At the age of 12, Márcio Arend starts to play the drums, and at 14, he gets interested in the guitar, which soon becomes his main instrument. Self-taught, he performed as the main guitar player in many cover bands, in both Metal and Classic Rock styles, with highlight to the opening performance for Angra’s concert, in Porto Alegre – RS in 2015, with his band at that time, called Spit. Márcio was also a member of Edu Falaschi’s supporting band in September 2017, in the opening performance for Tim “Ripper” Owens’s concert, in the American vocalist passage through Santa Maria – RS. Having experience with bass and drums, Márcio is the responsible for the recording of all the River Rise Band’s instruments.