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Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1996 by ex-Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. The band have released seven studio albums, a live album, two EPs, and a DVD (Live Apocalypse). The band was originally fronted by Johan Liiva; frontwoman Angela Gossow joined as lead vocalist in 2001. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 594 pixelsFull resolution (1727 Ã— 1282 pixel, file size: 503 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Fredrik Ã…kesson is a Swedish guitarist, currently with Talisman and Opeth, and earlier with melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Halmstad [hulm-stÉ‘Ë(d)] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in Halland, south-western Sweden. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... The present is the time that is perceived directly, not as a recollection or a speculation. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... Armageddon was a Swedish melodic metal band, led by Christopher Amott of Arch Enemy. ... Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Carcass were a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Carnage was a Swedish death metal band and a precursor to Dismember. ... Dismember is a Swedish death metal band. ... Eucharist was a Swedish melodic death metal band, which relelased two albums in the 1990s. ... First off, If you listen to In Flames you kick ass In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ... Liers in Wait were a Gothenburg, Sweden-based death metal band active between 1990 and 1995. ... Opeth is a Progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Spiritual Beggars is a stoner rock band from Halmstad, Sweden. ... Witchery is a Swedish thrash metal band, formed by former members of Satanic Slaughter in 1997. ... Angela Nathalie Gossow (a. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (born July 28, 1969 in Britain, raised in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of the grindcore band Carcass. ... Christopher Amott Christopher Amott (Born November 23, 1977 in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitar player and vocalist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the Swedish metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon. ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Petter Andreason), is the bassist for Mercyful Fate (though the band is inactive) and was the bassist for King Diamond from 1990-1993, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Daniel (John) Erlandsson, is the drummer in the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Johan Liiva Axelsson is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist. ... Fredrik Ã…kesson is a Swedish guitarist, currently with Talisman and Opeth, and earlier with melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Martin Bengtsson is a Swedish bassist. ... Peter Wildoer is a Swedish drummer in the band Darkane. ... Dick LÃ¶vgren Dick LÃ¶vgren is the current bass guitarist for the progressive metal band, Meshuggah. ... Kostas Karamitroudis (Greek: ÎšÏŽÏƒÏ„Î±Ï‚ ÎšÎ±ÏÎ±Î¼Î·Ï„ÏÎ¿ÏÎ´Î·Ï‚) aka Gus G., born September 12 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is an acclaimed heavy metal guitarist currently with Firewind. ... Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... Carcass were a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (born July 28, 1969 in Britain, raised in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of the grindcore band Carcass. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... // Many successful recording artists release at least one live album at some point during their career. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Live Apocalypse (2006) - Arch Enemy Arch Enemys first ever DVD release Live Apocalypse is a 2-DVD set with a full concert and several extras. ... Johan Liiva Axelsson is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist. ... Angela Nathalie Gossow (a. ...

History

With Johan Liiva (1996-2001)

Arch Enemy, the brainchild of Michael Amott (ex-Carcass, Carnage and Spiritual Beggars) was originally assembled when Michael Amott left the legendary British death metal/goregrind band Carcass. Guitarists Michael Amott and younger brother Christopher Amott (Armageddon) joined forces with vocalist Johan Liiva (ex-Carnage, Furbowl, Devourment) and then-session drummer Daniel Erlandsson (Eucharist) in what Michael Amott called "an attempt to merge melody with aggression and technicality." Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (born July 28, 1969 in Britain, raised in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of the grindcore band Carcass. ... Carcass were a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Carnage was a Swedish death metal band and a precursor to Dismember. ... Spiritual Beggars is a stoner rock band from Halmstad, Sweden. ... Christopher Amott Christopher Amott (Born November 23, 1977 in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitar player and vocalist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the Swedish metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon. ... Armageddon was a Swedish melodic metal band, led by Christopher Amott of Arch Enemy. ... Johan Liiva Axelsson is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist. ... Daniel (John) Erlandsson, is the drummer in the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Eucharist was a Swedish melodic death metal band, which relelased two albums in the 1990s. ...

