Arch Enemy "Rise Of The Tyrant"

Rise of the Tyrant is the seventh studio album by the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. It was produced by Fredrik Nordström, and was released on 24 September 2007 via Century Media.

Vocalist Angela Gossow commented on Rise of the Tyrant on the band's website that:

I experimented quite a bit with doubling vocal lines on the last album, which I now feel kind of took personality and vocal attack away. So this time it's the classic, one-vocal-track, no-frills, no-effects approach.
I put a lot of work and emotions into the lyrics, some of them actually made me cry, most of them made me very, very angry. They deal with the pain and losses we cause each other. To balance these gloomy themes out, we managed to write some lyrics in the vein of 'We Will Rise' — you know, fight songs! There is not only suffering and injustice in this world, but also hope, love and friendship .

Guitarist Michael Amott described it as:

...the ultimate Arch Enemy album!!! To me, this album sounds like the perfect mix of melody and brutality. This album is an organic and honest statement from the band — it's pure fucking metal at its absolute best, the Arch Enemy way! Producer Fredrik Nordström did a killer mix on the record — the sound is big and intense!

Rise of the Tyrant debuted at number 84 on the Billboard 200, selling around 8,900 copies. This surpasses Doomsday Machine, making it the band's highest-charting effort yet.

Track listing

1. "Blood on Your Hands" Angela Gossow/Michael Amott/Christopher Amott 4:41
2. "The Last Enemy" Gossow/M. Amott/C. Amott 4:15
3. "I Will Live Again" Gossow/M. Amott/Daniel Erlandsson/C. Amott 3:32
4. "In This Shallow Grave" M. Amott/C. Amott/Erlandsson 4:54
5. "Revolution Begins" M. Amott/C. Amott 4:11
6. "Rise of the Tyrant" Gossow/M. Amott 4:33
7. "The Day You Died" Gossow/M. Amott/Erlandsson 4:52
8. "Intermezzo Liberté" (instrumental) M. Amott 2:51
9. "Night Falls Fast" Gossow/M. Amott 3:18
10. "The Great Darkness" Gossow/M. Amott 4:46
11. "Vultures" Gossow/C. Amott/M. Amott 6:35

Also available is a limited edition version including a bonus 3" DVD with two live tracks and a documentary on the band's tour of South America.

South American Doomsday 2007:

1. "I Am Legend / Out for Blood (live)" – 5:25
2. "Diva Satanica (live)" – 4:29
3. "Arch Enemy - South American Tour" − 16:07 (Includes backstage footage, fan meeting, etc.)

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed from March to May, 2007 at Studio Fredman in Sweden.

Mastered at Tailor Maid in Sweden.

Arch Enemy "Doomsday Machine"

Doomsday Machine is the sixth studio album by Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy, produced by Rickard Bengtsson and mixed by Andy Sneap. It is the third album to feature the vocals of Angela Gossow. The album had some commercial success reaching number 87 on the Billboard 200 selling 12,000 copies. Christopher Amott left the band shortly after recording the album in July 2005 but rejoined 2 years later for the songwriting sessions for Rise of the Tyrant.

Doomsday Machine received one nomination at the 2005 Metal Storm Awards in the category of The Best Melodeath/Gothenburg Album. It was ranked in the second position behind Character by Dark Tranquillity.

In 2005, the album was ranked number 470 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

Track listing

All music is composed by Michael Amott, Daniel Erlandsson and Christopher Amott.

1. "Enter the Machine" (Instrumental) 2:02
2. "Taking Back My Soul" Angela Gossow, M. Amott 4:35
3. "Nemesis" Gossow 4:12
4. "My Apocalypse" Gossow 5:25
5. "Carry the Cross" Gossow 4:12
6. "I Am Legend/Out for Blood" Gossow 4:58
7. "Skeleton Dance" Gossow 4:33
8. "Hybrids of Steel" (Instrumental) 3:49
9. "Mechanic God Creation" Gossow, M. Amott 6:00
10. "Machtkampf" M. Amott 4:16
11. "Slaves of Yesterday" Gossow 5:03

Trivia:

- The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard 200.

Recording information:

Recorded from March to May, 2005 at Slaughterhouse Studio in Halmstad, Sweden.

Mixed and mastered in May, 2005 at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.

Arch Enemy "Anthems Of Rebellion"

Anthems of Rebellion is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. This was the first Arch Enemy album to feature clean vocals. The clean vocals were sung by Christopher Amott on "End of the Line" and "Dehumanization".

A music video was produced for the album's single, "We Will Rise," which saw moderate airing on Headbanger's Ball and Uranium. It featured a legion of people racing across a beach under a darkened sky. According to the band, one of the participants in the video hurt an ankle considerably in leaping off a large hill but did not sue.

A video was also produced for Dead Eyes See No Future, which consisted of a live performance. The song also appeared on the Alone in the Dark Original Soundtrack.

At its time of release, Anthems of Rebellion gave Century Media its then highest first-week Soundscan sales in the United States, and later became one of the top ten best-selling albums under the record label.

In numerous regions, a bonus DVD was supplied with the initial release in three forms. Track listings would be identical, save the Europe jewel case edition, which omitted "Exist to Exit" (5.1). The U.S. jewel case release and Europe digipak included all tracks available on the releases.

Track listing

1. "Tear Down the Walls" Instrumental Michael Amott 0:32
2. "Silent Wars" Angela Gossow Christopher Amott, M. Amott 4:14
3. "We Will Rise" M. Amott C. Amott, M. Amott 4:06
4. "Dead Eyes See No Future" Gossow, M. Amott C. Amott, M. Amott 4:14
5. "Instinct" M. Amott M. Amott 3:36
6. "Leader of the Rats" Gossow, M. Amott C. Amott, M. Amott, Sharlee D'Angelo 4:20
7. "Exist to Exit" Gossow, M. Amott C. Amott, Daniel Erlandsson, M. Amott 5:22
8. "Marching on a Dead End Road" Instrumental C. Amott 1:16
9. "Despicable Heroes" Gossow Erlandsson, M. Amott 2:12
10. "End of the Line" M. Amott C. Amott, M. Amott 3:35
11. "Dehumanization" Gossow M. Amott 4:15
12. "Anthem" Instrumental M. Amott 0:56
13. "Saints and Sinners" Gossow, M. Amott M. Amott 4:41

Arch Enemy's video for "We Will Rise" was the first video played on the revived Headbangers Ball in 2003. The song, "Silent Wars," is featured in the 2005 documentary, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.

Recording information:

Pre-production in January, 2003 at Rockstugan in Halmstad, Sweden.

Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.