Arch Enemy
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 Arch Enemy Elbriot (2018) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Halmstad , Sweden |
| Genre (s) | Melodic Death Metal |
| founding | 1996 |
| Website | www.archenemy.net |
| Founding members | |
| Johan Liiva (until 2000) | |
| Christopher Amott (until 2005, 2007–2012) | |
guitar |
Michael Amott (also studio bass on Black Earth : 1996) |
| Current occupation | |
| Alissa White-Gluz (since 2014) | |
| Jeff Loomis (since 2014) | |
Guitar, studio bass |
Michael Amott |
| Sharlee D'Angelo (since 1999) | |
| Daniel Erlandsson (studio drums on Black Earth : 1996, drums: since 1999) | |
| former members | |
Guttural singing |
Angela Gossow (2001-2014) |
guitar |
Fredrik Åkesson (2005-2007) |
guitar |
Nick Cordle (2012-2014) |
bass |
Martin Bengtsson (1997-1998) |
Drums |
Peter Wildoer (1997–1998) |
| Live support and session musicians | |
guitar |
Gus G. (Tour: 2005) |
bass |
Dick Lövgren (Tour: 1999) |
bass |
Roger Nilsson (Tour: 1999–2000) |
| Fredrik Nordström (studio: 1996–1999) | |
Arch Enemy ( . English for "archenemy") is a Swedish melodic death metal - band in 1996 in Halmstad was founded. Its founding members were Michael Amott , Johan Liiva and Christopher Amott , who have already played in bands such as Armageddon , Carnage and Carcass . So far the band has released ten studio albums. The current album Will to Power was released in September 2017.
Band history
Arch Enemy was formed in 1996 after the end of the band Carcass, when Michael Amott (ex-Carcass and Carnage) and singer Johan Liiva (ex-Carnage) teamed up with Christopher Amott (guitar) and Daniel Erlandsson (initially only studio drums). The debut album is called Black Earth and was released in 1996 on Wrong Again Records . It was reasonably successful in Japan and Sweden. Then the band switched to Century Media . In 1998 Stigmata followed , from which bassist Martin Bengtsson was hired. This album was successful in both Europe and the United States . The role of bassist was taken over by Sharlee D'Angelo from Burning Bridges in 1999 . Burning Japan Live followed soon afterwards in 1999 , which was originally only planned as a special edition for Japan, but was then released worldwide due to the demands of the fans.
Johan Liiva left the band in November 2000 and Angela Gossow from Cologne took over the vocal part in 2001 . Angela had Michael Amott, one during an interview that had taken place earlier in the same year demo tape pass. She was positively received by the majority of fans, although a singer is unusual for a death metal band.
Their first album with the band was Wages of Sin , which was released in late 2001. In December of the same year Arch Enemy played at the Beast Feast 2002 in Japan with Slayer and Motörhead . In 2003 Anthems of Rebellion was released , which was followed by several tours. In November 2004 the EP Dead Eyes See No Future was released . After the 2005 album Doomsday Machine was recorded, Christopher Amott took some time off to continue his studies. Fredrik Åkesson took his place. This album experienced strong heavy metal influences, which Arch Enemy intended. For the following tour and the appearance at Ozzfest , Åkesson was replaced by guitarist Gus G. ( Firewind , Nightrage ). On this tour they played in Germany together with Spawn and Trivium .
From March 2007, Christopher Amott returned to the band and replaced Fredrik Åkesson, who switched to Opeth , on guitar. The band then worked on the album Rise of the Tyrant , which was released on September 24, 2007.
On September 25, 2009 Arch Enemy released their album The Root of All Evil . The band has only re-recorded songs from the first three albums, on which the former singer Johan Liiva could be heard, with Angela Gossow. On March 5, 2012, Christopher Amott left the band again and was replaced by Arsis guitarist Nick Cordle .
On March 17, 2014, the band announced Alissa White-Gluz as the new singer on their Facebook page, as Angela Gossow wanted to turn to a new chapter in her life and spend more time with her family. Gossow stayed with the band as business manager in the background. At the same time, Alissa White-Gluz confirmed this message on her side. She was previously the singer of the Canadian metal band The Agonist .
On November 17th, the band announced that guitarist Nick Cordle had left the band. At the same time it was announced that Jeff Loomis ([Ex-] Nevermore / Conquering Dystopia) will join the band as guitarist for all tour and concert dates until at least the end of 2015 from November 26th.
A new album called Will to Power was released on September 8, 2017.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
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| 1996 | Black Earth Wrong Again Records |
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First published: October 2, 1996
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| 1998 | Stigmata Century Media |
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First published: March 21, 1998
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| 1999 | Burning Bridges Century Media |
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First published: March 21, 1999
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| 2001 |
Wages of Sin Century Media |
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First published: April 25, 2001
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| 2003 |
Anthems of Rebellion Century Media |
DE69 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
SE60 (1 week) SE |
First published: August 23, 2003
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| 2005 |
Doomsday Machine Century Media |
DE34 (4 weeks) DE |
AT74 (2 weeks) AT |
- |
UK81 (1 week) UK |
US87 (2 weeks) US |
SE23 (4 weeks) SE |
First published: July 26, 2005
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| 2007 |
Rise of the Tyrant Century Media |
DE28 (3 weeks) DE |
AT50 (1 week) AT |
CH65 (1 week) CH |
- |
US84 (2 weeks) US |
SE20 (1 week) SE |
First published: September 24, 2007
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| 2011 |
Khaos Legions Century Media |
DE15 (3 weeks) DE |
AT37 (1 week) AT |
CH41 (2 weeks) CH |
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US78 (1 week) US |
SE25 (4 weeks) SE |
First published: May 30, 2011
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| 2014 |
Was Eternal Century Media |
DE9 (5 weeks) DE |
AT13 (4 weeks) AT |
CH16 (4 weeks) CH |
UK85 (1 week) UK |
US44 (2 weeks) US |
SE40 (2 weeks) SE |
First published: June 4th, 2014
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| 2017 | Will to Power Century Media |
DE3 (4 weeks) DE |
AT6 (3 weeks) AT |
CH5 (5 weeks) CH |
UK37 (1 week) UK |
US90 (1 week) US |
SE11 (1 week) SE |
First published: September 8, 2017
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Web links
- Official website (English)
- Arch Enemy at laut.de
- Arch Enemy at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ARCH ENEMY and Christopher Amott part ways, recruit replacement.
- ^ Arch Enemy Parts Ways With Singer Angela Gossow ..
- ↑ Angela Gossow leaves Arch Enemy and is replaced by Alissa White-Gluz
- ↑ Robert Pasbani: Wow: Arch Enemy Announce New Guitarist Jeff Loomis. In: Metal Injection . November 17, 2014, accessed January 25, 2015 .