ARCH ENEMY - Black Earth To Be Re-Issued
March 16, 2007, 17 years ago
On April 24th, Regain Records will re-issue ARCH ENEMY's debut album, Black Earth. Originally released in 1996 on Wrong Again Records, Black Earth featured the following lineup: Johan Liiva - vocals/bass, Michael Amott - guitar, Christopher Amott - guitar and Daniel Erlandsson - drums. In addition to the original nine songs, the re-issue of Black Earth will contain three bonus tracks as well as a bonus video. The bonus songs are: 'Losing Faith', 'The Ides Of March' and 'Aces High'. The bonus video is of 'Bury Me An Angel'.
Regain's official press release is as folllows:
Metal titans Arch Enemy's dynamic cocktail of melody and aggression have earned them massive critical acclaim, a rabid world wide fan base and slots on 2005's Ozzfest and 2006's Gigantour. Previous tours include SLAYER, HATEBREED, CRADLE OF FILTH and IRON MAIDEN to name a few. Black Earth, originally released throughout Europe in 1996 and sold as an import in North America, is finally being officially released by Regain Records with bonus tracks and a video for 'Bury Me An Angel'.
Throughout Europe the release of Black Earth propelled Arch Enemy with flawlessly technical dual guitars and a previously unheard of mixture of melody and aggression, which helped them to quickly solidify their reputation as one of the genre’s elite.
