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Who is a rebel but someone inclined to resist authority?
What is rebellion but open defiance of that authority?
With a band name meaning chief attacker, principle opponent, and
eminent hostile foe, ARCH ENEMY�s blatant philosophy of
insurgence is exactly what propels them out of the masses of
convention and into the frontline of a movement that dares to
defy imposed limitations on musical creativity.
Throughout his career, former Carcass guitarist and ARCH ENEMY
founding member Michael Amott has never been concerned with
conformity. In 1996, his pursuit to merge melody with aggression
and technicality led him to collaborate with brother Christopher
Amott, drummer Daniel Erlandsson, and vocalist Johan Liiva.
Without even circulating a demo, they teamed up with the
celebrated producer Fredrik Nordstr�m and delivered ARCH ENEMY�s
debut, Black Earth � an album that is still hailed as a milestone
in Swedish death metal. Michael Amott and Fredrik Nordstr�m
co-produced 1998�s Stigmata, which pushed the band to new heights
with its technical execution. Welcoming Mercyful Fate bassist
Sharlee D�Angelo into the ranks for 1999�s
Amott/Nordstr�m-produced Burning Bridges, ARCH ENEMY�s now
undeniable musical pedigree delivered an intricate and
devastating album. Despite a North american tour with Never
more, European tours with In Flames, Children Of Bodom, and Dark
Tranquillity, three Japanese tours, performances at The Dynamo
Festival, a co-headlining appearance in Santiago, Chile with
Hammerfall, and sharing a bill with Cradle Of Filth in London,
Michael Amott felt there was still more territory to cover, as
all high-achievers are wont to believe.
In a completely unexpected turn of events, Angela Gossow - a
completely unknown vocalist from Germany - replaced Johan Liiva
in 2001 and delivered a staggering debut performance on the Wages
Of Sin album (produced by Fredrik Nordstr�m and mixed by Andy
Sneap), marking the first time a band of this caliber and
ferocity was fronted by a woman. The reception given to Gossow by
the sold-out crowd at her worldwide debut in Los Angeles in March
2002 was nothing short of overwhelming. The album was bathed in
unending universal praise from daily newspapers, front cover
press in worldwide national magazines with Wages Of Sin proudly
claiming stake in end-of-the-year �Best Of...� lists, while the
metal underground showcased a faithful display of allegiance to
the new line-up. Metal Maniacs hailed the album as a �relentless,
eclectic and wholly charged album to keep even those with the
shortest musical attention spans entertained.� Brave Words &
Bloody Knuckles insisted the album �requires a double-take, as
Angela�s gurgling undertow sticks needles in your eardrums while
your eyes can�t believe where it�s coming from.� Metal Edge
declared Angela Gossow to be �one of the most promising talents
in years.� North America�s Alternative Press quickly identified
ARCH ENEMY as one of the five bands who exemplify �the sound of
things to come� in 2002. This claim would soon prove itself
prophetic during the band�s performances at Japan�s Beast Feast,
the Milwaukee Metalfest, the New England Metal & Hardcore
Festival, a North American tour supporting Nile, their own
headlining North American tour, and six sold-out dates in Japan.
Fueled by their success and teaming up with producer English
producer extraordinaire Andy Sneap for Anthems Of Rebellion, ARCH
ENEMY unveils yet another stratum of their impressive musical
depth, the obvious being Gossow�s talents of enunciation, which
truly rank with the accomplishments of Death�s Chuck Schuldiner
and Carcass�s Jeff Walker. Filled with the trademarked tandem
guitar work of the Amott Brothers and the flawless
D�Angelo/Erlandsson rhythm section that has earned the band
staunch recognition, �Tear Down The Walls/Silent Wars� is the
articulation of awakening, a mandate for change; �We Will Rise�
is a call to consciousness, a declaration of war against
everything mediocre force-fed to us by society; �Leader Of The
Rats� is a reminder of the much-needed cynicism that can keep
everyday life in perspective; and finally, �Despicable Heroes� is
a scathing critique of the hypocrisy of those appointed to
leadership who abuse the loyalty of their followers.
An undisputedly clear proclamation of their intentions, ARCH
ENEMY have valiantly chosen a path of upheaval for the sake of
advancing the genre of melodic death metal, in spite of the
criticism. What you�ll hear on Anthems Of Rebellion is the
strength of fight-till-the-death conviction, a defiant
leadership, a rare pact of loyalty made within a clan of
musicians who have been bonded by blood, and who will stop at
nothing until the inner-rebel and dormant psyche of rebellion is
awakened within us all.

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-Black Earth: (1996)