Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, and Eucharist. It was founded by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, who were both originally from the death metal band Carnage. The band has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three video albums and four EPs. The band was originally fronted by Johan Liiva, who was replaced by German vocalist Angela Gossow in 2000. Gossow left the band in March 2014 to become the group's manager and was replaced by Canadian vocalist Alissa White-Gluz.
This article is about the band. For the term, see Archenemy. For other uses, see Archenemy (disambiguation).
Arch Enemy
Halmstad, Sweden
1995−present
- Michael Amott
- Daniel Erlandsson
- Sharlee D'Angelo
- Alissa White-Gluz
- Joey Concepcion
History[edit]
Early years and Black Earth (1995–1997)[edit]
Arch Enemy was formed in 1995 by Michael Amott, and the debut album Black Earth was recorded during nine days in Studio Fredman[1] and released by the now defunct Wrong Again Records in 1996.
Musical style[edit]
Arch Enemy's musical style has been classified as melodic death metal.[30][31] AllMusic critic Steve Huey describes the band's sound as a "blend [of] progressive and death metal influences."[32] Earlier albums, such as Burning Bridges, while still classified as melodic death metal, are more centered around classic death metal.[33]
Michael Amott
Daniel Erlandsson
Sharlee D'Angelo
Alissa White-Gluz
Jeff Loomis
