Inter Arma

Inter Arma is a metal quintet from Richmond, Virginia. Their mercurial sound continually references genre styles that include doom, psychedelic sludge, black metal, prog, and 1970s, riff-centric heavy metal. The band was formed in 2006 with vocalist Mike Paparo, drummer T.J. Childers, guitarists Steven Russell and Trey Dalton, and bassist Joe Kerkes. The singer and guitarists are also members of Bastard Sapling. After rehearsing and playing a few local shows, they issued an untitled live demo in 2007, followed by a studio demo a year later consisting of two tracks that showca...