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Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by ex Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. The band has released six 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 Arch_Enemy_Logo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (4288x2848, 2679 KB) Arch Enemy in 2006. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (Born July 28, 1970 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 legendary grindcore band Carcass. ... Fredrik Ã…kesson is a Swedish guitarist, formerly of Talisman, and is now with the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Daniel Erlandsson is the drummer in the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Angela Gossow, 2006. ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Peter Andreason), is the current Mercyful Fate and King Diamond bassist, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Halmstad [hulm-stÉ‘Ë(d)] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in Halland in south-western Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... It has been suggested that Scandinavian death metal be merged into this article or section. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high speed and aggression. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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 Doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind 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, formed in Stockholm in 1988. ... Eucharist was a Swedish melodic death metal band, which relelased two albums in the 1990s. ... In Flames is a Swedish loser/pussy band from the city of Gothenburg. ... Liers in Wait were a Gothenburg, Sweden-based death metal band active between 1990 and 1995. ... 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 Gossow, 2006. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (Born July 28, 1970 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 legendary grindcore band Carcass. ... Fredrik Ã…kesson is a Swedish guitarist, formerly of Talisman, and is now with the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Peter Andreason), is the current Mercyful Fate and King Diamond bassist, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Daniel Erlandsson is the drummer in the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Johan Liiva is a founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Christopher Amott Christopher Amott is a Swedish guitar player and vocalist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the Swedish metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon. ... 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 aka Gus G. (born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece), is an acclaimed heavy metal guitarist currently with Firewind. ... It has been suggested that Scandinavian death metal be merged into this article or section. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (Born July 28, 1970 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 legendary 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. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... 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... DVD (commonly Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... 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 is a founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Angela Gossow, 2006. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

With Johan Liiva (1996-2001)

Arch Enemy, the brainchild of Michael Amott (ex-Carcass, Carnage and Spiritual Beggars) was originally assembled from the ashes of legendary British death metal/goregrind band Carcass. Guitarists Michael Amott and younger brother Christopher Amott (Armageddon) were joined by vocalist Johan Liiva (ex-Carnage) 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, 1970 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 legendary grindcore band Carcass. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind 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. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (Born July 28, 1970 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 legendary grindcore band Carcass. ... Christopher Amott Christopher Amott 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 is a founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ...

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. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

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. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Stigmata is the second album by the Swedish band Arch Enemy. ... World map exhibiting the location of Europe. ... 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 Peter Andreason), is the current Mercyful Fate and King Diamond bassist, 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 Peter Andreason), is the current Mercyful Fate and King Diamond bassist, 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, whose name is derived from the Yiddish word for crazy, is a five-piece tech metal band from UmeÃ¥, Sweden who use 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. ... In Flames is a Swedish loser/pussy band from the city of Gothenburg. ... 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. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Angela Gossow, 2006. ... A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ...

With Angela Gossow (2001-)

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. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: Ã¶. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be given as Motorhead. ...

Anthems of Rebellion was released in 2003 and brought some innovations, such as the use of a second voice singing in harmony in the song "End of the Line". 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. In June of 2005, Arch Enemy finished the recording of its 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 on a permanent basis. Anthems Of Rebellion Anthems of Rebellion is the Fifth studio album by the Swedish Melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Doomsday Machine is an Arch Enemy album released on July 26, 2005 in the U.S., August 22, 2005 in Europe. ... Kostas Karamitroudis 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, formerly of Talisman, and is now with the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ...

Live Apocalypse

Main article: Live Apocalypse 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. ...

Arch Enemy released their first ever official DVD on August 8 (US,Canada), July 24 (Europe) and July 26 (Japan). The 2-disc set contains a full concert from The Forum in December 2004, three songs from Manchester (December 2005), interviews, and several videos. Cover art and a short teaser trailer can be seen at the official band site.

The DVD doesn't contain the individual 'Guitar Solo' performed by Christopher Amott, the now former guitarist of Arch Enemy

Line-up

Angela Gossow, 2006. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (Born July 28, 1970 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 legendary grindcore band Carcass. ... Fredrik Ã…kesson is a Swedish guitarist, formerly of Talisman, and is now with the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Peter Andreason), is the current Mercyful Fate and King Diamond bassist, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Daniel Erlandsson is the drummer in the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. ...

Former members

Johan Liiva is a founding member of popular 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. ... Christopher Amott Christopher Amott is a Swedish guitar player and vocalist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the Swedish metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon. ... Kostas Karamitroudis aka Gus G. (born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece), is an acclaimed heavy metal guitarist currently with Firewind. ... Mutually assured destruction (MAD) is the doctrine of military strategy in which a full scale use of nuclear weapons by one of two opposing sides would result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender. ...

Discography

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Trivia

External links

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