While some of the genre's hardcore aficionados might disagree, death metal tempered with a dab of accessibility is generally a more enticing proposition -- not only does it render the intensity more consistently listenable, it also increases the chances of a band developing an original voice, since the group doesn't tie itself down to genre conventions.
Arch Enemy are one such band, having honed a potent blend of classic-style death metal, melodic twin-guitar leads à la the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, touches of prog metal and of grindcore courtesy of later Carcass or Napalm Death, and just plain solid riff writing.
Burning Bridges, their third effort, consolidates the gains made on its predecessor Stigmata, establishing Arch Enemy as a dependable force and one of the better bands working death metal territory as the '90s drew to a close.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ImmortalChristopher Amott, Michael Amott, Johan Liiva | Arch Enemy | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Dead InsideChristopher Amott, Michael Amott | Arch Enemy | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | PilgrimChristopher Amott, Michael Amott | Arch Enemy | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | SilverwingChristopher Amott, Michael Amott | Arch Enemy | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Demonic ScienceChristopher Amott, Michael Amott | Arch Enemy | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 41 MB |
| 6 | Seed of HateChristopher Amott, Michael Amott | Arch Enemy | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | AngelclawChristopher Amott, Michael Amott | Arch Enemy | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Burning BridgesMichael Amott | Arch Enemy | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 273 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Amott | Arranger, Composer, Guitar |
| 2 | Michael Amott | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 3 | Arch Enemy | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Anna Sofi Dahlberg | Art Direction, Layout Design, Photography |
| 5 | Sharlee d'Angelo | Bass |
| 6 | Daniel Erlandsson | Arranger, Drums |
| 7 | Göran Finnberg | Mastering |
| 8 | Tony Hunter | Photography |
| 9 | Johan Liiva | Composer, Vocals |
| 10 | Fredrik Nordström | Engineer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 11 | Per Wiberg | Mellotron, Piano |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |