NEWS 2022/10/07
It feels like it has been a long time since metal fans have seen a weekend like this, and what a weekend Manchester had lined up. In twenty-four hours, Aussie metal titans Parkway Drive were due to roll into town for the latest date on their European jaunt with While She Sleeps and Lorna Shore. However, first up, the devil-summoning “The European Siege 2022” package raised hell at the O2 Apollo, headlined by controversial Polish death/black metal heavyweights Behemoth. Arriving at the Apollo just ahead of openers Unto Others taking to the stage, a queue snaked up the stairs as fans wait to grab something from the impressive array of merch on offer from both Behemoth and touring partners Arch Enemy. Inside the venue and there was a healthy crowd building up as the Portland band took to the ...
Deceivers
2022 release. A huge portion of melodies and a downright overdose of sheer power. Arch Enemy are solid as a rock when it comes to "pure fucking metal". The guitar harmonies delivered by one of the greatest axe-duos in this day and age - Michael Amott and Jeff Loomis - in combination with the unmistakable voice of singer Alissa White-Gluz is everything a metal-maniac can ask for. They take no prisoners!