By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter
Swedish metal band Arch Enemy will perform in Seoul March 15. The band will stage its first concert here at the Seoul Fashion Art Hall in Dongdaemun, Seoul.
Arch Enemy is known for their ``melodic death metal sound'' around the world.
The band has undergone several line-up changes throughout the years, but it is currently composed of Angela Gossow, Michael Amott, Christopher Amott, Sharlee D'Angelo and Daniel Erlandsson.
Michael Amott, a guitarist, decided to form Arch Enemy after he left British metal band Carcass in 1996. Since then, the band has released seven albums and DVD ``Live Apocalypse.''
Their first album ``Black Earth,'' featuring the single ``Bury Me an Angel,'' achieved moderate success in Japan. Their second album ``Stigmata'' was released worldwide in 1998, giving Arch Enemy wider popularity in Europe and the United States.
The following year, Arch Enemy released another album ``Burning Bridges,'' featuring a more melodic sound compared to their first two heavy metal albums.
In 2001, German journalist Angela Gossow, who was also an amateur heavy metal vocalist, interviewed Christopher Amott and handed him a demo tape. Amott soon asked her to join the band.
``Wages of Sin'' was Arch Enemy's first album with Gossow on vocals. Fans welcomed Gossow's entry in the band. In 2003, ``Anthems of Rebellion'' was released, showing the band's musical growth. The next year, Arch Enemy released an EP ``Dead Eyes See No Future,'' featuring live recordings and the band's cover versions of Megadeth and Carcass songs.
Arch Enemy's latest album ``Rise of the Tyrant'' was released in September 2007. However, songs from the album were leaked on the Internet before the release date.
Arch Enemy will be co-headlining Metal Hammer's Defenders of the Faith tour with Opeth and DevilDriver in April.
Tickets for Arch Enemy's concert in Seoul are 66,000 won. Visit ticket.interpark.com.