01/25/2011 17:45

Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy: 'Khaos Legions'

Metal masters Arch Enemy are currently locked up in the Sweet Spot Studio facilities in the south of Sweden recording their newest studio album which is being engineered/mixed by Rickard Bengtsson (who already produced 2005's 'Doomsday Machine'). After releasing the 'Tyrants of the Rising Sun – Live in Japan' live DVD/CD (2008) and the re-recordings album 'The Root of All Evil' (2009), the new studio effort marks the long awaited successor of 2007's acclaimed 'Rise of The tyrant' album.

Previous to the recording session, UK's Bonkers Entertainment caught up with Arch Enemy at their headline show at the HMV Forum in London UK on November 27th, 2010. This concert was the last stop on a three year long touring cycle for the 'Rise of the Tyrant' and 'The Root of All Evil' albums and in the interview the members of Arch Enemy discussed the upcoming recording of the new studio album, the song writing process and touring plans for 2011. During the conversation, the band also divulged the title of the new album to be 'Khaos Legions'. Check out the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9GcOY3B7Lo

And while the band are still busy completing the album for a May 2011 release via Century Media Records, a first bunch of live dates and summer festivals have already been confirmed for 2011 in order to promote the release. See the list of officially announced dates here:

Arch Enemy live 2011:
27-May-2011 - Metalfest Open Air Switzerland, Pratteln
28-May-2011 - Metalfest Open Air Germany, Dessau
29-May-2011 - Metalfest Open Air Austria, Mining
31-May 2011 - Majestic Music Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
04-June-2011 - Metalfest Open Air Hungary
05-June-2011 - Metalfest Open Air Czech Republic
25-June-2011 - Graspop Metal Meeting Dessel, Belgium
12-July-2011 - Metal Camp, Tolmin, Slovenia
14-July-2011 - Lez' Art Scenique Festival, Selesat, France
22-July-2011 - Tuska, Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland
30-July-2011 - MetaLmorphosiS 2011, Cyprus
18/19/20-August-2011 - Summer Breeze Open Air Dinkelsbühl, Germany
27-August-2011 - Summers End Open Air, Andernach, Germany

Look out for further studio updates and more shows to be confirmed soon.

(source: Century Media)