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

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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

From The Depths Entertainment

Destroy Consume Rebuild Reviews

From the depths entertainment

Afflictions Reviews

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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