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| 24 September 2007 - Century Media |
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CD
1. Blood on your Hands 4.41
2. The Last Enemy 4.15
3. I will Live Again 3.32
4. In this Shallow Grave 4.54
5. Revolution Begins 4.11
6. Rise of the Tyrant 4.33
7. The Day you Died 4.52
8. Intermezzo Liberté 2.51
9. Night Falls Fast 3.18
10. The Great Darkness 4.46
11. Vultures 6.35
Bonustrack (Japanese Release)
12. The Oath (Kiss Cover) 4.16
Total playing time : 52.48
DVD
(Live South American Doomsday 2007)
1. I am Legend / Out for Blood
2. Diva Satanica
3. Tour movie (Backstage Footages, Fan Meeting…)
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With the release of "Rise of the Tyrant", Arch Enemy finally accomplishes the metal masterpiece expected from the once called supergroup. Most impressive from this work of sonic art is the attitude that smacks you from track to track, transending the belief that a technically advanced band makes up for a lack of feeling.
Angela Gossow, somehow, growls even lower and nastier, perhaps drawing from the remaining critics who still dismiss the vocalist as a novelty draw rather than a legitimate frontman. From the first track, "Blood On Your Hands" the power she draws from her Demonic vocal chords delivers an instant message loud and clear - she is an excellent death metal vocalist, period. The rest of the band doesn't merely follow suit ; rather the recording is so tight that you wonder if the whole band's surname is Amott. Any solo highlighting that comes up within a song are so perfectly placed they exclaim an inner cheer - "Vultures" being an exceptional example of this all-star style playing ; the song even ends with a piano delivered with few notes but a lot of soul.
To state, the entire album seems concieved and delivered with a knockout punch thrown in response to hush-tone notions that for all their experience and abilities, Arch Enemy has underachieved. "Rise of the Tyrant" and "Revolution Begins", two of the best songs on the album, obliterates that opinion by showcasing best of all that Arch Enemy are known for and then some, complete with politically charged lyrical themes and for "Tyrant" an intro perfectly suited for the metal assault which follows. The record on a whole succeeds most from the gelling of this attitude with their virtuosity and technical brilliance, which is why given some time "Tyrant" will rise to the top of the A.E. heap as their best album to date and a destined classic-to-be.
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