No need to dwell in discussions about the musician's skills: the drummer is technically proficient, Michael Amott's and Nick Cordle's virtuosity when it comes to shredding is out of discussion, the bassist just does his job. The production is awesome, balanced, it sounds fresh and modern, and one would expect nothing less from Century Media Records, especially considering that these guys are the label's battle horse. ![]() Is it something we haven't already heard before? Absolutely no. So here we go again, another Arch Enemy release, another display of the same, ultimately predictable kind of songwriting. Since the day they became a female-fronted metal act, they stuck to the exact same, commercially succesful formula that made them famous, and they never moved on. ![]() Let me spend a moment talking about Arch Enemy's main issue: the lack of evolution in their musical style. ![]() Now, you will be wondering, what innovations does the band bring on the table with this ninth full-length? After releasing the fairly criticized "Khaos Legions", an album that, while containing a few excellent songs, still stands as the band's weakest effort, Arch Enemy strike back with "War Eternal", an album that marks the beginning of a new era for these swedish melodeath metallers, due to the departure of long-time vocalist Angela Gossow (now taking the sceptre as the band manager) in favour of Alissa White-Gluz, former vocalist of melodic death metal/metalcore band "The Agonist".
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