Short description
After causing significant damage throughout the world over the past two years with their Doomsday Machine, the mighty ARCH ENEMY triumphantly return with possibly the landmark album of their already heralded career. For this new masterpiece, Rise of The Tyrant, these masters of metal have returned to acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, At The Gates) at Studio Fredman, where the band had recorded all of their albums through “Wages Of Sin” (2001). ARCH ENEMY mastermind Michael Amott (guitars) states: “Rise of The Tyrant”, is the ultimate ARCH ENEMY album! To me, it sounds like the perfect mix of melody and brutality. This disc is an organic and honest statement from the band – it’s pure metal at its absolute best, the ARCH ENEMY way.
Review
Alternative Press - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Amott brothers' hermetic guitar acrobatics....deliver a thorough rhythmic thrashing throughout."
Kerrang - "[T]hat instantly identifiable Mike Armott guitar sound that's well over a decade old sounds the crispest and liveliest that it's done since he accidentally invented melodic death metal..."