Archaeologist Tour Dates and Upcoming Concerts

Established in 2013 as the solo project of guitarist/vocalist Kyle Schaefer (now also the frontman of California death metal band Fallujah), Archaeologist has featured a variety of different lineups and collaborators on consecutive releases, with styles often bouncing between progressive metal, instrumental rock, electronic video game music and more. Following a string of bedroom-produced solo releases in its early days, Archaeologist first found critical success with its 2017 instrumental record "Odysseys". Shortly after, the project expanded into a full 4-piece lineup featuring members of Cyborg Octopus, Raiju and more to play numerous shows across California. After releasing the 12-minute single "Winter's Wake" in 2019, the band took an indefinite hiatus from live performances with just Schaefer and bassist George Lallian continuing on as a studio project for the time being. In 2022, Schaefer came onboard as the full-time vocalist of Fallujah for their latest album Empyrean, embarked on several North American and European tours with the band, and produced an electronic prog-rock soundtrack for the online strategy game Duelyst II. Moving on from the release of the epic 20-track instrumental album “Elements” in 2023, Archaeologist is now looking forward to covering even more musical ground in the future.