It's like Amott forgot how to music after Rise of the Tyrant. Alissa's vox are still the ugh-iest thing ever, too.

Loomis must be so bored playing this shit.

The lyrics may be dull but Alissa's vocals sound incredible. She sounds more brutal and deeper in moments. The guitar riffs sound classic and the drumming is beastly. I look forward to "Will to Power". They got their edge back judging by the dark toned guitar riffs that are reminiscent of burning bridges. I don't get the haters just hating on them just because Angela left... Oh well, I don't give a crap about ignorant people anyways tbh. I don't care if sputnik gives this a 2.5 Fact is Arch Enemy sound classic again. War eternal sucks compared to these new tracks so get over it.

Terrible songs. Saying their writing is on autopilot is a compliment compared to how truly bland and boring this band has become.

I disagree. These new songs got massive amounts of views and positive feedback. Their new album has gotten great reviews too. The music is not bad at all but could use faster riffs like their first albums.

Catchy as hell.
Sounds awesome.

Terrible songs. Saying their writing is on autopilot is a compliment compared to how truly bland and boring this band has become.

Indeed


The lyrics may be dull but Alissa's vocals sound incredible. She sounds more brutal and deeper in moments. The guitar riffs sound classic and the drumming is beastly. I look forward to "Will to Power". They got their edge back judging by the dark toned guitar riffs that are reminiscent of burning bridges. I don't get the haters just hating on them just because Angela left... Oh well, I don't give a crap about ignorant people anyways tbh. I don't care if sputnik gives this a 2.5 Fact is Arch Enemy sound classic agian. War eternal sucks compared to these new tracks so get over it.

Nah man, I don't think anybody cares Angela left. Fact is, AE have been releasing the same mundane, stale, uninspired, anthemic "rise above" bullshit for too long, and quite frankly nobody here is impressed. As long as butthurt fanboys like you keep buying into this crap then that's what they'll keep releasing.

alissa, is that you?

I've seen hundreds of people mad about Angela leaving.
Who is butthurt here? You guys are using ridiculous arguments. You just hate AE because they release new songs. LOL. The reviewers I seen were not fanboys at all. They actually know the metal genres inside and out. Most reviewers on here are biased as fuck honestly.

indeed, alissa

How come coverkillernation gave war eternal a solid 8 out of 10 then? So he's a butthurt fanboy as well? Hahahaaha

literally no one is talking to you / arguing back

*quite frankly nobody here is impressed*
Really man? Lol

Terrible. argument spagett, I really liked their last album. Also, every review ever is biased. Sorry our tastes don't align to yours, not sorry you're so butthurt about it.

If you google search Arch Enemy Will to Power review you will see plenty of positive reviews for the album saying some songs sound insanely better than War Eternal. I just think some people bash AE for the most ridiculous reasons. What does it matter if Alissa is not the song writer? It doesn't change the core sounds of the new songs.

Plainly calling something trash is actually butthurt and inmature. Piss off bro.

online metal reviewers outside of sputnik are stupid af and probably paid for by the band themselves

Sputnik isn't even that official. Lol what? XD You haven't even read the reviews man you crazy.
Youtube is more honest and mature than this shit site anyways.

You seem very mad we don't like this. Are you Michael Amott?

no it's alissa

*complains about Sputnik **is also a registered Sputnik user

My name is James thank you. You're not funny and frankly I don't care about your shitty opinions XD CoverKillerNation is far more professional as a reviewer than you selective bigots anyways. Also explain to me why the music videos have thousands of likes and millions of views then? We win you lose brother sorry.

immature metal fans can go back to their echo chambers

Then go buddy.

You guys are so salty judging by the fact that Arch Enemy are making millions and gaining insane amounts of fame. It's ok, just go listen to your brutal uninspiring black metal. C:

"These new songs got massive amounts of views and positive feedback. Their new album has gotten great reviews too."
This is such a terrible, largely irrelevant argument that I'm convinced you must be trolling.

is that so alissa

mature and youtube in the same sentence, I like this guy

youtube comments are actually pretty mature, they're just written in a different dialect that makes dissecting them in a neutral eye a daunting task, so your brain just interprets them as rude

band used to be good, now they're okay. somebody has to keep the genre popular with comfort food riffs and an attractive frontwoman, right?

Been a Arch Enemy fan since 2004. This is the most boring/basic material they have ever put out. It is no secret that Alissa's sex appeal in the metal world has become the main attraction with Arch Enemy. That's why they are getting more views than they ever have. Amott has completely lost his mojo at this point. I will still listen to the album because you can't judge a whole record by two singles, but my hopes of this being an awesome record have been completely shattered. I am honestly more excited for Alissa's solo record because she said Loomis is writing most of the material.

"The lyrics may be dull but Alissa's vocals sound incredible."

Alright: Who actually likes her over-producer, over-acted, strained screams and cleans? Because I find them even more silly than Angela's most over-produced work.

i enjoy them, but in a nostalgic, high-school metalcore fan kinda way

Watched only to check if the ho is still hot

Why does Stargazer always passionately defend the worst shit.

somebody has to while Snide's on vacay

surprise mediocre band puts out more mediocre music

Sputnik's vocal community have always been unimpressed with everything ever. It's striking how often an entire thread of commenters are so misaligned with the average rating of a record. This site is great if you want news and general compiled ratings but coming here for user opinions is cancer.

I honestly don't mind this band's recent material. It's obviously not on the level of the early stuff, but I don't find it offensively bad like a lot of you guys seem to.

