Drew Brown and Destin Frost met at Brentwood High School in the fall of 2010. School chums with a passion for progressive rock, they quickly added classmate Eric Bezner to their line-up in the spring of 2011. The trio began as a simple classic rock tribute band under the name Vintage Vision, but by 2012 they had branched away from covers and started writing their own original material. Changing their name to Atrophy, they performed some of this fresh catalog at several venues around the greater Nashville area; however, the new name gave their audiences the impression that they were a metal group, and it became obvious that another title was necessary. Eventually they settled on Arcane Atlas (arcane meaning “ancient or known by few” and atlas meaning “a map of the world”). It was a perfect fit for the vibe they hoped to generate with their music

 

Specter’s Attainment, their first EP (produced by Will Lamb, with whom Brown had performed in another ensemble), was released on July 26, 2013. By the summer of 2014, they had enough material for a full compilation. Their debut album, Constellation Plus, was released on August 11, 2014. It included 7 new songs in addition to the 5 tracks off of Specter’s Attainment, which were reworked and polished by their new producer, Marcus Wanner. Wanner also supplied several lead guitar riffs and provided additional keyboard work for the record. Soon after the album’s release, however, Bezner left Arcane Atlas to pursue other career opportunities.

 

In December 2014, Arcane Atlas signed a 3-year promotional distribution contract with Musea Records, located in Metz, France. Brown and Frost are currently searching for a new guitarist while working on new material for a second album.