Arch Enemy

Much has been happening these days! I have been sacked from my job for almost a month now, I did a "test" to see if I could get in as a lead guitar in La Cuerda de Carradine (Carradine's Rope), but in the end it was not possible. The members (and friends) used a voting system, such as Big Brother, hehehe. The thing is that I did not take it too seriously because is a band that plays old school Spanish rock n roll, and it was just a try, in a very friendly manner and very relaxed, chill out environment. Obviously, some Metallica and ol' thrash songs were played as well in rehearsal, hehehe.

Today's post is related to Swedish melodic death metal band called Arch Enemy. Founder member Michael Ammot (guitars), played guitar in such other metal acts as Carcass, Carnage and Spiritual Beggars, decided to create the band with his brother Christopher (guitars), bassist/vocalist Johan Liiva (Carnage frontman) and drummer Daniel Erlandsson (Eucharist, drum session for In Flames), back in 1996. However, they really began to develop their true potential once vocalist Angela Gossow joined the fold on 2001’s critically acclaimed Wages of Sin album.

After touring extensively across Europe and Japan, the band returned to the studio and released Anthems of Rebellion in 2003. The album Doomsday Machine landed in July of 2005 right as guitarist Christopher Amott announced he was leaving the band due to personal reasons and further develop his musical education. Former Tiamat member Fredrik Åkesson replaced him, though the two would switch places again two years later with Åkesson leaving the band to join Opeth, and Amott taking back his spot on guitar. The video above for "My Apocalypse" is taken from this album. Arch Enemy's seventh album, entitled Rise of the Tyrant was released on September 24, 2007 in Europe and September 25, 2007 in the United States. Rise of the Tyrant debuted at number 84 on the Billboard 200 chart. This surpassed the Doomsday Machine chart entry, making it the band's highest charting effort to date.

For now, since 1st December 2010 they started working on their eighth studio album, which has been released this year, and is called "Khaos Legions". Here, is an official video of their first single "Yesterday is Dead and Gone":