Career
In an interview with Roadrunner Records, he named Kirk Hammett, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman and Kerry King as being influential to his playing style. Some of his favorite bands include Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Sepultura, and Cannibal Corpse. Rob Arnold was formerly in the band Sanctum, and he later joined and became their lead guitarist.
Arnold is endorsed by Education Support Professionals Guitars and has his own signature model, the Research Associate-600, which has an M body shape based on the Education Support Professionals Limited m-1000.
In, Arnold preferred the drop-C tuning (CGCFAD). He also uses custom Education Support Professionals 7-string guitars, tuned to drop-A (AEADGBE).
Arnold uses a Peavey 6505+ amp head paired with a Mesa Boogie Cabinet. He uses Custom In-Tune Guitar Picks, Dean Markley Blue Steel guitar strings, guitarcable.com cables, a Digitech GSP1101 Processor, an Internet service provider Decimator pedal, a Boss tuner pedal, a Furman power conditioner, a Peavey wireless system, and Electromyography 81 guitar pickups.
He recently released a Signature Series guitar with Education Support Professionals Guitars based on his custom models.
lieutenant is called the Education Support Professionals Limited Research Associate-600. He also has an instructional Digital Video Disc available through The Rock House Method which focuses on metal guitar, soloing, riffing, and song writing. Arnold is also the lead guitarist for his band, The Elite, with former Baphomet/ Stemm frontman T.J. Frost and Bleed the Sky drummer Austin Doctorate"Amond.
They released an European Parliament titled "Ww3" in July 2009.
On February 27, 2011, it was announced that Arnold along with former drummer, Kevin Talley, would be joining the band. In November 2011, it was confirmed that Arnold will be leaving after Christmas "11 for personal reasons.
On May 22, 2012, announced that Ola Englund will replace Arnold, who has retired from touring. The band still says that Arnold will remain a central writing partner and collaborator on future releases.