Arthemis Official Page

ARTHEMIS is a Metal band formed by the guitarist Andy Martongelli in 1999. Combining terrific Modern-Thrash Metal-oriented guitar riffs, fire-breathing catchy vocals, fast solos, pounding bass guitar and drums, the band creates a true massive-modern-killer ground-breaking wall of sound that makes their live shows astonishing and unique; the four-piece line-up delivers an extraordinary proof of uplifting catchy Metal with no compromise, always acclaimed by the fans and the media as "Judas Priest meets Megadeth"! Since 2001, Arthemis have released 8 full-length albums worldwide.

June 2010 issue of Metal Hammer UK: ARTHEMIS featured on Metal Hammer magazine UK to cover the Judas Priest song "United" in the magazine tribute CD for the World Metal Hammer UK 30th Anniversary JUDAS PRIEST Tribute album "British Steel" release, together with Firewind, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch and many more…
November 2010: ARTHEMIS interviewed on Metal Hammer UK and on the Official Metal Hammer Web Site recording the exclusive EP album (F)ARTHEMIS - "POP UP YOUR ASS Vol. 1", covering 6 songs from famous pop stars turned into evil-Heavy Metal songs (Rihanna, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Micheal Jackson, Destiny's Child, Britney Spears).
ARTHEMIS toured Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Holland, Austria, Slovenja, Spain & other countries as opening act for: Dragonforce, Freedom Call, Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne), I Am I, George Lynch (Lynch Mob), Micheal Angelo Batio, Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth / Angra), Glenn Hughes and many others.
ARTHEMIS will tour Europe, UK and Japan in 2017 and will perform at many upcoming Summer Metal festivals promoting their new killer album titled Blood-Fury-Domination , mixed at Domination Studio of Simone Mularoni (DGM) , mastered at Rogue Studio (London - UK) and due to be released on 7th April via Scarlet Records. Stay tuned for new tour dates comin' up soon!



"… this vastly superior successor sees the Italian power-metalheads upping their game. Scars On Scars and Seven Days are confident and catchy …" Dave Ling (Metal Hammer UK/Classic Rock)


LIVE SHOWS AND FESTIVALS APPEARANCES


Metalcamp (Slovenja) 2005
Germany Headlining tour 2006
Evolution Festival (ITA) 2007
Bloodstock Open Air (UK) 2009 - 2011
Hammerfest (UK) 2010 – 2011 - 2012 - 2013
Japan Headlining Tour 2009
Hard Rock Hell (UK) 2009 - 2013
Hellfire Festival (UK) 2009
Hard Rock Hell Ibiza (ES) 2009 - 2011
Eurobassday (ITA) 2010
DOA (Dean Guitars Festival) (UK) 2009 – 2010 - 2011
Spain headlining tour 2011
UK tour supporting FREEDOM CALL 2011
UK tour supporting I AM I 2012
Gods Of Metal (ITA) 2013
Download Festival (UK) 2013
Download Festival (UK) 2014
Rock IM Ring (ITA) 2014
Wacken Open Air (DE) 2014
Bloodstock Open Air (UK) 2014
GUS G (Ozzy Osbourne guitarist) + ARTHEMIS European Tour "We Are The Fire" 2015
LACUNA COIL + ARTHEMIS - Metal X-Mas Party @ Campus Industry (ITA) 2015
Hellfest Open Air 2016 (FR)