ARCH ENEMY’s thunderous ‘The European Siege’ tour is regrettably forced to postpone to autumn 2022 due to the ongoing global situation.
However, ARCH ENEMY can comfortingly announce that they will have a brand-new album for you by then! Expect nothing but an outstanding tour with a massive LP behind their back!
Michael Amott comments as follows:
“Nobody’s more disappointed than us about this, that’s for damn sure. But it is what it is, and we’re already looking forward to getting back to it in 2022! Stay healthy, stay Metal!”
The tour retains its special guest slot from BEHEMOTH, metal legends CARCASS and opening the evening’s will be gothic metal newcomers, UNTO OTHERS (formerly known as Idle Hands).
The rescheduled dates are listed in full below. All tickets will remain valid for the new dates, so keep them safe.
“THE EUROPEAN SIEGE” TOURDATES:
2022-09-27 IE – Dublin, Olympia Theatre 2022-09-29 UK – Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow 2022-09-30 UK – Manchester, O2 Apollo 2022-10-01 UK – Birmingham, O2 Academy Birmingham 2022-10-02 UK – London, O2 Academy Brixton 2022-10-04 FR – Paris, Le Zénith 2022-10-05 FR – Toulouse, Le Bikini 2022-10-07 PT – Lisbon, Coliseu de Lisboa 2022-10-08 ES – Madrid, Palacio Vistalegre 2022-10-09 ES – Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi 2022-10-11 FR – Lyon, Le Radiant 2022-10-12 IT – Milano, Alcatraz 2022-10-14 DE – Berlin, Columbiahalle 2022-10-15 CZ – Prague, Tipsport Arena 2022-10-16 HU – Budapest, Barba Negra 2022-10-18 AT – Vienna, Gasometer 2022-10-19 PL – Katowice, Spodek 2022-10-21 DE – Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena 2022-10-22 NL – Den Bosch, Mainstage Brabanthallen 2022-10-23 BE – Brussels, Forest National 2022-10-25 CH – Zurich, Samsung Hall 2022-10-26 DE – Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 2022-10-28 DE – Munich, Zenith 2022-10-29 DE – Düsseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle 2022-10-30 DE – Hamburg, edel-optics.de Arena 2022-10-31 SE – Gothenburg, Partille Arena 2022-11-02 FI – Helsinki, Ice Hall 2022-11-04 SE – Stockholm, Annexet 2022-11-05 DK – Copenhagen, Forum 2022-11-06 NO – Oslo, Rockefeller
English extreme metal legends CARCASS have released an animated video created by Costin Chioreanu (OPETH, NAPALM DEATH) for a new single, “Dance of IXTAB (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1 In B),” from their massively anticipated 7th studio album, “Torn Arteries,” that’s out September 17th from Nuclear Blast Records.
CARCASS’ founding vocalist/bassist Jeff Walker describes “Dance of IXTAB (Psychopomp & Circumstance March No. 1 In B)”:
“The song is a foot stomping festival anthem that will go unheard in an empty, vacuous, post covid world “stadium”, where used Lateral Flow Tests blow around as litter in the breeze.”
01. Torn Arteries 02. Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstances March No. 1 In B) 03. Eleanor Rigor Mortis 04. Under The Scalpel Blade 05. The Devil Rides Out 06. Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment Limited 07. Kelly’s Meat Emporium 08. In God We Trust 09. Wake Up And Smell The Carcass /Caveat Emptor 10. The Scythe’s Remorseless Swing
“Torn Arteries” is available for pre-order in a variety of bundles and formats, including CD, Box Set and limited edition vinyl pressings. Pre-order here: http://www.nuclearblast.com/carcass-tornarteries
Ferocious and uncompromising in their execution, CARCASS’s ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for over three decades. In 2019 the band released their first single in over 5 years “Under The Scalpel Blade,” followed by a 4 song EP entitled “Despicable” (October 2020), setting a potent precedent for the full length album coming in September: “Torn Arteries.” With the album title itself referencing an old demo created by original drummer Ken Own back in the 80’s, “Torn Arteries“sits as a bookend on the modern side of the CARCASS discography, connecting directly back to where everything began over 30 years ago. The album artwork also rings reminiscent of the grotesque photography that appears on classic CARCASS album covers like “Reek Of Putrefaction“ of “Symphonies of Sickness.” Artist Zbigniew Bielak traveled outside his normal wheelhouse to bring forth a time lapsed set of photos showing vegetables shaped like a heart, rotting over time upon a white plate. This form of artwork was influenced by Japanese Kusôzu, meaning: ‘painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse.’
