ARCH ENEMY

ARCH ENEMY - Christopher Amott Rejoins Band

ARCH ENEMY is pleased to announce that original guitarist Christopher Amott is rejoining the band with immediate effect. The band, having finished an intense 18 month touring cycle all over the world promoting the Doomsday Machine album and Live Apocalypse DVD, are currently busy working on songs for their new studio album.

Christopher surprised many by departing Arch Enemy at the end of the Doomsday Machine recording sessions in 2005, having been in the band for ten years (starting with Arch Enemy at age 18). Christopher followed his urge to see the outside world and find what else is out there apart from music. Having done that, the time is right for him to return to the fold with a newly injected bite and focus and to resume his career.

Commenting on the re-grouping announcement Christopher states: “This is very exciting for me, returning to Arch Enemy as a fulltime member! Right now we are working on our forthcoming album and I'm very pleased about the way it's turning out. The new songs are fast and furious with lots of melody! To all the people who sent me kind messages while I was out of the band, thank you for your support, it helped me a lot. After this (much needed) two year break, I'm looking forward to getting back on the road. I hope to see you all later this year!”

Arch Enemy mastermind Michael Amott compliments his younger brother Christopher perfectly in style and chemistry and together they have become one of the most infamous and ripping guitar teams in extreme metal. Michael comments: “So, we are back with my brother Christopher on guitar - it's a huge rush to have him back playing in his signature style! He's jumped in at the end of the songwriting process for the new album and added some of his unique spice! I feel Christopher's playing has matured and is more precise and even faster than before! Guitar fans are going to freak on the stuff we are getting up to on the new album!”

The last two years have been the busiest and most successful touring campaign of Arch Enemy’s entire career, so the many fans both old and especially new can now look forward to witnessing Christopher’s return to the stages of the world. In regards to Fredrik Åkesson, the Swedish guitar-wizard who has been touring with Arch Enemy for 18 months and who can be seen on the band’s latest video clip for the song 'My Apocalypse', Michael states: “I want to add that we are eternally grateful to Fredrik Åkesson, who did an outstanding job with Arch Enemy over the past 18 months while we dragged the Doomsday Machine around the world a couple of times - YOU ARE FUCKING AWESOME!”

Arch Enemy have spent the last weeks locked in intense rehearsals at their homebase in Halmstad, Sweden, putting the final touches to the new material and integrating Christopher on the new songs for the forthcoming studio album

Sample Of ARCH ENEMY Tour Intro Track Available

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow's official website has been updated with the following:

"I received many questions about the song of the intro of Arch Enemy's last tour.That's why I added a sample of this song to the media gallery. Check it out!"

Listen to the sample of DEAD CAN DANCE's 'Summoning Of The Muse' at this location.

As previously reported, Arch Enemy recently completed work on their new album. The new masterpiece, entitled Rise Of The Tyrant, was recorded at Studio Fredman with Producer Fredrik Nordström and will be unleashed on the metal world on September 24th.

Rise Of The Tyrant tracklisting:
'Blood On Your Hands',
'The Last Enemy',
'I Will Live Again',
'In This Shallow Grave',
'Revolution Begins',
'Rise Of The Tyrant',
'The Day You Died',
'Intermezzo Liberté',
'Night Falls Fast',
'The Great Darkness',
'Vultures'.

ARCH ENEMY - Burning Bridges To Be Reissued On Vinyl




This month Nightofthevinyldead.com is reissuing ARCH ENEMY's 1997 album, Burning Bridges, on limited edition green vinyl - 333 hand-numbered copies are being made.

The tracklisting for album - originally released by Century Media - is as follows:

Side A:
'The Immortal',
'Dead Inside',
'Pilgrim',
'Silverwing'.

Side B:
'Demonic Science',
'Seed Of Hate',
'Angelclaw',
'Burning Bridges'.

ARCH ENEMY Set To Embark On European Leg Of Black Crusade Tour


After playing two packed headlining shows in Greece and Spain, metal masters ARCH ENEMY will now embark on the European leg of the Black Crusade Tour with MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DRAGONFORCE and SHADOWS FALL.

Starting tomorrow, November 20th in Glasgow, Scotland, the tour will run until mid December and will be the first chance for the band’s European fans to witness Arch Enemy unleash tracks off their Rise Of The Tyrant album live.

To prepare yourself for this massive touring package, feel free to listen to some AE tunes at www.myspace.com/archenemy and watch the impressive Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL) directed video clip for the album’s first single 'Revolution Begins', below....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4sk8Eyy-ns&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/77926