ARCH ENEMY: Back Home For Two Days

October 19, 2005

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site:

"Back home for two days in Sweden, re-packing my bags for the next wo months on the road… Some of the guys opted for a couple of days off in Copenhagen, Denmark. The European tour we just did was a short one, but we made a good strong impact and had a great time. We'll be doing a lot more in Europe soon. Our first 13 shows with Fredrik Åkesson on guitar went smoothly, he fits right in…on and off stage. Great guy.

"The Scandinavian shows we did at the end here the last few days were nothing less than spectacular — we have never received such great reactions 'round here before, something is happening up in the north…?

"We did in-store signing sessions in Gothenburg and Stockholm — both very cool.
The Stockholm show was a sold-out slam-dunk — and what an amazing audience they were! As we went into 'My Apocalypse' I felt the stage jumping and moving under my feet. A little scary, but very cool.

"Met one of my guitar heroes, John Norum (EUROPE) after the show — he was raving about the show, which was awesome. My dear friend Leif Edling (CANDLEMASS) was also hanging out — yeah, Stockholm was fun!

"Tomorrow we are flying out to Japan, we are really looking forward to that… This will be my 16th visit to Japan since my first time in 1997 — crazy! You know I love Japan. This time we are playing 6 shows and for the first time we are including a show in Hiroshima, we are excited. Looking forward to meeting my Japanese friends, fans and business partners."

As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY have recruited Fredrik Åkesson as a replacement for Chris Amott (guitar) for the continued "Doomsday Machine" touring campaign. Åkesson has lent his awesome guitar talent to such varied artists such as TALISMAN, JOHN NORUM, KRUX, TIAMAT and his own (now defunct) group, SOUTHPAW.

ARCH ENEMY started their European tour in Paris at the Bataclan on October 2. The band's "Doomsday Machine" album entered the official German Top 100 chart at position No. 34. The CD was co-produced by the band and Rickard Bengtsson at Slaughterhouse Studio in Sweden and was mixed by Andy Sneap at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, U.K.

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