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ARCH ENEMY Lands Outburn Magazine Cover Feature; The Concept Behind Rise of The Tyrant
The anticipation surrounding the new ARCH ENEMY album, Rise of The Tyrant, is at an all-time high as the release date of Sept. 25th draws near. If the initial press reactions are any indication of the album’s success then this offering is clearly destined to be the group’s defining moment.
ARCH ENEMY are currently featured on the cover of Outburn Magazine’s new issue, which is now on stands. Click the link below to check it out. http://www.centurymedia.com/us/images/artists/arch_enemy/OUTBURN40.jpg
The crushing opening track, “Blood On Your Hands," from Rise of The Tyrant, is currently available on the band's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/archenemy
ARCH ENEMY mastermind Michael Amott (guitars) further describes the meaning behind the album’s concept: “When Angela (Gossow) brought in the lyrics to what is musically the most extreme song on the album, I immediately loved the title she had for it. ‘Rise of The Tyrant.’ It had power, it had grace and it sounded like the music we were writing. We quickly decided to also name the album Rise of The Tyrant – after all, we do aspire to dominate the metal scene with this album!
“Later, I had the idea of adding the sample from the old ‘Caligula’ film at the front of the song. Caligula, the Roman Emperor known for his extreme extravagance, eccentricity, depravity and cruelty, perfectly enhanced the atmosphere of total megalomania that we were looking for.
“Although, we have never delved into the marshy lands of a full-blown concept album, we do tend to write a few songs on each album that are connected lyrically and sometimes also musically. With Rise of The Tyrant we threw in all the ideas and creativity that we could conjure – we wanted to make the most action packed and intense album of our career! This album is the final result of two years hard yet satisfying work."
ARCH ENEMY will make their much-anticipated return to the U.S. in the fall of 2007 on the “The Black Tyranny Tour" co-headlining with Machine Head as Rise of The Tyrant ultimately redefines the genre they helped to create. See the tour section for their complete itinerary.
ARCH ENEMY are currently featured on the cover of Outburn Magazine’s new issue, which is now on stands. Click the link below to check it out. http://www.centurymedia.com/us/images/artists/arch_enemy/OUTBURN40.jpg
The crushing opening track, “Blood On Your Hands," from Rise of The Tyrant, is currently available on the band's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/archenemy
ARCH ENEMY mastermind Michael Amott (guitars) further describes the meaning behind the album’s concept: “When Angela (Gossow) brought in the lyrics to what is musically the most extreme song on the album, I immediately loved the title she had for it. ‘Rise of The Tyrant.’ It had power, it had grace and it sounded like the music we were writing. We quickly decided to also name the album Rise of The Tyrant – after all, we do aspire to dominate the metal scene with this album!
“Later, I had the idea of adding the sample from the old ‘Caligula’ film at the front of the song. Caligula, the Roman Emperor known for his extreme extravagance, eccentricity, depravity and cruelty, perfectly enhanced the atmosphere of total megalomania that we were looking for.
“Although, we have never delved into the marshy lands of a full-blown concept album, we do tend to write a few songs on each album that are connected lyrically and sometimes also musically. With Rise of The Tyrant we threw in all the ideas and creativity that we could conjure – we wanted to make the most action packed and intense album of our career! This album is the final result of two years hard yet satisfying work."
ARCH ENEMY will make their much-anticipated return to the U.S. in the fall of 2007 on the “The Black Tyranny Tour" co-headlining with Machine Head as Rise of The Tyrant ultimately redefines the genre they helped to create. See the tour section for their complete itinerary.
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