The band's debut, entitled Black Earth, was released by the now defunct Wrong Again Records in 1996. It obtained a fair amount of success in Japan, achieving MTV rotation with their first single "Bury Me an Angel", as well as moderate success in Sweden. At this point, Arch Enemy was more of a "solo effort" than a full band: Michael Amott wrote all the songs himself, and even played bass guitar on the album, contrary to the album's liner notes, which listed vocalist Johan Liiva as handling bass duties. Amott later revealed that he had the credits listed that way to make the album seem more of a "band" effort. Many consider it to be the band's most aggressive album, a trait that was softened to some degree on its following releases, but never abandoned. Black Earth is the first album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Regain Records is a Swedish based record label. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

After the release of Black Earth the band switched labels, signing a contract with Century Media. In 1998 Arch Enemy released Stigmata, for which bassist Martin Bengtsson and drummer Peter Wildoer joined the band. This album obtained the attention of a wider audience, gaining popularity in both Europe and America. This was also the first Arch Enemy album to be released worldwide. Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... Stigmata is the second album by the Swedish band Arch Enemy. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

In 1999, Sharlee D'Angelo assumed the role of Arch Enemy's bassist, and Daniel Erlandsson was once again recruited to handle drum duties, this time on a permanent basis. Burning Bridges was released, and was soon followed by the live album Burning Japan Live 1999, which was initially a release limited to Japan, but later given worldwide distribution due to demands from fans. During the touring-cycle for Burning Bridges Sharlee D'Angelo was temporarily replaced twice, first by Dick Lövgren (Meshuggah, ex-Armageddon, ex-In Flames) and secondly, by Roger Nilsson (ex-Spiritual Beggars, Firebird, The Quill). Burning Bridges marked a shift in Arch Enemy's core sound, now opting for a more melodic approach, while still keeping the brutal heaviness of the first two albums. Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Petter Andreason), is the bassist for Mercyful Fate (though the band is inactive) and was the bassist for King Diamond from 1990-1993, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Burning Bridges is the third album by the Swedish band Arch Enemy. ... Burning Japan Live 1999 is a live melodic death metal album by the Swedish band Arch Enemy. ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Petter Andreason), is the bassist for Mercyful Fate (though the band is inactive) and was the bassist for King Diamond from 1990-1993, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Dick LÃ¶vgren Dick LÃ¶vgren is the current bass guitarist for the progressive metal band, Meshuggah. ... Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece experimental metal band, known for their use of extended polymetric passages, complex drum patterns, odd time signatures, angular, dissonant guitar riffs, and harsh, monotonal vocals. ... Armageddon was a Swedish melodic metal band, led by Christopher Amott of Arch Enemy. ... First off, If you listen to In Flames you kick ass In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ... Spiritual Beggars is a stoner rock band from Halmstad, Sweden. ... Firebird is a British blues-rock power trio founded by Bill Steer in 1999. ...

In 2001 vocalist Johan Liiva was asked to quit the band. Michael Amott stated that the he wanted a more "dynamic frontman", and that Liiva's live performance was not up to par with the rest of the band. Liiva was soon replaced by amateur German journalist, and death metal vocalist Angela Gossow, who had given a demo tape to Christopher Amott earlier that year during an interview she had conducted with him. Gossow proved to be a competent singer and was received warmly by most fans. Angela Nathalie Gossow (a. ... For other uses, see demo. ...

With Angela Gossow (2001-Current)

The first album with songs featuring Gossow was Wages of Sin, released in 2001. In December of the same year, Arch Enemy took part in the "Japan's Beast Feast 2002" concert, playing alongside Slayer and Motörhead. Wages of Sin is the fourth studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band. ...

Anthems of Rebellion was released in 2003 and brought some innovations, such as the use of a second voice singing in harmony for eksample in "End of the Line" and "Dehumanization". In November of the following year, the band released the EP Dead Eyes See No Future, which featured live recordings, along with covers of Manowar, Megadeth and Carcass songs. Anthems Of Rebellion Anthems of Rebellion is the Fifth studio album by the Swedish Melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the WikiProject Music criteria for importance. ... Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, which formed in 1980. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, and evangelical[1] songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Carcass were a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ...

