ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott is featured in a new interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com. An excerpt is available below:

Q: There are a few instrumentals on the new album (Khaos Legions) , something that Arch Enemy tends to do regularly, why do you like adding these instrumental outings on your albums?

Amott: "It is because one of my favorite bands, BLACK SABBATH, would always have instrumentals, little pieces on their albums. Also for me it is a very natural thing to do, and it is not something I think about. I am surprised that other bands don’t do it more often as well. Maybe it is because they can’t do it? To be honest, for us it is a way to build in some dynamics in our music, where we can really show a more romantic, delicate side of our musicianship. Since Angela’s vocals are very hard hitting, the instrumental thing gives it a bit of a breather so that when you begin the next track with a big fat riff full of power it will hit you that much harder after having had a sweet caress from an instrumental."

Q: Ever had the desire to some day record a solo instrumental album?

Amott: "You will never see a solo album from me. I just don’t like instrumental records. I am not a big fan and never have been. My favorite guitar players are those in real bands with singers. Players like K. K Downing and Glenn Tipton of JUDAS PRIEST, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray of IRON MAIDEN. They may not be the best players in the world, you know, like they’re not the Vaiss or Satrianis of the world, but I really can’t listen to that stuff. It bores me to tears really."

Q: Arch Enemy has been labeled as a melodic death metal, does that tag bother you?

Amott: "I don’t really care what people call us as it is not interesting to me. It’s like I don’t care whether people pronounce my name right, as long as they are saying it. I know what our music is, to me it is extreme metal, but we’re kind of a hybrid band as we fuse a lot of different styles of metal and hard rock into a unique style. Nobody really sounds like us. I haven’t really heard many Arch Enemy copycat bands. Our influences comprise such a wide spectrum of places that I don’t think people can get their heads around it. And we don’t have a recipe for our sound. We don’t have any formula. We approach every song as a unique entity which is one of our strengths. I don’t consider us death metal. I know Angels’ vocals are very hard and extreme but they’re also very intelligible; you can actually hear what she is singing which is kind of rare. And death metal to me is not really famous for its great guitar solos. It is more famed for its insane and brutal riffing. Our whole approach such as the harmonies and the guitar solos come from a different musical world."

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Arch Enemy recently launched a brand new official website at this location in celebration of Khaos Legions. The all-new ArchEnemy.net contains updated news, tour dates, music, videos and more. Keep checking back for updates from the band as the Arch Enemy world tour makes its way around the globe.

Khaos Legions marks a return to new, original material, 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 artwork below comes courtesy of renowned artist, Brent Elliott White (MEGADETH, DEATH ANGEL):

Khaos Legions tracklisting:

'Khaos Overture' (instrumental)

'Yesterday Is Dead And Gone'

'Bloodstained Cross'

'Under Black Flags We March'

'No Gods, No Masters'

'City Of The Dead'

'Through The Eyes Of A Raven'

'Cruelty Without Beauty'

'We Are A Godless Entity' (instrumental)

'Cult Of Chaos'

'Thorns In My Flesh'

'Turn To Dust' (instrumental)

'Vengeance Is Mine'

'Secrets'

'The Zoo'

'Snow Bound' (acoustic)

Kovered In Khaos bonus CD tracklist*:

'Warning' (DISCHARGE)

'Wings Of Tomorrow' (EUROPE)

'The Oath' (KISS)

'The Book Of Heavy Metal' (DREAM EVIL)

*CD2 of the ltd/deluxe editions and also on the 2LP vinyl

Khaos Legions is available in these formats:

- Ltd. Edition Kingsize Mediabook 2CD (including Kovered In Khaos bonus songs) – Europe & Australia
- Deluxe version Digipak 2CD (including Kovered In Khaos bonus songs) – North America
- Standard version CD – worldwide
- 2LP Gatefold incl. a dropcard (all album and Kovered In Khaos tracks on both, vinyl and dropcard):
- 300 copies in red/black marbled color vinyl (exclusive for Nuclear Blast Europe mail-order)
- 400 copies in transparent/black marbled vinyl (exclusive for CM Distro worldwide)
- 100 copies in gold color vinyl (CM Distro Europe mail-order)
- 2200 copies in black vinyl (worldwide)
- Digital download

The brand new music video for the song 'Yesterday Is Dead And Gone' can be seen in stunning HD below: