©Copyright belongs to Wrong Again Records & Regain Records (reissue) Black Earth is the debut album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. The album was reissued on April 24, 2007 on Regain Records. Pre-mastered at the Mastering Room, Gothenburg. Recorded at Studio Fredman, February - March 1996, and mixed in April 1996. Re-released by Toy Factory (Japan) in 1999 with 2 bonus tracks: 10. Losing Faith (03:16)time 37:43): 11. The Ides of March (Iron Maiden cover) (01:46) Re-released by Regain Records in 2002 with 3 bonus tracks: 10. Losing Faith 11. The Ides of March (Iron Maiden cover) 12. Aces High (Iron Maiden cover) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - During the time of recording Black Earth, Arch Enemy was more of a solo project. Michael Amott wrote all of the songs and played bass guitar on the album. Although Johan Liiva is cited as playing the bass, Michael later stated in an interview that he had it credited that way to make it seem more of a "band effort." Christopher Amott, who was attending music college at the time, only contributed his leads on the album, leaving Michael to record all the rhythm tracks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LineUp: Johan Liiva -- vocals, bass. Michael Amott -- lead guitar, co-producer, mixing, design. Christopher Amott -- lead guitar. Daniel Erlandsson -- drums. ------------------------------------------------- Track-List: 1."Bury Me an Angel" (00:03--) 2."Dark Insanity" (03:44--) 3."Eureka" (07:01--) 4."Idolatress" (11:45--) 5."Cosmic Retribution" (16:41--) 6."Demoniality" (Instrumental) (20:42--) 7."Transmigration Macabre" (22:02--) 8."Time Capsule" (Instrumental) (26:12--) 9."Fields of Desolation" (27:21--) Reissue - Bonus-Tracks: 10."Losing Faith" (32:51--) 11."The Ides of March" (Instrumental) (36:08--) 12."Aces High" (37:55--)

• published: 21 Jun 2014
• views: 20