ARCH ENEMY "Tempore Nihil Sanat" /3/4 Sleeve Raglan/

The first re-release on vinyl of the debut full-length album by the cult Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
During the time of recording Black Earth, Arch Enemy was more of a solo project. Michael Amott wrote all of the songs and played bass guitar on the album. Although Johan Liiva is cited as playing the bass, Michael later stated in an interview that he had it credited that way to make it seem more of a "band effort". Christopher Amott, who was attending music college at the time, only contributed his leads on the album, leaving Michael to record all the rhythm tracks.
"Black Earth" underscores Thrash and Death Metal's debt to Punk, but the Power Metal influence is quite evident as well, and for all their bombast, the tunes on this album are fairly hooky and relatively accessible. Fronted by original singer Johan Liiva this album marked the starting point of a band which should later become one of the biggest of its genre flawlessly combining technical, dueling guitars and a previously unheard mixture of melody and aggression – an alchemy that redefined the limits of Melodic Death Metal. “Black Earth” was the hour of birth of a trademark sound, which helped the band to quickly solidify their reputation as one of the genre’s elite and kicked off a unique success story within the Metal realm!
Of course, longtime followers of Arch Enemy will debate the merits of their early output versus what came later. Some headbangers prefer the gruff-voiced Liiva over his replacement Angela Gossow; others will counter that Gossow was an improvement over Liiva. At any rate, "Black Earth" was a promising debut for Arch Enemy and is among the Swedish combo's more consistent and memorable efforts!!
Limited edition coloured vinyl.
Regain Records/Back On Black, 1996/2010 (BOBV172LP). Made in UK. Clear vinyl.


Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Bury Me An Angel 3:40
2. Dark Insanity 3:16
3. Eureka 4:43
4. Idolatress 4:55
5. Cosmic Retribution 3:59
6. Demoniality 1:20

Side B:
7. Transmigration Macabre 4:09
8. Time Capsule 1:09
9. Fields Of Desolation 5:31

Bonus Tracks:
10. Losing Faith 3:16
11. The Ides Of March 1:45
12. Aces High (Iron Maiden cover) 4:24

Total playing time: 42:07

The third full-length album by the cult Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
While some of the genre's hardcore aficionados might disagree, Death Metal tempered with a dab of accessibility is generally a more enticing proposition - not only does it render the intensity more consistently listenable, it also increases the chances of a band developing an original voice, since the band doesn't tie itself down to genre conventions. Arch Enemy are one such band, having honed a potent blend of classic-style Death Metal, melodic twin-guitar leads à la the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, touches of Prog Metal and of Grindcore courtesy of later Carcass or Napalm Death, and just plain solid riff writing. "Burning Bridges" consolidates the gains made on its predecessor "Stigmata", establishing Arch Enemy as a dependable force and one of the better bands working death metal territory as the '90s drew to a close.
“Burning Bridges” is the first Arch Enemy album to feature Sharlee D'Angelo on bass and the last studio recording to feature vocalist Johan Liiva. The music here shifted towards a more polished Thrash-influenced Melodic Death Metal sound.
"Burning Bridges" has all the makings of not just a classic Melodic Death Metal record, but a classic Metal record in general: godly musicianship, memorable vocals, and above of all, extremely well-written songs! For those of you prejudiced against listening to this album because of Liiva, you're doing yourself a disservice. This is an essential album in the Arch Enemy canon. For those who have already heard it... well, you know what it's about!!
Fantastic piece of melodic, classical Metal, inspired by Death Metal, and belongs in every proper collection!!!
Century Media Records, 1999 (77276-2). Made in Germany. 


Tracklist:
1. The Immortal 3:41
2. Dead Inside 4:10
3. Pilgrim 4:30
4. Silverwing 4:06
5. Demonic Science 5:20
6. Seed Of Hate 4:06
7. Angelclaw 4:03
8. Burning Bridges 5:29
Total playing time: 35:25


Samples: http://www.last.fm

Limited Edition Mediabook of the eighth full-length album by the cult Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
Arch Enemy are back with their trademark sonic violence and Extreme Metal execution. "Khaos Legions" is loaded with the Amott brothers trademark guitar shred, spearheaded by Angela Gossow’s instantly recognizable hell hath no fury delivery and all backed by the Sharlee D’Angelo/Daniel Erlandsson bass/drum high energy stomp.
This would be the band's last album with founding member and guitarist Christopher Amott before he parted ways with the band for the second time in March 2012, to be replaced by former Arsis guitarist Nick Cordle. Also the last album with vocalist Angela Gossow before she stepped down as vocalist in March 2014, to be replaced by Alissa White-Gluz.
"Khaos Legions" debuted at number 78 on the Billboard 200, selling around 6000 copies. This surpasses both "Doomsday Machine" and "Rise Of The Tyrant", making it the band's highest-charting effort so far.
"Khaos Legions" is Arch Enemy's iron stamp that hits like a ton of bricks. Simply put, no diehard Arch Enemy fan will go away dissatisfied. "Khaos Legions" was well worth the wait!!
Limited Edition Kingsize Mediabook includes bonus CD with cover tracks (Discharge, Europe, Kiss, Dream Evil) and 36 page extended booklet!
Century Media/Savage Messiah Music, 2011 (9980630). Made in UK. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. Khaos Overture 1:31
2. Yesterday Is Dead And Gone 4:22
3. Bloodstained Cross 4:49
4. Under Black Flags We March 4:41
5. No Gods, No Masters 4:15
6. City Of The Dead 4:33
7. Through The Eyes Of A Raven 5:10
8. Cruelty Without Beauty 5:00
9. We Are A Godless Entity 1:34
10. Cult Of Chaos 5:11
11. Thorns In My Flesh 4:55
12. Turn To Dust 0:39
13. Vengeance Is Mine 4:11
14. Secrets 4:06

CD 2:
1. Warning (cover Discharge) 2:45
2. Wings Of Tomorrow (cover Europe) 3:15
3. The Oath (cover Kiss) 4:14
4. The Book Of Heavy Metal (cover Dream Evil) 4:17

Total playing time: 69:28


Samples: http://www.last.fm

Card autographed by all band members in August 2016 at Brutal Assault Festival.