Arch Enemy – Black Earth ( Expanded Edition]

Description: Arch Enemy – Black Earth (2013) [Remastered And Expanded Edition]


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A band started by the Amott brothers after Michael Amott left the band Carcass. Originally with Johan Liiva in the vocals, 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.

It is a common misconception that Johan Liiva played bass on Black Earth - it was in fact played by Michael Amott, who gave the credit to Liiva to make the album seem more like a band effort than a side project (which is what Arch Enemy essentially was at the time).

The band signed a contract with Century Media for the release of Stigmata in 1998. This was the first Arch Enemy album to be released worldwide, it caught the attention of a wider audience, gaining popularity in both Europe and America.

In November 2000, Johan Liiva was sacked as the vocalist with the cited reasons being "a failure to perform adequately live". Angela Gossow, originally from Germany, replaced Liiva as vocalist.

The first album featuring Gossow was Wages of Sin, released in 2001. This is also the first album where the band used C tuning, which they have kept until the present. That same year, Arch Enemy took part in the "Japan's Beast Feast 2002" concert, playing alongside Slayer and Motörhead.

Christopher Amott left the band on good terms after finishing "Doomsday Machine" to return to college. After Gus G. filled in on their Ozzfest tour dates, Fredrik Åkesson stepped in to take on full time guitar duties, but ended up never featuring on a recording session as Christopher rejoined in March 2007.

On March 3, 2012, after the released of Khaos Legions, it was announced on the band's Facebook page that Christopher Amott had once again departed from the band. He was replaced by Nick Cordle from Arsis.

Michael and Christopher Amott are part-British.

Country of origin:
Sweden

Location:
Halmstad

Formed in:
1995

Genre:
Melodic Death Metal

Lyrical themes:
Darkness, Humanity, Anti-religion, Rebellion, Society

Current label:
Century Media Records

Tracklist:
CD 1:
01. Bury Me An Angel (03:40)
02. Dark Insanity (03:17)
03. Eureka (04:44)
04. Idolatress (04:56)
05. Cosmic Retribution (04:00)
06. Demoniality (01:20)
07. Transmigration Macabre (04:10)
08. Time Capsule (01:09)
09. Fields Of Desolation (05:35)
10. Losing Faith (03:11)
11. The Ides Of March (Iron Maiden Cover) (01:44)
12. Aces High (Iron Maiden cover) (04:24)

CD 2:
01. Dark Insanity (Live In Japan 1997) (04:00)
02. Transmigration Macabre (Live In Japan 1997) (04:16)
03. Idolatress (Live In Japan 1997) (05:15)
04. Cosmic Retribution (Live In Japan 1997) (04:12)
05. Eureka (Live In Japan 1997) (04:41)
06. Drum Solo / Losing Faith (Live In Japan 1997) (03:53)
07. Fields Of Desolation (Live In Japan 1997) (06:20)
08. Bury Me An Angel (Live In Japan 1997) (03:55)
09. Aces High (Live In Japan 1997) (04:41)

Current Members:
Michael Amott - Guitars (1995-present), Bass (1996), Keyboards (2005, 2007)
Daniel Erlandsson - Drums (1996, 1998-present)
Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass (1998-present)
Angela Gossow - Vocals (2000-present)
Nick Cordle - Guitars (2012-present)