Antithetical to their Catholic school upbringing in Orange County, CA, twin brothers Joe (vocals) and John Arnold (guitar) formed Cerebellion in 2009 with the concept of societal change by challenging one’s own personal beliefs. Achieving the rare balance of technical proficiency and massive poppy hooks, the group delivers a punishing yet melodic sound in the vein of bands like Demon Hunter, All That Remains, and Avenged Sevenfold. “You hear something real in their sound that is often missing from music today” – Jesse Cannon, Noise Creators. With bassist Marc Battung and drummer Jimmy Schultz, the quartet has been turning heads releasing music and doing regional touring since 2010.
The band released its 2010 debut album Inalienable, a 12 track album that was nominated for “Best Metal Newcomer of 2010” by Metalunderground.com. The single “Just Under the Surface” became a top 10 requested song on terrestrial radio in some U.S. markets and received airplay in some European markets. In 2015, the band released its sophomore album Regeneration, an offering that grew their fan base substantially with the track “Cold” and solidified them globally with “Savior,” charting as a most downloaded song on iTunes Denmark. 2020’s “Beyond Our Failures” album release continued the band’s growing following and features two of its most streamed songs, “Someone’s American Dream” and “Now or Never.” In 2021, Cerebellion dropped a blistering EP, “Something You Can Say,” featuring “Feel It Awake” and “Darwin Lives.” In 2022, the band followed the EP up with a two-song acoustic single featuring a beautiful acoustic version of “Until I Can Breathe,” a single from “Something You Can Say.” Between 2023 and 2025, the band released a host of singles that retroactively became the album, “Seven Deadly Singles,” released in August/September 2025. The deadliest among them were favorites, “To Thine Own Self Be True” and “A Better Version.” Later that year, the band released “This New Nihilism,” a dark and riveting single, reflecting our modern woes.
Against all odds, Cerebellion continues to gain notoriety as a formidable act to pay attention to in the metal world. In the last few years, the independent band has grown its fanbase faster than at any point in its history. The band recently released a new single, the reimagined version of “Back to the Start” and has more music in the cue for release as well as shows on the books for the remainder of 2026.
