Archivist is a six piece ethereal metal project, which follows the unwitting survivor of a massive ecological disaster. The last human alive, yet in relative safety aboard the only remaining ark jettisoned from a dying Earth, she begins to record her memories of the world left in turmoil by humanity's shortsightedness and greed.

Archivist has no delusions of aspiring to a genre sound; from a purely musical angle, they love the use of blast beats as a texture, to create an ethereal wash. As a band, none of them have a particular connection with black metal, but it is true that this sound ? reverb heavy guitars, blast beat drums, and screamed vocals ? is synonymous with that genre. Musicians have always taken aspects of many genres to create new ideas. What Archivist do may not be in any way different from a host of other bands creating music from similar influences. That being said, blast beats and reverb heavy guitars will always be associated with black metal (and, by association, with certain political leanings). Archivist do in no way consider themselves a black metal band, but these instrumental patterns will always have associations with black metal, and therefore it is unfortunate but important to point out the glaringly obvious: Archivist is anti-fascist, LGBTQ ally, pro-feminist, non-religious, and animal friendly.