ARCH ENEMY

Release Year: 2014
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: tight dynamic harmonious death metal

quite unexpected change of lead singer is the main big news about Arch Enemy in 2014, but Alissa is not a newcommer by any means, getting a lot of experience with The Agonist in prior, so the transition is very smooth, as growling/screaming style and stage presence is very much alike the stepped down Angela, and musically there is a definite trademark of their past catalog too, where sharp and intense numbers constantly change places with bombastic and epic compositions, and top-notch mind-blowing guitar leads are simply mandatory, not just reinforcing the massive riff onslaught, but also elevating the emotion to a heroically bold and rousing tone in every track, while rougher vocals keep heavy foundation of music alive; recent European black 180g vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed lyric insert, including liner notes by Alissa and Michael