BIOGRAPHY
The Art of Deception is a metalcore band comprising vocalist Nolan Mateer, bassist Jared Moser, drummer Travis Stine, and guitarist and Marcus Kassab. With a passion for creating heavy music, the band plans to continue releasing new music, with a 5 song EP in 2024. Fans of August Burns Red, Wage War, After The Burial, and Whitechapel will appreciate The Art of Deception's genre-defying sound and their ambition to become your new favorite band.
The Art of Deception has a singular goal in mind- to make and share the music they love with the world.
Press
Self Titled Ep Reviews
Infernal wasteland reviews
"Infernal Wasteland" begins with a haunting, clean guitar riff that explodes with Nolan Mateer’s grisly vocals backed with primitive drums, birthed from a planet under attack.
-Nu Sound Online
Destroy Consume Rebuild Reviews
Afflictions Reviews
HIGHLIGHTS
“Anguish" - Lyric Video & Spotify
7.4k Views
10k+ Streams
“Despondency” - Music Video & Spotify
15k Views
10k+ Streams
"Infernal Wasteland" music video
200K views on Facebook in the first week.
25K views on YouTube in the first week.
“Destroy Consume Rebuild” music video
260K on Facebook within the 1st month.
80K views on YouTube within the 1st month
“Afflictions” music video
40K views in its 1st week & 150K+ in the 1st month.
600K views on Facebook within the first week.
Placed on a Spotify Curated playlist: Deathcore
Completed tour with Era9 (official website): Era 9
Notable Acts We’ve Played with:
Upon A Burning Body
Carniex
Dance Gave Dance,
Whitechapel,
A Skylit Drive,
iwrestledabearonce,
Within The Ruins (x2),
Oceao,
Psycroptic,
ERRA,
Polyphia,
Lorna Shore,
The Last Ten Seconds of Life,
Invent, Animate,
The Afterimage,
Sleepwave,
Culture Killer,
Chasing Safety,
He Is Legend,
Dayshell
Come The Dawn
Conquer Divide
Another Vendetta
In Dying Arms
Jesse Smith & The Holy Ghost (Jesse of Zao),
Silent on Fifth Street (x2)
The Ongoing Concept
Dayseeker
Music VIDEOS
Photography
Lyric Videos