“It’s very clean, white, which we’ve never done before,” explains vocalist and bassist Jeff Walker, “it doesn’t look evil, or typically death metal, but I like how clean it is; almost like a coffee table book.” This new album presents images, lyrics, and sounds that so distinctly scream CARCASS, but ferry us into a new era of production, songwriting, and art all together.
“I think as our 7th album, it does stand out from the others both sonically and stylistically,” says Walker. “You can definitely tell that it’s CARCASS; when you drop that needle on the vinyl, when you hear that guitar tone, you can tell it’s Bill Steer, but each album is always a product of its time.”
With “Torn Arteries,” each track stands unique from the rest in its approach to guitar, bass, vocals and drumming, along with all the finer details. Filthy and dominating guitar work creates thick layers of tone and melody, piling on top of each other like the weight of dead flesh in tracks like “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.”
“The working title for Kelly’s was originally ‘Stock Carcass,’” laughs Walker. “We knew that one was a real meat and potatoes track for the album.” Meanwhile the elevated speed and catchy beat in “Dance of Ixtab” tell a robust and airier story, one that is certain to get a reaction from live crowds. “We built this song around the beat. We had an approach to each song that was a definite idea. It’s all about ‘what haven’t we done before?’”
Recording and Production for “Torn Arteries” wasn’t as simple as sitting down for a few weeks and knocking it all out, but rather spread out over the course of approximately 1 year bouncing back and forth between England and Sweden. Initially, drummer Daniel Wilding did session work in Sweden at Studio Gröndahl with David Castillo while guitars were recorded at The Stationhouse with James Atkinson in Leeds, England. Eventually needing some form of residential location to finalize vocals, bass, and other guitarwork, the band headed back to studio Gröndahl in Sweden to continue work in a very relaxed atmosphere with Castillo. “There was no real big plan to do it this way, the process just organically grew on its own,” says Walker.
Most will find that the only real struggle when indulging in “Torn Arteries“ is fighting the desire to start it over the second it finishes. It covers substantial new ground for a band with such a reputation, while still retaining that addictive, time honored CARCASS sound that has come to represent the face of true death metal.
English extreme metal legends CARCASS have released a new album trailer in which they discuss the origins of their new single “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.” The song is featured on the band’s impending 7th studio album, “Torn Arteries,” that’s out September 17th with Nuclear Blast Records. Watch below to see how one of the year’s most devastating songs came together.
“Torn Arteries” is available for pre-order in a variety of bundles and formats, including CD, Box Set and limited edition vinyl pressings. Pre-Order “Torn Arteries“: http://www.nuclearblast.com/carcass-tornarteries
“Torn Arteries” Tracklisting:
01. Torn Arteries 02. Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstances March No. 1) 03. Eleanor Rigor Mortis 04. Under The Scalpel Blade 05. The Devil Rides Out 06. Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment Limited 07. Kelly’s Meat Emporium 08. In God We Trust 09. Wake Up And Smell The Carcass /Caveat Emptor 10. The Scythe’s Remorseless Swing
Ferocious and uncompromising in their execution, CARCASS’s ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for over three decades. In 2019 the band released their first single in over 5 years “Under The Scalpel Blade,” followed by a 4 song EP entitled “Despicable” (October 2020), setting a potent precedent for the full length album coming in September: “Torn Arteries.” With the album title itself referencing an old demo created by original drummer Ken Own back in the 80’s, “Torn Arteries“sits as a bookend on the modern side of the CARCASS discography, connecting directly back to where everything began over 30 years ago.
The album artwork also rings reminiscent of the grotesque photography that appears on classic CARCASS album covers like “Reek Of Putrefaction“ of “Symphonies of Sickness.” Artist Zbigniew Bielak traveled outside his normal wheelhouse to bring forth a time lapsed set of photos showing vegetables shaped like a heart, rotting over time upon a white plate. This form of artwork was influenced by Japanese Kusôzu, meaning: ‘painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse.’
“It’s very clean, white, which we’ve never done before,” explains vocalist and bassist Jeff Walker, “it doesn’t look evil, or typically death metal, but I like how clean it is; almost like a coffee table book.” This new album presents images, lyrics, and sounds that so distinctly scream CARCASS, but ferry us into a new era of production, songwriting, and art all together.
