Arch Enemy to Unleash 10th Album ‘Will to Power’ in September
Arch Enemy’s 10th studio album is on the horizon. Will to Power is set for a Sept. 8 release via Century Media Records and Arch Enemy will be touring through Europe and Russia starting this July.
Will to Power will be Arch Enemy’s second album with Alissa White-Gluz on vocals. As one of metal’s most beloved vocalists, male or female, the departure of Angela Gossow could have been a fatal blow to the Swedish melodeath band. However, the powerful gutturals of White-Gluz fit right in, helping deliver Arch Enemy’s highest charting album in many countries with 2014’s War Eternal.
After touring in over 40 countries with White-Gluz on the mic, Arch Enemy are ready to begin the cycle once again with Will to Power. "It was a pleasure working with Alex Reisfar on the Will to Power cover artwork, he immediately grasped the concept and atmosphere we were looking for with this album,” says guitarist Michael Amott. “We talked about the double edged sword that is human ambition, how it can be outstandingly creative and beautiful but can also be turned into something dark and powerful. Alex proceeded to masterfully paint a strong image that evokes a lot of feelings.”
Amott adds, “The human skull as a central focal point, the flesh sort of falling off into the circular pattern. The snake ouroboros weaving in and out of the mouths and throats of the severed heads of a wolf, a goat and a vampire bat... All representing self determination and a predatory, almost parasitic will to power.”
Pre-orders for Will to Power will become available in the coming weeks, but for now, fans can sign up for a special campaign to have their name included in the Will to Power deluxe box set.
Check out Arch Enemy’s Will to Power album cover above and the band’s 2017 tour dates below!
Arch Enemy 2017 Summer Festival Dates:
July 06 - Ballenstedt, Germany @ Rock Harz Festival
July 07 - Viveiro, Spain @ Resurrection Fest
July 12 - Dunaújváros, Hungary @ Rockmarathon
July 15 - Gavle, Sweden @ Gefle Metal Festival
Aug. 04 - Snina, Slovakia @ Rock Pod Kamenom Festival
Aug. 05 - Ostrava, Czech Republic @ Ostrave v Plamenech
Aug. 07 - Majano, Italy @ Festival Di Majano
Aug. 08 - Dornbirn, Austria @ Conrad Sohm
Aug. 10 - Villena, Spain @ Leyendas Del Rock
Aug. 11 - Vagos, Portugal @ Vagos Metal Fest
Aug. 12 - Leeuwarden, The Netherlands @ Into The Grave
Aug. 13 - Walton-On-Trent, UK @ Bloodstock Open Air
Arch Enemy 2017 Will To Power Tour w/ special guest Jinjer:
Sept. 15 - Innsbruck, Austria @ Music Hall
Sept. 16 - Linz, Austria @ Posthof
Sept. 17 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Cvetlicarna
Sept. 18 - Belgrade, Serbia @ Dom Omladine
Sept. 20 - Bucharest, Romania @ Quantic Club Open Air Stage
Sept. 21 - Sofia, Bulgaria @ Universiada Hall
Sept. 22 - Athens, Greece @ Piraeus 117 Academy
Sept. 23 - Thessaloniki, Greece @ Principal Club Theater
Sept. 25 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ Majestic Music Club
Sept. 26 - Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
Sept. 27 - Vilnius, Lithuania @ Loftas
Sept. 29 - Riga, Latvia @ Melna Piektdiena
Sept. 30 - Tallinn, Estonia @ Rock Café
Oct. 01 - Helsinki, Finland @ The Circus
Oct. 03 - Minsk, Belarus @ Re:Public *
Oct. 04 - St. Petersburg, Russia @ Aurora *
Oct. 06 - Novosibirsk, Russia @ Otdyh *
Oct. 08 - Yekaterinburg, Russia @ Tele Club *
Oct. 10 - Moscow, Russia @ Yotaspace *
Oct. 11 - Samara, Russia @ Zvezda *
*without Jinjer
See Where Alissa White-Gluz + Angela Gossow Rank Among the Top 50 Hard Rock + Metal Frontwomen of All Time
See Where Arch Enemy Rank Among the 10 Greatest Swedish Metal Bands