Khaos Legions (album)
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| Studio album by Arch Enemy | ||||
| Released | May 30, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | December 2010 - 2011 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 54:55 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Arch Enemy, Rickard Bengtsson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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| Metalholic | 9/10 |
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| Thrash Magazine | 8.1/10 |
Khaos Legions is the eighth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. It was released on May 30, 2011 by Century Media. The record marks a return to new, original material, after releasing the Tyrants of the Rising Sun - Live in Japan live CD/DVD (2008) and The Root of All Evil (2009) which consisted of a selection of re-recorded songs from the band's back catalog. It is the band's ninth album counting the compilation.
Khaos Legions debuted at number 78 on the Billboard 200, selling around 6,000 copies. This surpasses both Doomsday Machine and Rise of the Tyrant, making it the band's highest-charting effort so far.
The album's single is "Yesterday is Dead and Gone", and music videos have been released for "Yesterday is Dead and Gone", "Bloodstained Cross", "Under Black Flags We March" and "Cruelty Without Beauty". This would be the band's last album with founding member and guitarist Christopher Amott before he parted ways with the band for the second time in March 2012, to be replaced by former Arsis guitarist Nick Cordle. Also the last album with vocalist Angela Gossow before she stepped down as vocalist in March 2014, to be replaced by Alissa White-Gluz.
The album was produced by Arch Enemy and Rickard Bengtsson, who had previously worked with the band on their 2005 album Doomsday Machine. Recording sessions took place at the Sweet Spot Studio, Sweden. The mix was done by Andy Sneap in Derbyshire, England.
Drummer Daniel Erlandsson said about the album:
We had a very inspiring and creative time writing this album. I think this is definitely evident when listening to the new songs. There's tons of variation in the material, ranging all the way from very melodic to extremely heavy.
As you can expect there's no shortage of killer riffs and intricate guitar work; the Amott brothers [Michael and Chris] have come up with some very cool yet demanding ideas!
This album has some of the fastest songs I've ever recorded, along with a bunch of heavy pounding mid-tempo songs.
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