CD Review
This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010.
These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins.
Artist : Arch Enemy
Album : The Root of All Evil (2009 Century Media)
Tracks : 13
Artist website : http://www.archenemy.net/
OVERVIEW
This is the eight studio album from Swedish metal band Arch Enemy. The music delivers heavy in spades! One of the things I’m always surprised by when I hear this band is that Angela Gossow is able to growl the way she does. It’s pretty impressive!
I did feel in parts that it got just a bit reptitive. However, the album is packed with lots of great riffs and very good energy. What’s not to like, afterall?
Overall, it’s a very good effort from Arch Enemy.
HIGHLIGHTS :
The Immortal, Demonic Science, Dead Inside, Pilgrim, Bridge of Destiny
PLAY BY PLAY
Track 1 – The Root of All Evil (Intro)
A minute of quiet ambient noise.
Track 2 – Beast Of Man
Cool track. Good energy.
Track 3 – The Immortal
Cool track. Very cool solo.
Track 4 – Diva Satanica
Awesome riffs.
Track 5 – Demonic Science
Awesome riffs again! Good groove to boot. This track kind of reminds me of White Zombie. There are some really pretty moments in this track.
Track 6 – Bury Me an Angel
Brutal!
Track 7 – Dead Inside
Awesome groove!
Track 8 – Dark Insanity
Another fairly brutal track! Yay!
Track 9 – Pilgrim
I really dug this track!
Track 10 – Demoniality
This is an instrumental track. It’s a really heavy track and kind of pointless as it didn’t really have anything to offer thematically.
Track 11 – Transmigration Macabre
I didn’t really dig this track.
Track 12 – Silverwing
Didn’t really dig this one either. There are some really pretty guitar moments though.
Track 13 – Bridge of Destiny
This has a lot of really cool moments. It’s the “epic” of the album, clocking in at just under 8 minutes.