that we're continuing to tweak, and still tossing around ideas for cover tunes. We hope to create a pivotal album that sums up everything that Arsis was, is and will be."

Arsis are currently in pre-production for their new album which they plan to record at Audiohammer Studios with producer Mark Lewis (DevilDriver, Whitechapel).