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Band:Arch Enemy DVD:Live Apocalypse Released by:Century Media Records Writer: Eric Johnson Media: MySpace Click Album Cover To Buy Now

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Live Apocalypse marks a combination of Arch Enemy’s final stop on the tour for their 2003 album Anthems of Rebellion, which was also guitarist Chris Amott’s last show with them for nearly three years, and three songs from a show they played on the tour for Doomsday Machine (2005).

First and foremost, Live Apocalypse makes it clear as day that lead vocalist Angela Gossow was the right choice for them when they hired her in 2000, and that they are easily one of metal’s best live bands. From there, it is quite tough to find fault with either performance on the DVD. Specifically, the fact that only three songs were included from the Doomsday Machine tour stop could be looked at as a drawback, but because 19 real songs are included overall, and Arch Enemy absolutely tore it up when they played “Nemesis,” “My Apocalypse” and “Skeleton Dance” that night, it’s rather easy to be happy with the selections. Regarding the show that was Chris Amott’s last for awhile, the only way to find fault with it is to play the ultra nit-picky card known as “well, they could have played this song, that song or who knows what else.” However, because Arch Enemy fired on all cylinders while they played all 16 songs, that issue becomes a non-issue right away. What’s interesting about this performance though is that it shows just how crucial Chris Amott is to the band since guitar harmonies played by brothers simply can’t be duplicated when anyone besides Chris plays alongside Michael Amott.

With that, any fan of Arch Enemy, at least those who like the “Angela era,” as well as most fans of melodic death metal in general, should enjoy Live Apocalypse very much.

London Forum, December 17, 2004

“Enemy Within” (Wages of Sin) “Silent Wars” (Anthems of Rebellion) “Burning Angel” (Wages of Sin) “Dead Eyes See No Future” (Anthems of Rebellion) “Dead Bury Their Dead” (Wages of Sin) “Bury Me an Angel” (Black Earth) “Instinct” (Anthems of Rebellion) “Savage Messiah” (Wages of Sin) “The First Deadly Sin” (Wages of Sin) “The Immortal” (Burning Bridges) “Bridge of Destiny” (Stigmata) “We Will Rise” (Anthems of Rebellion) “Heart of Darkness” (Wages of Sin) “Snow Bound” (Wages of Sin) “Ravenous” (Wages of Sin) “Fields of Desolation” (Black Earth)

Manchester Academy 2, December 13, 2005

“Nemesis” (Doomsday Machine) “My Apocalypse” (Doomsday Machine) “Skeleton Dance” (Doomsday Machine)

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