Christopher Amott keert terug bij Arch Enemy
Christopher Amott keert met onmiddelijke ingang terug bij Arch Enemy, de band die hij als één van de originele leden
aan het einde van de opnames van Doomsday Machine verliet.
Het volledige verhaal, zoals het op de website van de band is te lezen:
Arch Enemy is pleased to announce that original guitarist Christopher Amott is rejoining the band with immediate effect.
The band, having finished an intense 18 month touring cycle all over the world promoting the Doomsday Machine album
and Live Apocalypse DVD, are currently busy working on songs for their new studio album.
Christopher surprised many by departing Arch Enemy at the end of the Doomsday Machine recording sessions in
2005, having been in the band for ten years (starting with Arch Enemy at age 18). Christopher followed his urge to see
the outside world and find what else is out there apart from music. Having done that, the time is right for him to return to
the fold with a newly injected bite and focus and to resume his career.
Commenting on the re-grouping announcement Christopher states: “This is very exciting for me, returning to Arch Enemy
as a fulltime member! Right now we are working on our forthcoming album and I’m very pleased about the way it’s turning out.
The new songs are fast and furious with lots of melody! To all the people who sent me kind messages while I was out of the
band, thank you for your support, it helped me a lot. After this (much needed) two year break, I’m looking forward to getting
back on the road. I hope to see you all later this year!”
Arch Enemy mastermind Michael Amott compliments his younger brother Christopher perfectly in style and chemistry and
together they have become one of the most infamous and ripping guitar teams in extreme metal. Michael comments: “So, we are
back with my brother Christopher on guitar – it’s a huge rush to have him back playing in his signature style! He’s jumped in
at the end of the songwriting process for the new album and added some of his unique spice! I feel Christopher’s playing has
matured and is more precise and even faster than before! Guitar fans are going to freak on the stuff we are getting up to on
the new album!”
The last two years have been the busiest and most successful touring campaign of Arch Enemy‘s entire career, so the
many fans both old and especially new can now look forward to witnessing Christopher’s return to the stages of the world. In
regards to Fredrik Åkesson, the Swedish guitar-wizard who has been touring with Arch Enemy for 18 months and who can
be seen on the band’s latest video clip for the song My Apocalypse, Michael states: “I want to add that we are
eternally grateful to Fredrik Åkesson, who did an outstanding job with Arch Enemy over the past 18 months while we
dragged the Doomsday Machine around the world a couple of times – YOU ARE FUCKING AWESOME!”
Arch Enemy have spent the last weeks locked in intense rehearsals at their homebase in Halmstad, Sweden, putting the
final touches to the new material and integrating Christopher on the new songs for the forthcoming studio album.
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