Arch Enemy- Wages Of Sin
I am here to review Arch Enemy's fourth in-studio album Wages Of Sin, the first album with newly recruited vocalist Angela Gossow, following the departure of Johan Liiva. The album kicks off with the amazing Enemy Within, what starts off with a relaxing piano intro what is the guiding to light to bring in Daniel Erlandsons awesome drumming intro, then the Amott brothers savage guitars come in joined by Sharlee D'Angelo on bass. Then the monstrous voice of Angela Gossow joins the carnage. By this time your thinking what type of monster have they unleashed here!
Michael Amott and his band released their first album Black Earth in
1996. Three in-studio albums later and one live album they release
Wages Of Sin in Japan and Korea in 2001 and in 2002 they release it in Europe, USA and Canada.
This album is nothing short of a masterpiece, it combines killer guitar riffs with powerful drumming and and of course the un-believable amazing voice of Angela. On Wages Of Sin Daniel shows his best performances yet. He shows a faster more aggressive drumming performance then on the other albums he has played on. Fast aggressive and powerful can only be a good thing if youre a Melodic Death band. The Amott brother's guitar skills on this album are out-standing from crunchingly heavy but strangely catchy riffs to face ripping solos.
Track four on Wages Of Sin Ravenous. It starts with an incredible guitar intro performed by both the Amott brothers and then more yes more! impressive drumming from Daniel. Then Angela jumps in, now we have the full Arch Enemy assault. This track has got a range of catchy riffs and an amazing solo on guitar performed by Chris. This track is awesome.
This album is Stunning, Amazing, Brilliant, and Creative. Arch Enemy are at the height of their career. On this album they have shown they can create monstrous songs like Enemy Within to the beautiful instrumental Snow Bound. This album has already made its mark as a classic and will go on to influence the future of Melodic Death.
-Joel Green
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