---
title: "Behold… the Arctopus"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/behold-the-arctopus"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
formed: 2001
---

# Behold… the Arctopus

**Behold… the Arctopus** is a progressive metal band, active 2001 to present.

Behold... The Arctopus is an American instrumental metal band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2001.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behold..._The_Arctopus

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Behold… the Arctopus |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Brooklyn |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Avant-Garde Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/avant-garde-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colin Marston](https://themetalnet.com/musician/colin-marston) | Warr guitar | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Jason Bauers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-bauers) | Percussion |  | Current |
| [Mike Lerner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-lerner) | Electric guitar | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Weasel Walter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/weasel-walter) |  |  | Former |
| [Charlie Zeleny](https://themetalnet.com/musician/charlie-zeleny) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to 2008 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Arctopocalypse Now… Warmageddon Later](https://themetalnet.com/album/c4be3a68-5381-3ae2-aa5c-55e4be56feb9) | EP |
| 2005 | [Nano-Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning](https://themetalnet.com/album/34c27c43-de60-3f5a-ad81-2d5f075e6a35) | EP |
| 2006 | [Orthrelm / Behold... the Arctopus](https://themetalnet.com/album/62d00ad1-21cd-43e2-b16d-20c7da289b57) | EP |
| 2007 | [Skullgrid](https://themetalnet.com/album/988bae01-7766-39c0-bb36-8b25a1437f73) | Album |
| 2012 | [Horrorscension](https://themetalnet.com/album/e1b6e3b3-9d81-46cb-b57c-ce5e4df157f1) | Album |
| 2016 | [Cognitive Emancipation](https://themetalnet.com/album/991f191d-6579-40cc-8f92-d5a2fd52893e) | Album |
| 2020 | [Hapeleptic Overtrove](https://themetalnet.com/album/6efcae1e-989c-47fe-b390-5d0c8a4d4c01) | Album |
| 2023 | [Interstellar Overtrove](https://themetalnet.com/album/5055a7ed-0502-452b-8fff-3cb9e1386eab) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Dysrhythmia](https://themetalnet.com/band/dysrhythmia) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Blotted Science](https://themetalnet.com/band/blotted-science) (listened together)
- [Cynic](https://themetalnet.com/band/cynic) (listened together)
- [Canvas Solaris](https://themetalnet.com/band/canvas-solaris) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Animals as Leaders](https://themetalnet.com/band/animals-as-leaders) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://beholdthearctopus.bandcamp.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Behold_the_Arctopus/9802
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCQKB-J4iBt7m6LdWsyIexIQ
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/101180740
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4025810
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7owQnmdzdbHxE35vge9pWV
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beholdthearctopus

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/behold-the-arctopus](https://themetalnet.com/band/behold-the-arctopus). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt