More Arch Enemy Studio Updates

Arch Enemy axeman Michael Amott posted the following studio recently: “What’s up? Hope you’ve enjoyed the pics we a href="http://www.archenemy.net/upload/index.php3" target="_blank">posted so far.. There haven’t been too many studio reports from us…sorry about that…but we have just been getting on with the daily routine in the studio…putting this new Metal Monster together...piece by piece, RIFF by bloody RIFF! There are so many HUGE riffs on this album...we just walk around smiling all day here...can't wait to assault all your ears with this...

The past 2-3 days we’ve been tracking rhythm guitars and the tones that Andy’s dialed in are just SATANIC! SICK! UGLY! (you get the general idea…) It’s sounding shockingly full on and brutal, and that’s just with 2 guitars and drums…oh, yeah, those DRUMS…Daniel has really pushed himself way beyond previous recordings we’ve done…world F@#$%*N class!!

I completed my guitars on 5 songs and now we have taken a few days off (we are back home in Sweden)…Chris will return to England and the studio on Monday (he’ll then start tracking his rhythms and do some lead work) and he’ll bring with him our Lord of LOW END – Sharlee D’Angelo… I am psyched as hell to hear all that when I come over to England again.

(I am taking a week off from the studio work and will hook up with Andy in the studio again in a week to finish off my rhythm tracks + leads)...and there's some keyboards that will be played by Per Wiberg (who played on the "Burning Bridges and "Wages Of Sin" albums) - it's always a blast recording those parts with Per...such a talented guy.

Last but not least...Angela will be coming over to start tracking vocals - the vocals she did on the preproduction demo's sound super promising...she's screaming like she's possessed by evil spirits...Arrrrrgggghhhhhh....ALL ATTITUDE and AGGRESSION - very cool!

Song titles? Here are a few: ‘Despicable Heroes’ (A high energy thrasher - Daniel is just all over the kit on this one), ‘Exist To Exit’ (Ok, who said Slayer???), ‘Dead Eyes See No Future’ (Arch-style-thrash with great melodic guitars in the chorus - reminds me a bit of the "Stigmata"/"Burning Bridges" era - but with a fresh twist...), ‘DehumaniZation’ (Cool riffy track with heavy chorus)...Ok, what else is there...oh yeah, my fave track at the moment"Infected" (it's a little different, a new flavour - still heavy...what did you think? C'mon, there's no post-grunge ballads here, ha-ha).

Ok, I'm outta here...take care and I'll be back with more news and stupid stuff etc very soon... Michael Amott"

Source: BW&BK