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Hometown: Montreal, QC, CA
Label: Ravenheart Music /Note Musik, Femme Metal Records
Website: www.arapacis.com
Sounds Like: Black Sabbath, Heart, Lacuna Coil, RUSH, Deep Purple
Genre: Metal
AraPacis (pronounced Ara-Patches) is a female-fronted metal band based in Montreal, Canada; Formed in 2003 by guitarist Jerry Fielden; Fronted by powerhouse Scots vocalist Michelle Macpherson; Driven by the crushingly heavy keyboards of Gillan Macpherson-Briggs, the 14-year-old protégé of ex-Rainbow member David Stone and the son of Jerry and Michelle; Their mission is to fuse the raw power of 1970s Hard Rock and Progressive Rock with modern Prog Metal, Doom Metal, and Metalcore to create a unique hybrid sound.
AraPacis has shared the stage with iconic acts such as Blaze Bayley; Uli Jon Roth; Anvil; Raven; The Agonist; Doro; They've released 10 full-length albums and 3 EPs; their eleventh album, "Alignment of Sins", is currently in production and its first single "Wrath of Can't" was released in January 2026 on Bullseye Records of Canada, Inc.
Band members:
Michelle Macpherson- Lead Vocals;
Jerry Fielden - Lead Guitar, Synthesizers, Back Vocals, Mandolin;
Jean Audet - Bass, Back vocals;
Gillan Macpherson-Briggs - Keyboards, Back Vocals;
Mathieu Roy- Guest Drums
Notable guests featured on AraPacis albums: Guy LeBlanc (Camel, Nathan Mahl – RIP); Steph Honde (Paul Di’Anno, Hollywood Monsters); Don Airey (Deep Purple, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Jethro Tull); Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio); David Stone (Rainbow, Max Webster – guest on one album, full band member on three); John Gallagher (Raven); Kayla Dixon (Witch Mountain); Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Whom Gods Destroy); Mark Focarile (Mile Marker Zero); …among others.
“From Roger Fisher,
"I love the direction Jerry is taking his music. Very original and very creative! I'm excited to see where this goes. Keep it comin' Jerry!"
And
"I love all those bent, twisted, dark riffs you come up with!"”
LinkedIn Endorsement
“From Roger Fisher, Hall-of-Famer Heart original guitarist, Feb. 22, 2010, on Consequences of Dreams:
"Jerry,
Man, your record sounds great! Cool guitar sounds, amazing singer, really original composing.
Keep up the great work!
Rog"”
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“Invested with boundless creativity, this is an act unafraid of the possibility of forging their own path.”
Extreme Metal Webzine
“What can't be denied however, is the sheer ferocity and diversity of "Consequences of Dreams".”
Tony Cannella - Femme Metal Webzine