“I think as our 7th album, it does stand out from the others both sonically and stylistically,” says Walker. “You can definitely tell that it’s CARCASS; when you drop that needle on the vinyl, when you hear that guitar tone, you can tell it’s Bill Steer, but each album is always a product of its time.”
With “Torn Arteries,” each track stands unique from the rest in its approach to guitar, bass, vocals and drumming, along with all the finer details. Filthy and dominating guitar work creates thick layers of tone and melody, piling on top of each other like the weight of dead flesh in tracks like “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.”
“The working title for Kelly’s was originally ‘Stock Carcass,’” laughs Walker. “We knew that one was a real meat and potatoes track for the album.” Meanwhile the elevated speed and catchy beat in “Dance of Ixtab” tell a robust and airier story, one that is certain to get a reaction from live crowds. “We built this song around the beat. We had an approach to each song that was a definite idea. It’s all about ‘what haven’t we done before?’”
Recording and Production for “Torn Arteries” wasn’t as simple as sitting down for a few weeks and knocking it all out, but rather spread out over the course of approximately 1 year bouncing back and forth between England and Sweden. Initially, drummer Daniel Wilding did session work in Sweden at Studio Gröndahl with David Castillo while guitars were recorded at The Stationhouse with James Atkinson in Leeds, England. Eventually needing some form of residential location to finalize vocals, bass, and other guitarwork, the band headed back to studio Gröndahl in Sweden to continue work in a very relaxed atmosphere with Castillo. “There was no real big plan to do it this way, the process just organically grew on its own,” says Walker.
Most will find that the only real struggle when indulging in “Torn Arteries“ is fighting the desire to start it over the second it finishes. It covers substantial new ground for a band with such a reputation, while still retaining that addictive, time honored CARCASS sound that has come to represent the face of true death metal.
English extreme metal legends CARCASS recently debuted their grisly new single “Kelly’s Meat Emporium,” amplifying fan’s blood-thirst for the band’s 7th studio album, “Torn Arteries,” that’s out September 17th with Nuclear Blast Records. Now, they reveal drummer Dan Wilding‘s beastly playthrough video for the song. Watch it below!
Commenting on performing drums on “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.” Wilding states:
“I’m super excited to share this playthrough for ‘Kelly’s Meat Emporium,’ the first release from our upcoming album “Torn Arteries.” The playthrough was recorded and mixed by Adam “Nolly” Getgood and filmed and edited by Jo Torres. This is a pretty straight forward blast / thrasher with a couple of little intricate / accented bits here and there and (in typical Carcass fashion) a constantly changing structure haha. It was super fun to write and it’s great fun to play and in a lot of ways it’s very “traditional Carcass” in terms of both music and drumming. The intro drum part was an idea by Bill and Jeff who basically said “Play something like the intro beat to ‘Criminally Insane’ by Slayer … but with swing” haha and I guess the rest is history. Enjoy!”
“Torn Arteries” is available for pre-order in a variety of bundles and formats, including CD, Box Set and limited edition vinyl pressings. Pre-order here: http://www.nuclearblast.com/carcass-tornarteries
“Torn Arteries” Tracklisting:
Torn Arteries
Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstances March No. 1)
Eleanor Rigor Mortis
Under The Scalpel Blade
The Devil Rides Out
Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment Limited
Kelly’s Meat Emporium
In God We Trust
Wake Up And Smell The Carcass / Caveat Emptor
The Scythe’s Remorseless Swing
Ferocious and uncompromising in their execution, CARCASS’s ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for over three decades. In 2019 the band released their first single in over 5 years “Under The Scalpel Blade,” followed by a 4 song EP entitled “Despicable” (October 2020), setting a potent precedent for the full length album coming in September: “Torn Arteries.” With the album title itself referencing an old demo created by original drummer Ken Owen back in the 80’s, “Torn Arteries” sits as a bookend on the modern side of the CARCASS discography, connecting directly back to where everything began over 30 years ago.
The album artwork also rings reminiscent of the grotesque photography that appears on classic CARCASS album covers like “Reek Of Putrefaction” of “Symphonies of Sickness.” Artist Zbigniew Bielak traveled outside his normal wheelhouse to bring forth a time lapsed set of photos showing vegetables shaped like a heart, rotting over time upon a white plate. This form of artwork was influenced by Japanese Kusôzu, meaning: ‘painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse.’
