arch enemy - rise of the tyrant (new album)

by **tom_glory** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:07 am

just got it this morning, only 2 songs in and i think i'm about to have a seizure. production's awesome, the amotts are kicking ridiculous amounts of ass and the riffing is nothing short of totally badass. bring the black crusade!

by **Lev** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:52 am

Ain't heard it, but at Bloodstock in the new songs there was a daft amount of soloing. Not sure if they just threw that in there for live.

by **Darkweasel** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:52 am

I like it (especially Blood on Your Hands and the title track) but I still rate Stigmata, Burning Bridges, Wages of Sin and (my personal favourite) Anthems of Rebellion over it.
That said, it's definitely in my top 20 albums for the year so far.

Downloaded their version of The Oath by Kiss which they recorded for the Japanese version. They shouldn't have bothered.

by **ribbons69** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:33 pm

Darkweasel wrote:They shouldn't have bothered.

by **Metal Iain** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:17 pm

The last album was proper quality. I'm so out of the loop with bands like Arch Enemy and Nevermore. Is the album out yet?

by **Darkweasel** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:31 pm

Metal Iain wrote:The last album was proper quality. I'm so out of the loop with bands like Arch Enemy and Nevermore. Is the album out yet?

Not yet but it's only a couple of weeks I think.

by **Metal Iain** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:09 pm

Just downloaded it. I'd forgotten how grim the vocals are. Otherwise it sounds pretty good.

*goes back to listening to Poison*

by **Metal Iain** on Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:16 pm

Fook me!

That's one HELL of a drum sound.

However, I repeat, singing is as gash as that bloke they had.

They need Steven Pearcy.

by **poison_was_the_cure** on Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:25 am

am i the only person that doesnt mind angela gossows vocals? eveyone seems to hate them! they really aint that bad, they just sound quite horrible!

by **Darkweasel** on Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:44 am

poison_was_the_cure wrote:am i the only person that doesnt mind angela gossows vocals? eveyone seems to hate them! they really aint that bad, they just sound quite horrible!

I like the band, I like the production and I like her vocals.
I am in the minority it seems.

Met them a couple of years ago too. She's quite tiny.

by **Metal Iain** on Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:46 am

I quite liked Angela's vocals of Wages of Sin and Doomsday Machine. That might be because I was still an unquestioning mong when they came out.

by **poison_was_the_cure** on Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:53 am

hahaha, i think arch enemy are an overall exellent band! but yea, wages of sin and anthems are the best! fuckin silent wars! :rockdevil:

by **Lev** on Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:09 am

Darkweasel wrote:
poison_was_the_cure wrote:am i the only person that doesnt mind angela gossows vocals? eveyone seems to hate them! they really aint that bad, they just sound quite horrible!

I like the band, I like the production and I like her vocals.

Same.

by **STD_Caps** on Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:09 pm

There recent stuff seems very forgettable to me. Haven't heard the earlier stuff. Some of Wages was wicked, some not. There are plenty of better bands.