Arch Enemy – The Death Metal Band
Arch Enemy is a very popular Swedish death metal band established in the year 1996. The band was the brainchild of Michael Amott who was initially the guitarist of Carcass. He along with his brother Christopher Amott and the bassist cum singer John Liiva, who was also the band member of Carcass, formed the band initially. To complete the lineup metal drummer Daniel Erlandsson also joined the band. Their first debut album Black Earth showed the exterior signs of becoming a success story and was a major hit of its time in Sweden and Japan. Michael wanted his band to be a very successful one so he wanted his vocalist to concentrate on his vocals for which he hired bassist Martin Bengtsson. In the year 2000 John Liiva was dismissed from the band as Michael felt he wasn’t competent enough for live performances.
To fill the gap of John Liiva, a female vocalist Angela Gossow joined the band. The fan followers of the band were upset to see a female vocalist as they felt she wouldn’t be competent like John Liiva and thought that Michael had chosen her because of their love relationship. Generally, female guttural growling singers are hardly found in metal bands but Angela Gossow has a remarkable vocal skill as she is capable of making deep and shallow growls. In fact she can even growl lower than some of her fellow male equivalents. Her first record, Wages of Sin (2001) was an immense success and was a major breakthrough record. The second major hit record was Anthems of Rebellion (2003).
Presently, the band members are Michael Amott, Christopher Amott, Angela Gossow, Sharlee D’Angelo and Daniel Erlandsson. The main composer of the songs is Michael Amott but he also takes help from the other band members, especially Angela Gossow and Christopher Amott. The types of songs they sing are melodic death metal which is a subgenre of classical death metal. Few other albums released by them are Rise of the Tyrant (2007), Doomsday Machine (2005) and Root of All Evil (2009). The songs and albums are available as freebies on certain websites.
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