“It’s very clean, white, which we’ve never done before,” explains vocalist and bassist Jeff Walker, “it doesn’t look evil, or typically death metal, but I like how clean it is; almost like a coffee table book.” This new album presents images, lyrics, and sounds that so distinctly scream CARCASS, but ferry us into a new era of production, songwriting, and art all together.
“I think as our 7th album, it does stand out from the others both sonically and stylistically,” says Walker. “You can definitely tell that it’s CARCASS; when you drop that needle on the vinyl, when you hear that guitar tone, you can tell it’s Bill Steer, but each album is always a product of its time.”
With “Torn Arteries,” each track stands unique from the rest in its approach to guitar, bass, vocals and drumming, along with all the finer details. Filthy and dominating guitar work creates thick layers of tone and melody, piling on top of each other like the weight of dead flesh in tracks like “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.”
“The working title for Kelly’s was originally ‘Stock Carcass,’” laughs Walker. “We knew that one was a real meat and potatoes track for the album.” Meanwhile the elevated speed and catchy beat in “Dance of Ixtab” tell a robust and airier story, one that is certain to get a reaction from live crowds. “We built this song around the beat. We had an approach to each song that was a definite idea. It’s all about ‘what haven’t we done before?’”
Recording and Production for “Torn Arteries” wasn’t as simple as sitting down for a few weeks and knocking it all out, but rather spread out over the course of approximately 1 year bouncing back and forth between England and Sweden. Initially, drummer Daniel Wildingdid session work in Sweden at Studio Gröndahl with David Castillo while guitars were recorded at The Stationhouse with James Atkinson in Leeds, England. Eventually needing some form of residential location to finalize vocals, bass, and other guitarwork, the band headed back to studio Gröndahl in Sweden to continue work in a very relaxed atmosphere with Castillo. “There was no real big plan to do it this way, the process just organically grew on its own,” says Walker.
Most will find that the only real struggle when indulging in “Torn Arteries” is fighting the desire to start it over the second it finishes. It covers substantial new ground for a band with such a reputation, while still retaining that addictive, time honored CARCASS sound that has come to represent the face of true death metal.
The wait is (nearly) over… English extreme metal legends CARCASS have revealed their long-awaited, massively anticipated 7th studio album, “Torn Arteries,” will be released on September 17th with Nuclear Blast Records. Along with the announcement, the band has debuted a new song titled “Kelly’s Meat Emporium” that is available now on all stream services.
Ferocious and uncompromising in their execution, CARCASS’s ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for over three decades. In 2019 the band released their first single in over 5 years “Under The Scalpel Blade,” followed by a 4 song EP entitled Despicable (October 2020), setting a potent precedent for the full length album coming in September: “Torn Arteries.” With the album title itself referencing an old demo created by original drummer Ken Own back in the 80’s, “Torn Arteries“sits as a bookend on the modern side of the CARCASS discography, connecting directly back to where everything began over 30 years ago.
The album artwork also rings reminiscent of the grotesque photography that appears on classic CARCASS album covers like “Reek Of Putrefaction” of “Symphonies of Sickness.” Artist Zbigniew Bielak traveled outside his normal wheelhouse to bring forth a time lapsed set of photos showing vegetables shaped like a heart, rotting over time upon a white plate. This form of artwork was influenced by Japanese Kusôzu, meaning: ‘painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse.’
“It’s very clean, white, which we’ve never done before,” explains vocalist and bassist Jeff Walker, “it doesn’t look evil, or typically death metal, but I like how clean it is; almost like a coffee table book.” This new album presents images, lyrics, and sounds that so distinctly scream CARCASS, but ferry us into a new era of production, songwriting, and art all together.
“I think as our 7th album, it does stand out from the others both sonically and stylistically,” says Walker. “You can definitely tell that it’s CARCASS; when you drop that needle on the vinyl, when you hear that guitar tone, you can tell it’s Bill Steer, but each album is always a product of its time.”
With “Torn Arteries,” each track stands unique from the rest in its approach to guitar, bass, vocals and drumming, along with all the finer details. Filthy and dominating guitar work creates thick layers of tone and melody, piling on top of each other like the weight of dead flesh in tracks like “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.”
“The working title for Kelly’s was originally ‘Stock Carcass,’” laughs Walker. “We knew that one was a real meat and potatoes track for the album.” Meanwhile the elevated speed and catchy beat in “Dance of Ixtab” tell a robust and airier story, one that is certain to get a reaction from live crowds. “We built this song around the beat. We had an approach to each song that was a definite idea. It’s all about ‘what haven’t we done before?’”
