Mike Stagno of Sputnikmusic called Gossow's performances of "superb". but Who's Buying? by Megadeth and called it of classic. Atkinson compared it with Master of Puppets by Metallica and Peace Sells. David Atkinson of RevelationZ Magazine praised the album stating that "this is everything Metallica was, should have been and could have been!". He completes stating that Anthems of Rebellion is a "very complete metal record". Ralph of Lords of Metal praised the album and the production of Sneap. He comments that Anthems of Rebellion "is an excellent follow-up to their now classic breakthrough album", but the band will probably never surpass the song "Enemy Within" from Wages of Sin. Carl Begai of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles called Sneap's production "ridiculously perfect" and stated that " Metallica could learn a lot from listening to this album". He said that "the sound and clarity of the album is great, thanks to producer Andy Sneap" and that the band "easily outplays many of their peers from the melodic death metal and blackened thrash metal heap, yet they still manage to push the boundaries of their musical style and create a fury that is second to none." Critic Anders Sandvall, also of Metal Rules, stated that "the band has done a masterpiece in their genre". ĮvilG of Metal Rules praised the producer and the band. Nevertheless, he disliked of the lyrics, but stated that "Arch Enemy have produced perhaps their best record to date", though. Smit felt that the keyboard lines "add a welcome dash of variety to the proceedings". About the clean vocals, Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos commented that they were "well-implemented". He said that everything on Anthems of Rebellion makes it "one of Arch Enemy's most finest, most diverse yet satisfying releases to date". Justin Donnelly of Blistering that praised Gossow writing that her "vocal delivery is a solid improvement, and not only complements the aggressive music, but seems to bring more power and style than ever before", commented that the inclusion of Christopher Amott's backing vocal "works surprisingly well". He praised the Angela Gossow vocals stating that they "are absolutely top notch, some of the best and most signature vocals out there." Bradley also comments that the backing vocals were "a very welcome surprise". Gregory Bradley of Metal Review called the album of "a vicious beast of millennium death/ thrash". Sean Palmerston and Laura Taylor of Exclaim! praised the album stating that it is the "finest album so far without a doubt" and that "with Gossow's death-rattle vocals, and tight performances all around, Anthems of Rebellion is a pretty delectable razor to the eardrums", respectively. It's hard not to like the album if you are into extreme metal not only because it features some excellent songs, but also for the near perfect production and the heavy sound the band has achieved.Īnthems of Rebellion was received mostly well. The album features some of their best compositions yet and the arrangements, while simpler in structure than their previous album, are thick and rich and full. It's heavy and everything a good extreme metal album should be. Reception Professional ratings Review scores jewel case release and Europe digipak included all tracks available on the releases. Track listings would be identical, save the Europe jewel case edition, which omitted "Exist to Exit" (5.1). In numerous regions, a bonus DVD was supplied with the initial release in three forms. The song also appeared on the Alone in the Dark Original Soundtrack.Īt its time of release, Anthems of Rebellion gave Century Media its then highest first-week Soundscan sales in the United States, and later became one of the top ten best-selling albums under the record label. According to the band, one of the participants in the video hurt an ankle considerably in leaping off a large hill but did not sue.Ī video was also produced for Dead Eyes See No Future, which consisted of a live performance. It featured a legion of people racing across a beach under a darkened sky. The clean vocals were sung by Christopher Amott on "End of the Line" and "Dehumanization".Ī music video was produced for the album's single, "We Will Rise", which saw moderate airing on Headbangers Ball and Uranium. This was the first Arch Enemy album to feature clean vocals. Anthems of Rebellion is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy.
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