Rise of the Tyrant

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Rise of the Tyrant is the seventh album by melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, produced by Fredrik Nordström, and is tentatively slated for release on September 25th, 2007. The album was leaked onto the internet on July 27, 2007 with the Initial leak containing various watermarks. On July 28, 2007.

Vocalist Angela Gossow told the band's website that:

I experimented quite a bit with doubling vocal lines on the last album, which I now feel kind of took personality and vocal attack away. So this time it's the classic, one-vocal-track, no-frills, no-effects approach. I put a lot of work and emotions into the lyrics, some of them actually made me cry, most of them made me very, very angry. They deal with the pain and losses we cause each other. To balance these gloomy themes out, we managed to write some lyrics in the vein of 'We Will Rise' — you know, fight songs! There is not only suffering and injustice in this world, but also hope, love and friendship.

— http://www.archenemy.net/news/2007/05/angela_gossow_offers_update_fr.php

Guitarist Michael Amott described it as the:

ultimate Arch Enemy album!!! To me, this album sounds like the perfect mix of melody and brutality. This album is a an organic and honest statement from the band — it's pure fucking metal at its absolute best, the Arch Enemy way! Producer Fredrik Nordström did a killer mix on the record — the sound is big and intense!

Track listing

1. "Blood on Your Hands" – 4:41
2. "The Last Enemy" – 4:15
3. "I Will Live Again" – 3:32
4. "In This Shallow Grave" – 4:54
5. "Revolution Begins" – 4:11
6. "Rise of the Tyrant" – 4:33
7. "The Day You Died" – 4:52
8. "Intermezzo Liberté" – 2:51
9. "Night Falls Fast" – 3:18
10. "The Great Darkness" – 4:46
11. "Vultures" – 6:35
12. "The Oath (Kiss Cover)" (Japan Bonus Track)

Trivia

• The speech from the song "Rise of the Tyrant" is taken from 1979 movie Caligula:
  Caligula: I have existed from the morning of the world and I shall exist until the last star falls from the night.
  Although I have taken the form of Gaius Caligula, I am all men as I am no man and therefore I am a God.
  Claudius: All those who say aye, say aye.
  Caligula: Aye... aye!
  Senators: Aye! Aye! Aye!..
  Guard: He's a god now...