Primal fury collides head on with precise, ingenious arrangements, and ferocious bursts of speed grind into slow, crushing breakdowns. With 'The Arsonist and the Architect', LUDDITE CLONE have arguably conceived and constructed the archetypal embodiment of extreme metal's future. An old friend offered to release the session in the form of a CD-Ep, and after a lengthy delay, 'The Arsonist and the Architect' was released independently (in conjunction with Cyberdine 243) in autumn ‘99. The band revamped some past work and quickly composed two new tracks, which they laid to tape on March 27th at Portrait Studios with producer Chris Badami. LUDDITE CLONE sought to create a unique style that retained the intensity of the aforementioned artists while adding nuances from their other realms of musical interest. The quintet was influenced by the Northeast death metal/grindcore scene of the early ‘90’s, and by the modern school of noise-core-particularly HUMAN REMAINS, BRUTAL TRUTH and SUFFOCATION. Three members, vocalist Andrew Cumming, guitarist Andrew Shearer and bassist Kevin Hannum, parted ways with their drummer and hooked up with former ANGEL OF SILENCE members Ian Berkowitz (guitarist) and Bob Raf (percussionist). NAVI, though active on the live front, was not making much headway due to internal strife.

The humble beginnings of New Jersey’s LUDDITE CLONE can be traced to the winter ‘98/’99 dissolution of a band named NAVI. 'The Arsonist and the Architect', their newest release, is an exercise in extremity that provides a glimpse into metal's future today. Their violent, unrelenting marriage of brutality and technicality propagates progression, aggression and forward thinking in a sea of stagnation. New Jersey upstarts LUDDITE CLONE truly push the boundaries of metal. Star Wars The Clone Wars Wallpaper Biography

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