18/03/02

ARCH ENEMY / WAGES OF SIN

If you are looking for a great Melodic Death Metal CD than look no further than Swedish band Arch Enemy’s new one and If I say it was produced by one Michael Arnott of Spiritual Beggars you know it must be good.

This is their 4th CD and they just get better and better, the mix of Melodic Metal and Death Metal is a very difficult one to balance and despite changing the lead vocalist a traumatic experience for any band they have come up with some fine songs. New vocalist Angela Gossow is so good she fits into the band as if she had been there for years. You only have to listen to "Ravenous", "Heart Of Darkness" and "Burning Angel" to realise that this is class A Death Metal that knows how to bludgeon the listener and when to pile on the melody.

I can’t recommend this CD too highly and if you own any of their back catalogues I promise you won’t be disappointed with Angela who can scream with the best of them. If that isn’t incentive enough initial copies come complete with a bonus CD of rare and unreleased tracks.

TOTAL PLAYING TIME = 48 mins + 12 Tracks + 1 CD ROM Track