Remember a time when Arch Enemy actually released good records? Pepperidge Farm remembers? This is Wages Of Sin, the bands fourth album and first with lead hottie - I mean lead vocalist Angela Gossow. I first read about Wages upon buying my first issue of @terrorizermag in 2002. If I recall, Terrorizer described their new sound (their previous record, Burning Bridges, was sad to be a little on the lighter side) as catchy #deathmetal, or at least death metal with Iron Maiden like hooks. I guess it helped that Wages was produced by Fredrik Nordstrom, the guitarist of Dream Evil. Power Metal: GAY. Keep in mind that AE guitarist/founder Michael Amott essentially invented Melodic Death Metal in the 90s while doing to @carcassband what Michael McDonald did to the Doobie Brothers in the mid 70s. So Arch Enemy was always going to be the next step in the advancement of "Melodeath". I hate that fucking term. Anyway, I was curious to hear what they sounded like. Months later I finally got my chance and my jaw dropped. Not because the riffs really were as catchy as they were balls out heavy, not because there was a great contrast between Michael Amott's Schencker-influenced melodic lead playing and brother Christopher Amott's far more technical shredding. That fucking ROAR. "Was that a bear?", as Butthead once asked? No. That was Angela, the hot blonde singer. And she was equally as scary as she was hot. Sold! They got carried away with this formula on the next record, but they'd make up for that later on. #confessionsofanangrymetalhead #metalhead #archenemy #wagesofsin #terrorizermagazine #2002 #angelagossow #michaelamott #christopheramott #sharleedangelo #danielerlandsson #fredriknordström #heavymetal #melodicdeathmetal #swedishdeathmetal #carcass #whenarchenemywhereawesome #enemywithin #burningangel #heartofdarkness #ravenous #savagemessiah #deadburytheirdead #weboflies #thefirstdeadlysin #behindthesmile #shadowsanddust #snowbound #shadowsanddust https://www.instagram.com/p/CdKBP0jL3YX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Reposted from @danielerlandsson666bpm Will be updating the photo album very soon 🤟! Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Carcass and Unto Others ON TOUR this fall . . Sep. 28 - IE - Dublin, Olympia Theatre Sep. 30 - UK - Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow Oct. 01 - UK - Manchester, O2 Academy Manchester Oct. 02 - UK - Birmingham, O2 Academy Birmingham Oct. 03 - UK - London, O2 Academy Brixton Oct. 05 - FR - Paris, Le Zénith Oct. 06 - FR - Toulouse, Le Bikini Oct. 08 - PT - Lisbon, Sala Tejo Oct. 09 - ES - Madrid, Palacio Vistalegre Oct. 10 - ES - Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi Oct. 12 - FR - Lyon, Le Radiant Oct. 13 - IT - Milano, Alcatraz Oct. 15 - DE - Berlin, Columbiahalle Oct. 16 - CZ - Prague, Tipsport Arena Oct. 17 - PL - Katowice, MCK Oct. 19 - HU - Budapest, Barba Negra Oct. 20 - AT - Vienna, Gasometer Oct. 22 - DE - Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena Oct. 23 - NL - Den Bosch, Mainstage Brabanthallen Oct. 24 - BE - Brussels, Forest National Oct. 26 - CH - Zurich, Samsung Hall Oct. 27 - DE - Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle Oct. 29 - DE - Munich, Zenith Oct. 30 - DE - Düsseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle Oct. 31 - DE - Hamburg, edel-optics.de Arena Nov. 01 - SE - Gothenburg, Partille Arena Nov. 03 - FI - Helsinki, Ice Hall Nov. 05 - SE - Stockholm, Annexet Nov. 06 - DK - Copenhagen, Forum Nov. 07 - NO - Oslo, Rockefeller #drum #drumming #metal #music #livemusic #lights #archenemy #deadburytheirdead #concert https://www.instagram.com/p/CQUCX7AlSXn/?utm_medium=tumblr