Metal masters ARCH ENEMY have been touring restlessly around the globe for their latest studio album “Rise Of The Tyrant”, their successive live-release ”Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan” as well as their “The Root Of All Evil” re-recordings album launched in 2009. And the good news is: They show no sign of slowing down! After a great touring run in North America together with Exodus early in 2010, ARCH ENEMY have already appeared on several high-profile festival events in Europe this year and are now about to hit slightly more “exotic” territories in the coming days, when they will one of the first ever international acts to bring the sound of Metal to the Faroe Islands (!) and the Maldives (!!!). Singer Angela Gossow checks in from the road as follows:"This weekend we are playing two very remote and exotic places: Faroe Islands and the Maldives. Both places have not seen many international acts - In fact we are the first international metal band ever to play the Maldives. We are very curious about the fans and the atmosphere in both places!
The geographical contrast between these two destinations couldn't be bigger. Faroe Islands (situated between Scotland and Iceland in the North Atlantic) are beautiful in their tristesse. Untamed and rough nature, grass covered rocky mountains.12 degrees Celsius. Cold. Rain. Thick fog and stormy winds. Landing at the airport felt more like a plane crash… The main stage suffered badly last night we hear. The bigger of the two stages stage died yesterday. They even lost one side of the P.A. into the sea. Yes, that's into the sea.
This is their summer. Reminds me of a grey, windy autumn day in Sweden... A perfect place to write a metal album I'd say. The Maldives (a cluster of atolls in the Indian Ocean) will be hot, lush green, full of colourful flowers and scents and brimming with 'holiday flair'. We will soak up the sun and dance with the sharks but will most likely not write one sinister riff there. And we need a few of these as we are heading into the studio end of this year. Both shows will give us a lot of inspiration though to travel further and further with every touring cycle. We love exploring new places. Mainland India will come up next…soon! But for today it’s the G! Festival Faroe Islands and the coming weekend it is the Rockstorm Festival Maldives! Extreme Exotic Metal Apocalypse!’”
Look out for ARCH ENEMY to appear on the selected European festivals as well as in UK clubs later this year as part of the “Metal Hammer Meltdown” tour:
Arch Enemy Live 2010:
16. July G! Festival, Göta (Faroe Islands)
23. July LeCute RockStorm Chapter 3 @ Alimas Carnival, Male' (Maldives)
31. July Rockarea Festival, Loreley (Germany)
06. August Wacken Open Air, Wacken (Germany)
21. August Trutnov Open Air Festival, Trutnov (Czech Republic)
22. October Waerdse Tempel, Heerhugowaard (Holland)
23. October Metal Female Voice Fest VIII - Wieze (Belgium)
24. October Metal Breed Festival @ Markthalle - Hamburg (Germany)
26. October Klub Stodola / Batorego 1, Warszawa (Poland)
23. November Academy 2, Manchester (UK)
24. November Garage, Glasgow (UK)
25. November 25 Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton (UK)
27. November The Forum, London (UK)
Source: Newsletter