"I disagree. These new songs got massive amounts of views and positive feedback. Their new album has gotten great reviews too. The music is not bad at all but could use faster riffs like their first albums."

You do realize that means jack shit right?

"Sputnik's vocal community have always been unimpressed with everything ever. It's striking how often an entire thread of commenters are so misaligned with the average rating of a record. This site is great if you want news and general compiled ratings but coming here for user opinions is cancer."

Or it's because most people who venture on this site tend to not like this run of the mill same old shit that bands like this have been releasing these days. Nobody on this site really gives too much shit if you like this stuff, it's more how some people come across defending this with asinine arguments.

yup

Peoples defenses for bands they enjoy that are dogpiled on by the community are kind of lame. Like, you can enjoy Arch Enemy (imo they're a decent enough band) but if you are gonna make a defense don't make it so skewed.

Music, it's all about feelings, no one's right and no ones wrong.....

Saying that....

I can't take anyone seriously who likes this band

as a professional eagle, i can confirm that i mostly fly alone.
this song is shit tho

Why does this band still exist?

also i love you stargazer777, please marry me

shit song

Why does this band still exist? [4356435243]

Both songs are stupid but fun to listen. Lyrics are shit, The World is Yours sounds like picnic music XD

"You guys are so salty judging by the fact that Arch Enemy are making millions and gaining insane amounts of fame. It's ok, just go listen to your brutal uninspiring black metal. C:"
But Blood Stain Child is black metal

'Also explain to me why the music videos have thousands of likes and millions of views then'

You mean like Katie Perry or Biebler or right said fred?

The general public are dumb af.

Loads of people like it so it must be great is the lamest shit ive ever heard and usually comes from teenage pop fans. Which honestly isnt that far removed from an Arch enemy fan.

Stargazer is my favorite retard/potential troll.

@flug

He only has eyes for CKN sorry breh

im practically CKN but without shit normie taste and also without his fairly impressive lingua skills

"I disagree. These new songs got massive amounts of views and positive feedback. Their new album has gotten great reviews too."

That's because this is intended for the general metal audience who don't really know better. Pop music sells well because it appeals to the lowest common denominator. Arch Enemy does the same thing.

^^^^

Welp, I'm gonna go listen to Burning Bridges now.

That's the right attitude

blood stain child and arch enemy are my two favorite bands

Anyone ever see those Arch Enemy shirts that say "PURE FUCKING METAL" on the back? Lol

no alloys allowed 😤

aha he shitposted on my wall that I was never a tr00 AE fan. Little do the kiddos know I used to worship Angela and Rise of the Tyrant (and still kinda do). For the record I mostly dump on their new stuff so hard because I expect so much more from them, but nah i'm just h8ter lol.

it's a phase you never grow out of

Got bm in my piechart so I'm obligated to hate everything forever.

If U Grow OuT ov ANYfing Or AdmiTT a BanDz is ShiT whEn dey R , EVEN If Yu Did Eva LiyK dem Ur nOt TrvU N REAL

has clean vocals -1000/5

Haven't even listened to them since high school, but I was curious to read the comments. I should have made some popcorn.

please stop

Deezer your mistaking music taste for intelligence. Comparing Arch Enemy to Katy Perry is also a mistake.

nah

1Wonder what would have happened if they hired a dude to replace Angela...

But otherwise they're very stagnant, but not terrible to me.

they would have gone obscure af, mostly nobody would care about them no more, save for a couple of weird dudes who think the band is trve kvlt again now that a man is singing (but will deny the gender has anything to do with it)

fight me

sometime I pray they'll go back to pre-Doomsday Machine era, I don't mind Alissa vocals that much.

she was ace in The Agonist tbh

angela was ace in doomsday machine

band has dried out of ideas

it's crazy considering how versatile metal is

like, go to a random page on metallum, find a band and incorporate their sound into your own somewhat, it requires no creativity whatsoever

Why does an AE article have 80+ comments in 2017... what are you pansies doing?

New vocalist's expressions in the video don't really fit her vocals.. doesn't seem like she's really 'growling' in the video

I've never even heard this band, but I checked this out cuz i was curious. Sounds preeeeeetty stale.

Decline in quality is very apparent.

"Deezer your mistaking music taste for intelligence. Comparing Arch Enemy to Katy Perry is also a mistake."

You don't get what he's coming from. He's pointing out that just because Arch Enemy has a lot of views on their videos it doesn't mean they're a good band or that they make good music to all of us that we "must enjoy" because they're popular. He stating Katy Perry gets millions of views and by the logic of stargazer means we should be liking her too.

Alissa has a nice bum

What Fear said

"fight me"

if his vox were less obnoxiously over-produced and just more cookie-cutter Dark Tranquility worship I'd probably like them more, even if they were more mainstream acceptable tbh. But I'd prob say that for any other vocalist/style here too.

People can shit on this song and their recent albums, which is fair, but idk, something in me just thinks it's cool for music with harsh/Death vocals to get over a million views. Given how people still see you as some kind of weirdo for liking music with harsh vocals, I think this is kinda cool. Of course, the song and the band's recent work is still bland and generally poor.

it would be cool for the genre to be represented good, but yeah it's nice to have variety in mainstream culture

well

Ollie is a proper devil's advocate.

well sounds ugly

Suggestion: If it sounds ugly to your ears, it sounds right to native ears. Be George Costanza and do the opposite of what you think is right so you'll fall ass backwards into the promised land of where you want to be.

Stargazer was 80% of those views though

i'll copy courtney act's wording and phrasing, and do the opposite

wow this is really bad.