ARCH ENEMY will put on the biggest stage production of its career at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany on Saturday, August 6 around midnight, making this the pinnacle of a highly successful album campaign. It all started in March 2014 when the band announced the new singer Alissa White-Gluz and the video ...
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Angela Gossow says that she was "losing the joy" of fronting an extreme metal band before finally making the decision to quit ARCH ENEMY, explaining that she wanted to "step down rather than pretend." After 13 years as ARCH ENEMY's vocalist, German-born Gossow shocked the heavy metal world in 2014 with the sudden announcement of ...
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BLACK EARTH — the new project featuring former and current members of ARCH ENEMY performing material from ARCH ENEMY's first three albums live on stage — kicked off its seven-date Japanese tour on May 17 in Tokyo. Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK EARTH's May 23 concert in Osaka can be seen below. BLACK EARTH's setlist ...
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BLACK EARTH — the new project featuring former and current members of ARCH ENEMY performing material from ARCH ENEMY's first three albums live on stage — made its live debut Tuesday night (May 17) in Tokyo, Japan. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. A live report and photos are available at Roppongi ...
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According to the Sandusky Register, the bassist of the Ohio black metal band SATANICON (Facebook page) is suspected of killing his girlfriend before shooting himself early Sunday morning. Raphael Greaves, 36, and Angela Tierney, 31, were both dead when police got to the scene. Tierney called 911 just after midnight on ...
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BLACK EARTH is the name of a new project featuring former and current members of ARCH ENEMY performing material from ARCH ENEMY's first three albums live on stage. BLACK EARTH is: Michael Amott - guitar Christopher Amott - guitar Johan Liiva - vocals Daniel Erlandsson - drums Sharlee D'Angelo - bass Says Michael Amott: "[It's] ...
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Eyescream All Access recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it was strange replacing a singer as "iconic" as Angela Gossow: Alissa: "Actually, no. I think it's the only way I would wanna replace someone, actually, ...
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ARCH ENEMY was rejoined by the band's original members Johan Liiva (vocals) and Christopher Amott (guitar) for their appearance at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival on October 10-11 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan. Speaking about his 2000 exit from ARCH ENEMY, Liiva told LoudTV.net in a new interview (hear ...
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ARCH ENEMY was rejoined by the band's original members Johan Liiva (vocals) and Christopher Amott (guitar) for their appearance at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival on October 10-11 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Liiva was replaced by German singer Angela Gossow ...
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Southern Lord Recordings will release a new studio album from SUNN O))), "Kannon", on December 4. Composed in the aftershadow of SUNN O))) 's most recent successes in immersive collaboration — the group having worked with Scott Walker on "Soused", and ULVER on "Terrestrials" in 2013 and 2014 — and also from the broad and ...
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ARCH ENEMY will be rejoined by the band's original members Johan Liiva (vocals) and Christopher Amott (guitar) for their appearance at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 10-11 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan. Liiva was replaced by German singer Angela Gossow as ARCH ENEMY's lead vocalist in ...
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To celebrate MOTÖRHEAD's 40 years of eardrum crushing, Motörhead Whisky is now released in collaboration with beverage partner Brands For Fans and award-winning Swedish distillery Mackmyra. The uncompromising attitude that characterizes MOTÖRHEAD's music is also obvious in Motörhead Whisky: bourbon influences up front, it's an alert and vital - almost cocky — perfectly balanced whisky ...
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TJ of the "Do You Know Jack?" radio show conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott at this year's edition of the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ARCH ENEMY's plans ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's August 7 performance at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY is headlining the 2015 installment of "Summer Slaughter". This tour marks the band's second North American run on this album cycle — but the first stateside trek to feature new guitarist ...
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Brent Hinds (MASTODON) and William Duvall (ALICE IN CHAINS) are among the musicians who make guest appearances on the debut solo album from Bevan Davies, the American musician best known as the drummer for the groups STILL RAIN, MADFLY, COMES WITH THE FALL and DANZIG. Also appearing on the CD are Nate Utz (THE BLONDZ), ...
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Extreme metal titans ARCH ENEMY will return to North America this July/August to headline the 2015 installment of "Summer Slaughter". This tour will mark the band's second North American run on this album cycle — but the first stateside trek to feature new guitarist Jeff Loomis. Fans who attend the tour will have the chance ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's July 18 performance at the Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, The Netherlands — complete with an appearance by a wheelchair-bound crowd surfing fan beginning around the nine-minute mark — can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY's latest album, "War Eternal", sold around 8,000 copies in the United States in its first ...
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ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott was interviewed at this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held last month in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the departure of singer Angela Gossow and addition of Alissa White-Gluz prior to the recording ...
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Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish / Canadian / American metallers ARCH ENEMY before the band's June 19 performance at the Nummirock festival in Nummijärvi, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for ARCH ENEMY's ...
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Swedish / Canadian / American metallers ARCH ENEMY have launched their own brand of hot sauce dubbed "Burning Angel". Says ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott: "As an avid hot sauce enthusiast, I'm very excited to be able to bring out the ARCH ENEMY 'Burning Angel' habanero hot sauce! We will start with selling it exclusively ...
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Currently on the road in Europe in support of 2014's "War Eternal", extreme metal titans ARCH ENEMY will return to North America this July/August to headline the 2015 installment of "Summer Slaughter"! Featuring BORN OF OSIRIS, VEIL OF MAYA, THE ACACIA STRAIN, OBSCURA, AFTER THE BURIAL, CATTLE DECAPITATION and BEYOND CREATION as support, this tour ...
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The official video for the song "Stolen Life" (2015 version) from Swedish / Canadian / American metallers ARCH ENEMY can be seen below. This brand-new version of the track, which has just been made available digitally, features additional lead/solo parts by new ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis (formerly of NEVERMORE). The "Stolen Life" video was ...
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Video footage of ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson performing the band's song "Avalanche" during this year's Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY in November 2014 parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with former NEVERMORE axeman Jeff Loomis. Loomis made his live debut with ARCH ENEMY on ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's March 8 performance at MUV Hall in Seoul, South Korea can be seen below. Speaking about ARCH ENEMY's musical chemistry, the band's guitarist and main songwriter Michael Amott told Chile's On The Rock: "I would describe it as good. I think there is chemistry. Sometimes bands don't ...
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A trailer for ARCH ENEMY's upcoming European tour, featuring the first official performance footage with the band's new guitarist, Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE), can be seen below. Speaking about ARCH ENEMY's musical chemistry, the band's guitarist and main songwriter Michael Amott told Chile's On The Rock: "I would describe it as good. I think ...
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Chile's On The Rock conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarists Michael Amott and Jeff Loomis before the band's February 3 concert in Santiago. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about ARCH ENEMY's musical chemistry, Amott said: "I would describe it as good. I think there is chemistry. Sometimes bands don't ...
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On December 8, former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis gave Kemper a rundown of his Kemper Profiler profiling amp at Docks in Hamburg, Germany during ARCH ENEMY's European tour with KREATOR. Check out the footage below. ARCH ENEMY in November parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with Loomis. Loomis ...
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According to Billboard.com, late AC/DC singer Bon Scott is the subject of a new documentary, "Looking For Bon", which will explore Scott's life from 1970 to 1974. Narrated by David O'Hara ("The Tudors", "The Departed"), the film will be followed by a Bon Scott biopic, based a script written by late Australian music ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY performing the song "My Apocalypse" on December 14 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY last month parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE). Loomis is making his live debut with ARCH ENEMY on the band's European tour, which ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's December 4 performance at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY last month parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE). Loomis is making his live debut with ARCH ENEMY on the band's European tour, which kicked off on November ...
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