ARCH ENEMY Shoots Two New Videos

The anticipation surrounding the new ARCH ENEMY album, "Rise of The Tyrant", is at an all-time high as the group kicked off their massive co-headlining North American tour with MACHINE HEAD this past week. The trek, dubbed "The Black Tyranny Tour", also features THROWDOWN and SANCTITY in the support slots and is easily one of the most crushing touring packages of the year.

"The Black Tyranny Tour" officially marks the return of ARCH ENEMY guitarist Chris Amott (guitars) to the U.S. and brother Mike Amott (guitars) states: "So we are already a week into our co-headlining tour with MACHINE HEAD here in the U.S. I am loving the shows and the general vibe of this tour, lots of really cool and friendly people. We've been off the road for over six months and it's so good to be back. Especially with Chris back in the fold — he's been playing great and is excited about meeting our fans again, on and off the stage! Both Chris and I have some new killer toys from Randall (RM100 Amps and XL cabs) and Digitech (GSP1101),and it's a pure joy playing such awesome equipment — I can honestly say I have never been happier with my lead tone. So as the 'Black Tyranny Tour' rolls over North America we are looking forward to more great experiences out there."

Angela Gossow (vocals) commented: "Too many things happen every day. Before we arrived in the U.S. we shot two videos with Patric Ullaeus (IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL) in Gothenburg. The video for the song 'Revolution Begins' is set in a huge gravel pit with plenty of pyros going off whilst we were playing. Until the wind changed and Daniel's hair was no more — well, at least some of it. It kinda caught fire and literally melted down in a split second. Pretty, pretty scary! The next day, we shot a video for the track 'I Will Live Again' in Patric's studio with me being tied back to the wall, fighting against the chains. I tore them right out of the wall and flew into the burning hot set lights in front of me. The result are a couple of third-degree burns on my forearms. Ouch! I will remember that one for quite awhile."

Mike stated: "Working with Patric Ullaeus for the first time was a blast! Patric was super professional and cool to work with. It was the most painless video shoot I have ever been a part of (luckily I didn't get burnt like Daniel and Angela). Be sure to check out our MySpace page to view some photos from the shoots and I can't wait to see the finished results."

"Rise of The Tyrant" is set for a September 25 release via Century Media Records.