Rise of the Tyrant


Rise of the Tyrant is the seventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. It was produced by Fredrik Nordström and released on 24 September 2007 via Century Media.

Background

Vocalist Angela Gossow commented on Rise of the Tyrant on the band's website that:
Guitarist Michael Amott described it as:
Rise of the Tyrant debuted at number 84 on the Billboard 200, selling around 8,900 copies and surpassing Doomsday Machine as the band's highest-charting album.
Music videos were made for the songs "Revolution Begins" and "I Will Live Again", both directed by Patric Ullaeus.

Track listing

Limited edition

Also available is a limited edition version including a bonus 3" DVD with two live tracks and a documentary on the band's tour of South America.

Bonus DVD

South American Doomsday 2007:
  1. "I Am Legend / Out for Blood " – 5:25
  2. "Diva Satanica " – 4:29
  3. "Arch Enemy - South American Tour" − 16:07

Singles

  1. "Blood on Your Hands"
  2. "Revolution Begins"
  3. "I Will Live Again"

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums 73
Austrian Albums Chart50
Belgian Albums Chart 81
Dutch Albums Chart83
European Albums Chart 61
Finnish Albums Chart18
French Albums Chart72
German Albums Chart28
Japanese Album Chart 14
Swedish Albums Chart 20
Swiss Albums Chart65
US Billboard 20084
US Top Rock Albums 22
US Top Hard Rock Albums 10

Personnel

;Arch Enemy
;Production