Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott recently announced the return of original singer Johan Liiva for a new project, Black Earth, which is performing Arch Enemy's first three albums material live on stage in Japan this month. They kicked off the tour with a sold out show in Tokyo on May 17th, fan- filmed video is available below.

Liiva has checked in with the following update:

"Ok.. where to begin? Just performed, dare I say, the show of a lifetime? The debut of the Black Earth tour 2016 in Japan could not have turned out any better! Truly amazing!! Tomorrow we are heading south for Fukuoka, see you there! Now, after a good warm bath it's good night from here..."

The setlist on the night was as follows:

"Black Earth"
"The Immortal"
"Dead Inside"
"Pilgrim"
"Sinister Mephisto"
"Tears of the Dead"
"Diva Satanica"
"Angelclaw"
"Let the Killing Begin"
"Bury Me an Angel"
"Dark Insanity"
"Eureka"
"Idolatress"
"Cosmic Retribution"
"Demoniality"
"Transmigration Macabre"
"Time Capsule"
"Fields of Desolation"

Encore:
"Aces High" (Iron Maiden cover)
"Beast of Man"
"Silverwing"
"Bridge of Destiny"

Tour dates:

May
19 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Be-1
21 - Hiroshima, Japan - Hiroshima Club Quattro
23 - Osaka, Japan - Umeda Club Quattro
24 - Aichi, Japan - Nagoya Club Quattro
27 - Sapporo, Japan - Lane24 Penny Sapporo

Arch Enemy releases with Johan Liiva: Black Earth (1996), Stigmata (1998) and Burning Bridges (1999).

Black Earth line-up:

Michael Amott – guitar
Christopher Amott – guitar
Johan Liiva – vocals
Daniel Erlandsson – drums
Sharlee D’angelo - bass

Check out the exclusive Black Earth feature on BraveWords here.

Photo courtesy of Michael Amott's official Facebook page.