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Genre(s):
Melodic Death Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Anti-religion, Rebellion, Society
Origin:
Sweden (Halmstad)
Formed In:
1995
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Angela Gossow - Vocals (2000-) (Mistress (Deu), Asmodina)
Michael Amott - Guitar (1995-) (Spiritual Beggars, Carcass, Carnage (Swe), Candlemass)
Christopher Amott - Guitar (1995-2005, 2007-) (Armageddon (Swe), Mortiis)
Sharlee D'Angelo (Charles Peter Andreason) - Bass (1998-) (Witchery (Swe), Mercyful Fate, Sinergy, Illwill, Dismember (Swe), Facelift, Spiritual Beggars)
Daniel Erlandsson - Drums (Session 1996, 1998-) (Eucharist, In Flames, The End (Swe), Diabolique (Swe), Revengia, Armageddon (Swe), Liers in Wait, Carcass)
Former/Past Member(s):
Vocals:
Johan "Liiva" Axelsson (1995-2000) (Furbowl, Hearse (Swe), Nonexist, Carnage (Swe), Devourment (Swe), Mortal Abuse, Hydr Hydr)
Guitar:
Fredrik Åkesson (2005-2007) (Southpaw, Talisman, Krux, John Norum, Sabbtail, Opeth, Shock Tilt, Tiamat)
Bass:
Martin Bengtsson (1997-1998) (Lechery, Armageddon (Swe))
Drums:
Peter Wildoer (Session on "Stigmata") (Pestilence (Nld), Non-Human Level, Darkane, Majestic (Swe), Electrocution 250, Armageddon (Swe), Agretator/Demise (Swe), Silver Seraph, Grimmark, Gardens of Obscurity, Zaninez, Time Requiem, James LaBrie, Old Man's Child)
Additional notes
A band started by the Amott brothers after Michael Amott left the band Carcass. Johan Liiva was sacked as the vocalist with the cited reasons being a failure to perform adequately live.
Angela is originally from Germany. Michael and Christopher Amott are part-British.
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.
It is a common misconcpetion 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).
Birth dates:
Angela Nathalie Gossow (5th November 1974, Cologne, Germany)
Michael Amott (28th July 1970, England)
Christopher Amott (23rd November 1977, Halmstad, Sweden)
Daniel John Erlandsson (22th May 1976, Sweden)
Johan Axelsson (18th November 1970, Helsingborg, Sweden)
Peter Wildoer (September 1974, Sweden)
Black Earth Features current and former members of Arch Enemy, and is named after their debut album. The band reunites the line-up from Arch Enemy's Burning Bridges album and performs songs from their first three Johan Liiva-fronted albums. Later on, they incorporated one of their own songs "Burn on the Flame" into the setlist as well.
Black Earth - 20 Years Of Dark Insanity: Japan Tour 2016 [live] - 2017
Black Earth - Path Of The Immortal [compilation] (2019) by kostja
Angela is originally from Germany. Michael and Christopher Amott are part-British.
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.
It is a common misconcpetion 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).
Birth dates:
Angela Nathalie Gossow (5th November 1974, Cologne, Germany)
Michael Amott (28th July 1970, England)
Christopher Amott (23rd November 1977, Halmstad, Sweden)
Daniel John Erlandsson (22th May 1976, Sweden)
Johan Axelsson (18th November 1970, Helsingborg, Sweden)
Peter Wildoer (September 1974, Sweden)
Black Earth Features current and former members of Arch Enemy, and is named after their debut album. The band reunites the line-up from Arch Enemy's Burning Bridges album and performs songs from their first three Johan Liiva-fronted albums. Later on, they incorporated one of their own songs "Burn on the Flame" into the setlist as well.
Black Earth - 20 Years Of Dark Insanity: Japan Tour 2016 [live] - 2017
Black Earth - Path Of The Immortal [compilation] (2019) by kostja
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Discography:
Arch Enemy - Demo [demo] - 1996
Arch Enemy - Black Earth [full-length] - 1996
Arch Enemy - Stigmata [full-length] - 1998
Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges [full-length] - 1999
Arch Enemy - Burning Japan Live 1999 [live] - 2000
Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin [full-length] - 2001
Arch Enemy - Burning Angel [single] - 2002
Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion [full-length] - 2003
Arch Enemy - Dead Eyes See No Future [ep] - 2004
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine (Sampler) [single] - 2005
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine [full-length] - 2005
Arch Enemy - Revolution Begins [single] - 2007
Arch Enemy - Rise Of The Tyrant [full-length] - 2007
Arch Enemy - Tyrants Of The Rising Sun: Live In Japan [live] - 2008
Arch Enemy - Manifesto Of Arch Enemy [best of/compilation] - 2009
Arch Enemy - The Root Of All Evil [best of/compilation] - 2009
Arch Enemy - Dawn Of Khaos [best of/compilation] - 2011
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions [full-length] - 2011
Arch Enemy - Astro Khaos 2012 Official Live Bootleg [live] - 2012
Arch Enemy - War Eternal [full-length] - 2014
Arch Enemy - Stolen Life [ep] - 2015
Arch Enemy - Råpunk [ep] - 2017
Arch Enemy - Demo [demo] (1996)
Arch Enemy - 1996-2017 - [compilation] 2018
Arch Enemy - Reason To Believe [single] (2018)
Arch Enemy - Covered In Blood [compilation] (2019)
Arch Enemy - Deceiver, Deceiver [single] (2021)
Arch Enemy - House Of Mirrors [single] (2021)
Arch Enemy - Handshake With Hell [single] (2022)
Arch Enemy - Deceivers [full-length] - 2022
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