Sweden's ARCH ENEMY have revealed the artwork for their upcoming album, Rise of The Tyrant, due out through Century Media Records on September 24th, 2007.

Michael Amott (guitars) comments on the artwork created by Niklas Sundin / Cabin Fever Media as follows: “This time around I turned to Niklas Sundin to bring the Rise of The Tyrant imagery to life, and what a splendid job he did! I am always amazed by this man’s imagination and talent, and his seemingly never-ending patience in dealing with me! We worked closely on the project from the beginning and what we ended up with is something somewhat different to what we have done in the past: Less colours, quite clandestine and very sinister! Wonderful! The track ‘Rise of The Tyrant’ is musically the most extreme song we recorded and Angela’s lyrics fitted perfectly the mood of the music so we decided this had to be the name of the album. The cover reflects the atmosphere of total megalomania inspired by that song. The booklet artwork is really lending itself towards intense merchandise and stage production ideas, all of which will be revealed soon. But for now, stare into the all-seeing eye of the rising tyrant!”

Furthermore the band can already announce details of their upcoming live activities. Prior to crushing Europe in November/December, 2007 on the Black Crusade tour with MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DRAGONFORCE and SHADOWS FALL, Arch Enemy will head out for The Black Tyranny US co-headliner tour with Machine Head, visit Australia with Machine Head and Trivium, as well as perform an exclusive show at London’s club The Barfly on August 17th, so get your necks prepared for some of the heaviest live shows in 2007.

Arch Enemy tour dates:

August

17 - London, England - The Barfly
18 - Derby, England - Catton Hall (Bloodstock Festival)
24 - Gemuenden, Germany (Up From The Ground Festival)

September (The Black Tyranny - North America with Machine Head, Throwdown, Sanctity)

7 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
8 - Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's
9 - San Diego, CA - Soma
11 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
13 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
14 - Houston, TX - Meridian
15 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
17 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
18 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
19 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
21 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
22 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
23 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
24 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
26 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
27 - Buffalo, NY - Evolution
28 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
29 - Montreal, QC - The Medley

October (The Black Tyranny - North America with Machine Head, Throwdown, Sanctity)

1 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
2 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
3 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
5 - Detroit, MI - Harpos
6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
7 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
9 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
10 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
12 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
13 - Hollywood, CA - Avalon

October (The Black Crusade - Australia with Machine Head, Trivium)

28 - Robinson Pavilion - Perth, Australia
30 - Thebarton - Adelaide, Australia
31 - Festival Hall - Melbourne, Australia

November (The Black Crusade - Australia with Machine Head, Trivium)

1 - Luna Park - Sydney, Australia
2 - Luna Park - Sydney, Australia
3 - Riverstage - Brisbane, Australia

November (The Black Crusade - Europe with Machine Head, Trivium, Dragonforce, Shadows Fall)

20 - SECC - Glasgow, UK
21 - MEN Arena Manchester, UK
23 - NEC - Birmingham, UK
24 - Brixton Academy - London, UK
25 - Brixton Academy - London, UK
26 - CIA Arena - Cardiff, UK
28 - Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France
29 - Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France
30 - Heineken Music Hall - Amsterdam, Netherlands

December (The Black Crusade - Europe with Machine Head, Trivium, Dragonforce, Shadows Fall)

1 - The Palladium - Cologne, Germany
2 - Messe Congress - Stuttgart, Germany
3 - Tonhalle - Munich, Germany
5 - Gasometer - Vienna, Austria
6 - Alcatraz - Milan, Italy
7 - Eulachhalle - Winterthur, Switzerland
9 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden, Germany
10 - KB Halle - Copenhagen, Denmark
11 - Arenan - Stockholm, Sweden
13 - Old Ice Hall - Tampere, Finland
14 - Old Ice Hall - Helsinki, Finland

Also, feel free to stream a personal video message from Michael Amott about the upcoming album on the Century Media website, just click here.