Recording and Production for “Torn Arteries” wasn’t as simple as sitting down for a few weeks and knocking it all out, but rather spread out over the course of approximately 1 year bouncing back and forth between England and Sweden. Initially, drummer Daniel Wilding did session work in Sweden at Studio Gröndahl with David Castillo while guitars were recorded at The Stationhouse with James Atkinson in Leeds, England. Eventually needing some form of residential location to finalize vocals, bass, and other guitarwork, the band headed back to studio Gröndahl in Sweden to continue work in a very relaxed atmosphere with Castillo. “There was no real big plan to do it this way, the process just organically grew on its own,” says Walker.
Most will find that the only real struggle when indulging in “Torn Arteries” is fighting the desire to start it over the second it finishes. It covers substantial new ground for a band with such a reputation, while still retaining that addictive, time honored CARCASS sound that has come to represent the face of true death metal.
“Torn Arteries” Tracklisting:
Torn Arteries
Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstances March No. 1)
Eleanor Rigor Mortis
Under The Scalpel Blade
The Devil Rides Out
Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment Limited
Kelly’s Meat Emporium
In God We Trust
Wake Up And Smell The Carcass /Caveat Emptor
The Scythe’s Remorseless Swing
“Torn Arteries” is available for pre-order in a variety of bundles and formats, including CD, Box Set and limited edition vinyl pressings. Pre-order here: http://www.nuclearblast.com/carcass-tornarteries
Two of Europe’s most revered metal bands are set to combine forces to bring their European Siege 2021 tour to the old continent in Autumn 2021. Sweden’s ARCH ENEMY and Poland’s BEHEMOTH are joining together for these special dates, bringing their longtime friends and metal legends CARCASS in the special guest slot. Opening the evening’s thunderous proceedings will be hotly-tipped gothic metal newcomers, UNTO OTHERS (formerly known as Idle Hands).
Arch Enemy’s founder and guitarist, Michael Amott informs us, ”As we’ve been going through these troubled and challenging times lately, I think we all need something to look forward to. A reason to believe, right? Well….this is it!! The European Siege tour, featuring Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Carcass and Unto Others is undoubtedly the ultimate Metal tour of 2021 – see you there!”
Arch Enemy are continuing to work on their 11th studio album, the follow up to 2017’s “Will To Power” and these shows will be their first dates since their slot as special guests on Amon Amarth’s Beserker touring spectacle in 2019.
You can order a copy of Arch Enemy’s most recent releases below:
Behemoth’s frontman and creative visionary Nergal mirrors Amott’s sentiment, “After more than a year’s break from live music, we can think of no better homecoming to our beloved Legions than delivering to you a performance of new music and an event for the ages: The European Siege – a crushing combination of Carcass, Arch Enemy and Behemoth. We also proudly present the uniquely brilliant, Unto Others who will warmly welcome you to this night of metal magic!”
2021-09-28 IE – Dublin, Olympia Theatre 2021-09-30 UK – Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow 2021-10-01 UK – Manchester, O2 Academy Manchester 2021-10-02 UK – Birmingham, O2 Academy Birmingham 2021-10-03 UK – London, O2 Academy Brixton 2021-10-05 FR – Paris, Le Zénith 2021-10-06 FR – Toulouse, Le Bikini 2021-10-08 PT – Lisbon, Sala Tejo 2021-10-09 ES – Madrid, Palacio Vistalegre 2021-10-10 ES – Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi 2021-10-12 FR – Lyon, Le Radiant 2021-10-13 IT – Milano, Alcatraz 2021-10-15 DE – Berlin, Columbiahalle 2021-10-16 CZ – Prague, Tipsport Arena 2021-10-17 PL – Katowice, MCK 2021-10-19 HU – Budapest, Barba Negra 2021-10-20 AT – Vienna, Gasometer 2021-10-22 DE – Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena 2021-10-23 NL – Den Bosch, Mainstage Brabanthallen 2021-10-24 BE – Brussels, Forest National 2021-10-26 CH – Zurich, Samsung Hall 2021-10-27 DE – Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 2021-10-29 DE – Munich, Zenith 2021-10-30 DE – Düsseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle 2021-10-31 DE – Hamburg, edel-optics.de Arena 2021-11-01 SE – Gothenburg, Partille Arena 2021-11-03 FI – Helsinki, Ice Hall 2021-11-05 SE – Stockholm, Annexet 2021-11-06 DK – Copenhagen, Forum
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