Ultimate-Guitar.com recently caught up with Arch Enemy guitarist/founder Michael Amott to discuss the band's new album, War Eternal. An excerpt is available below:

UG: A change on the War Eternal album is the departure of Christopher Amott and the appearance of new guitarist Nick Cordle.

Michael: "It's been very positive actually. Chris has been in and out of the band a couple times. I had worked with other guitar players in Arch Enemy. We had Gus G for a short time and Fredrik Nortström who plays for Opeth for many years now. We had him in the band for a couple of years. So I had worked with other guitar players before in Arch Enemy. So when he left in late 2011, we got Nick in and it was real exciting."

UG: You liked the idea of working with new guitar players?

Michael: "I think me and my brother had a really fantastic musical relationship for a long time but then it just kind of burnt out and fizzled out if you know what I mean. It's like we didn't really have anything more to [say]. There was nothing more we could do together that was really interesting at this point."

UG: So it was really time to bring in another guitarist?

Michael: "To work with Nick who's a guy I found when he was opening up for Arch Enemy a few years ago in America on a North American tour. He was in a band called Arsis. We actually did a whole year of touring with him on the previous album Khaos Legions. We was with us out on the road."

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Arch Enemy recently checked in with the following announcement:

"Arch Enemy legions in Poland, we need your help spread the word! We will play in Warsaw, Progresja on July 13th as the Seven Festival (in Wegorzewo) got cancelled! We really want to play for our fans in Poland, so we've set up this show in Warsaw instead. We have less than two weeks to get the word out, so please spread the news! Thank you!"

Tickets for the show are available here.

The band's tour schedule is now as follows:

July

11 - Rock Harz Open Air - Ballenstedt, Germany
12 - Masters Of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic
13 - Progresja - Warsaw, Poland
19 - Dong Open Air - Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany

August

1 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
7 - Getaway Rock - Gävle, Sweden
8 - Leyendas Del Rock - Alicante, Spain
9 - Alcatraz Metal Festival - Kortrijk, Belgium
14 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbühl, Germany
17 - Alt-Fest - Kettering, UK

September

23 - Yunost' - Kiev, Ukraine
25 - Arena Hall - Krasnodar, Russia
27 - Glav Club - Moscow, Russia
28 - Zal Ozhidaniya - Saint Petersburg, Russia
30 - Otdykh Club - Novosibirsk, Russia

October

1 - Angar Club - Omsk, Russia
3 - Tele Club - Yekaterinburg, Russia
19 - Loud Park 14 - Saitama City, Japan

November

26 - Lyon, France - Le Transbordeur *
27 - Istres, France - L´Usine *

December

1 - Toulouse, France - Le Bikini *
2 - Paris, France - Le Bataclan *
4 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
5 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - MHP Arena
6 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
7 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
9 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
11 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
12 - Geiselwind, Germany - Eventhall
13 - München, Germany - Tonhalle
14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
16 - Leamington, England - Assembly Rooms *
17 - Bristol, England - Academy *
18 - London, England - The Forum *
19 - Manchester, England - Academy *
20 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy *
21 - Glasgow, Scotland - QMU *
22 - Newcastle, England - Academy *

* without Sodom and Vader