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Swedish/German extreme metal metallers ARCH ENEMY debuted two brand new songs — “No Gods, No Masters” and “Yesterday Is Dead And Gone” — during their very special and intimate showcase on March 14, 2011 in Wermelskirchen, Germany at the AJZ Bahndamm, a self-governed youth center which is well known for its various underground metal, punk and hardcore shows with a capacity of 200 people.

The Wermelskirchen show kicked off the campaign for ARCH ENEMY‘s new album, “Khaos Legions”, which will be made available all across Europe on May 30 via Century Media Records. Only 150 die-hard fans plus journalists from all over Europe witnessed the worldwide premiere of two new songs from the upcoming album. It was hot, it was sweaty and it smelled like “khaos.”

Commented ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott: “Normally, an ‘industry’/media show is a quite stiff and slightly boring affair, not so this time! We invited 150 ARCH ENEMY fans to join us via our Facebook page and voilà — it was ON! We had a blast ripping through the two new songs for the first time on stage, and judging by the crowd reaction — they were feeling it too! A big thanks to all involved; the Century Media crew, AJZ Bahndamm crew, the journalists and of course the amazing fans! This was a perfect start to the ‘Khaos Legions’ campaign!”

You can see photos of this very remarkable event at this location .

A three-minute video documentary on the AJZ Bahndamm concert featuring snippets of the new song “Yesterday Is Dead And Gone” can be seen below. The song will be made available for free download on Friday, April 1.