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Arch Enemy

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Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy is a death metal band from Sweden, active 1996 to present. 20 releases and 14 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts

Genre
Death Metal
Origin
Halmstad, Sweden
Formed
1996
Releases
20

Biography

Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members have been in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, Eucharist, and Once Human. It was founded by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, who were both originally from the death metal band Carnage. The band has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, three video albums and four EPs. The band was originally fronted by Johan Liiva, who was replaced by German vocalist Angela Gossow in 2000. Gossow left the band in March 2014, subsequently becoming the group's manager, and was replaced by Canadian vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. White-Gluz left the band at the end of 2025. American vocalist Lauren Hart was announced as the band's new frontwoman on 19 February 2026.

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Genres

Current line-up

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Sharlee D’AngeloBass guitar1999 to present
Michael AmottGuitar, Keyboard, Bass guitar1996 to present
Daniel ErlandssonDrums (drum set)1996 to present
Joey ConcepcionGuitar2023 to present
Lauren HartLead vocals, Principal2026 to present

Former members

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Johan LiivaLead vocals1996 to 2001
Peter WildoerDrums (drum set)1997 to 1997
Alissa White‐GluzLead vocals2014 to 2025
Christopher AmottGuitar1996 to 2012
Fredrik ÅkessonGuitar2005 to 2007
Jeff LoomisGuitar2014 to 2023
Angela GossowLead vocals2001 to 2014
Nick CordleGuitar2012 to 2014
Martin BengtssonBass guitar1997 to 1998

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

Related bands

Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.

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