Arch Enemy

How Good Are They LIVE?

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critic Consensus

Based on 96 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Arch Enemy is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Arch Enemy concert reviews describe live shows and performances as exciting.

ON TOUR

Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (October 9); Sporthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (October 11); Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany (October 12); Mainstage, Den Bosch, Netherlands (October 13); Samsung Hall, Dübendorf, Switzerland (October 15); Alcatraz, Milano, Italy (October 16); Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany (October 18); Myticket Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, Germany (October 19); Zenith, München, Germany (October 20); Gasometer, Vienna, Austria (October 22); Barba Negra Red Stage, Budapest, Hungary (October 23); SH Fortuna, Praha, Czech Republic (October 25); Messe, Dresden, Germany (October 26); Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany (October 27); Scandinavium, Göteborg, Sweden (November 1); Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden (November 2); Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki, Finland (November 5); Auditorio Explanada, Puebla, Mexico (November 15); Explanada Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico (November 16); Teatro Metropolitano, Querétaro, Mexico (November 22); Centro de Cultura y Arte Circo Volador, Ciudad de Mèxico, Mexico (December 11); Circo Volador, Ciudad de México, Mexico (December 11)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

Sonic Temple Festival 2025

May 8 - 11, 2025

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Latest Release

Blood Dynasty (28 March 2025)

Artist Info

Genre

metal

Origin

Halmstad, Sweden (1996 - present)

Bio

Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed in 1996. Founded by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, both originally from the influential death metal band Carnage.

Has Performed With

Kreator, Exodus, Behemoth, Napalm Death

Critic Concert Reviews

Backseat Mafia

February 21, 2023

Arch Enemy Live In Concert

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Scenestr (Australia)

February 16, 2023

Near on five years since we last copped an earful of Arch Enemy live and tonight (15 February), as I approach The Tivoli, an aura of excitement is shrouding punters queueing at its doors – oh yeah, this is more than just a welcomed return.

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Scenestr (Australia)

February 15, 2023

Sweden's mainstay pioneers of melodic death metal, Arch Enemy have been thrilling metal audiences the world over since 1996, last paying a visit to Australian shores in 2018.

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The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

February 13, 2023

Arch Enemy created their own metal music maelstrom for the packed Powerstation crowd. Miraculously, they kept at bay the fury of cyclone Gabrielle, at least for tonight.

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

October 10, 2022

Within the realms of extreme music, BEHEMOTH are an anomaly. Despite their obvious musical brilliance, by all accounts of pop culture trends, the Gdańsk-based blackened death metallers have defied all expectations to not only rise to the summit of extreme metal, but for heavy music as a whole.

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V13 (Canada)

October 6, 2022

Behemoth and Arch Enemy Unleash Hell at Manchester O2 Apollo

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Backseat Mafia

October 3, 2022

Opening with a blistering ‘Heroin’, Unto Others were on a mission to convert some of the unfamiliar souls to their world and they accomplished this by filling their brief set with some of their career heavy hitters. ‘Can You Hear The Rain’ and ‘Nightfall’ both appeared to generate the most enthusiasm and energy

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