In June of 2005, Arch Enemy finished the recording of their sixth album, Doomsday Machine. In July 2005, guitarist Christopher Amott left the band in order to focus on his personal life. He was temporarily replaced by guitarist Gus G. (ex-Dream Evil, Firewind), and then by Fredrik Åkesson. Christopher returned on a permanent basis in March 2007, shortly before the band entered the studio to begin recording their new album with producer Fredrik Nordström (Who has produced acts such as In Flames, Soilwork). ^[1] Åkesson would then go on to become Opeth's new lead guitarist in May, 2007. An album from Arch Enemy's earlier work, "Black Earth," was reissued on April 24, 2007. Liiva's vocals are present on the album. Doomsday Machine is an Arch Enemy album released on July 26, 2005 in the U.S., August 22, 2005 in Europe. ... Kostas Karamitroudis (Greek: ÎšÏŽÏƒÏ„Î±Ï‚ ÎšÎ±ÏÎ±Î¼Î·Ï„ÏÎ¿ÏÎ´Î·Ï‚) aka Gus G., born September 12 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is an acclaimed heavy metal guitarist currently with Firewind. ... Dream Evil is a melodic power metal band from Sweden, assembled and integrated by renowned musical producer Fredrik NordstrÃ¶m in 1999. ... Firewind is a Greek power metal band, formed and led by guitarist Gus G. // The band began in 1998 when the young Greek Gus G. decided to record a demo with some close musician friends in the United States. ... Fredrik Ã…kesson is a Swedish guitarist, currently with Talisman and Opeth, and earlier with melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Opeth is a Progressive death metal band from Sweden. ...

Recent Events

Arch Enemy played the Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2007, between Sabbat and In Flames. ^[2]

Arch Enemy have been added to the The Black Crusade tour at the end of 2007, with Machine Head, Trivium, DragonForce and Shadows Fall. With this, as reported on the band's website. Michael Amott posted that "These will be the first European shows we do with Arch Enemy after the release of our new album". This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For any other uses, see Trivium. ... DragonForce are a British power metal band formed in London, England in 1999. ... Shadows Fall are a five-piece metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts. ...

Line-up

Current Members

Angela Nathalie Gossow (a. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (born July 28, 1969 in Britain, raised in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of the grindcore band Carcass. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A backup vocalist is a vocalist that sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, with other backup vocalists, or alone but in the background of a song. ... Christopher Amott Christopher Amott (Born November 23, 1977 in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitar player and vocalist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the Swedish metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Petter Andreason), is the bassist for Mercyful Fate (though the band is inactive) and was the bassist for King Diamond from 1990-1993, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Daniel (John) Erlandsson, is the drummer in the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

Former members

Johan Liiva Axelsson is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist. ... Martin Bengtsson is a Swedish bassist. ... Peter Wildoer is a Swedish drummer in the band Darkane. ... Fredrik Ã…kesson is a Swedish guitarist, currently with Talisman and Opeth, and earlier with melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ...

Sessional Members

Dick LÃ¶vgren Dick LÃ¶vgren is the current bass guitarist for the progressive metal band, Meshuggah. ... Kostas Karamitroudis (Greek: ÎšÏŽÏƒÏ„Î±Ï‚ ÎšÎ±ÏÎ±Î¼Î·Ï„ÏÎ¿ÏÎ´Î·Ï‚) aka Gus G., born September 12 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is an acclaimed heavy metal guitarist currently with Firewind. ... Doomsday Machine is an Arch Enemy album released on July 26, 2005 in the U.S., August 22, 2005 in Europe. ...

Discography

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Videos

Live Apocalypse (2006) - Arch Enemy Arch Enemys first ever DVD release Live Apocalypse is a 2-DVD set with a full concert and several extras. ...

External links

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