Covered in Blood is a compilation album by Arch Enemy, featuring all 24 covers the band recorded and released from 1996 until 2019. This is the only official Arch Enemy release that features all three lead vocalists that the band has had – Johan Liiva, Angela Gossow and Alissa White-Gluz.[1]
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| Released | 18 January 2019 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 70:39 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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Background
editStarting with their debut album (1996's Black Earth), Arch Enemy have regularly recorded two or more covers as bonus tracks for deluxe versions of their albums. Most of these tracks were exclusive to physical copies of the albums, and Covered in Blood is the first time they are available on streaming platforms. The album features all covers the band had, at that point, recorded in their entire career.
Tracks 1, 2 and 11 were originally bonus tracks of Will to Power.
Tracks 3 and 4 were originally bonus tracks of War Eternal.
Tracks 5 and 6 were originally released on a flexi-disc available as a free gift with the August 2014 copy of Decibel magazine.
Tracks 7, 8, 9 and 10 were originally on the Råpunk EP which was available as a 7" vinyl in the deluxe boxset of Will to Power and, later, as a 7" vinyl or CD single exclusively in Japan.
Tracks 12, 14 and 16 were originally on the Kovered in Khaos CD as part of the deluxe digibook version of Khaos Legions.
Track 13 was originally a Japanese bonus track of Khaos Legions.
Track 15 was originally a Japanese bonus track of Rise of the Tyrant, and later appeared on the Dawn of Khaos EP which was available as a free gift with the May 2011 edition of Metal Hammer magazine.
Track 17 was originally a Japanese bonus track of The Root of All Evil.
Tracks 18, 19 and 20 were originally part of the EP Dead Eyes See No Future.
Tracks 21 and 24 were originally bonus tracks of Black Earth.
Track 22 was originally a bonus track of Burning Bridges and Wages of Sin.
Track 23 was originally a bonus track of Burning Bridges and Wages of Sin, and part of the EP Burning Angel.
This album remained a comprehensive compilation of every Arch Enemy cover until the release of Deceivers in 2022, which had two covers as bonus tracks - which, to this date, remain exclusive to physical copies of the album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shout" (Tears for Fears) | Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Back to Back" (Pretty Maids) | Ronnie Atkins, Ken Hammer, Alan Owen | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Shadow on the Wall" (Mike Oldfield) | Mike Oldfield | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Breaking the Law" (Judas Priest) | Rob Halford, KK Downing, Glenn Tipton | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Nitad" (Moderat Likvidation) | Moderat Likvidation | 1:06 |
| 6. | "When the Innocent Die" (Anti Cimex) | Anti Cimex | 1:57 |
| 7. | "Warsystem" (Shitlickers) | Shitlickers | 0:54 |
| 8. | "Armed Revolution" (Shitlickers) | Shitlickers | 0:51 |
| 9. | "Spräckta Snutskallar" (Shitlickers) | Shitlickers | 0:51 |
| 10. | "The Leader (of the Fuckin' Assholes)" (Shitlickers) | Shitlickers | 1:02 |
| 11. | "City Baby Attacked by Rats" (Charged GBH) | Charged GBH | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Warning" (Discharge) | Discharge | 2:44 |
| 13. | "The Zoo" (Scorpions) | Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine | 4:42 |
| 14. | "Wings of Tomorrow" (Europe) | Joey Tempest | 3:15 |
| 15. | "The Oath" (Kiss) | Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Tony Powers | 4:14 |
| 16. | "The Book of Heavy Metal" (Dream Evil) | Snowy Shaw | 4:16 |
| 17. | "Walk in the Shadows" (Queensrÿche) | Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton | 3:06 |
| 18. | "Incarnated Solvent Abuse" (Carcass) | Bill Steer, Michael Amott | 4:35 |
| 19. | "Kill with Power" (Manowar) | Joey DeMaio | 3:30 |
| 20. | "Symphony of Destruction" (Megadeth) | Dave Mustaine | 4:02 |
| 21. | "Aces High" (Iron Maiden) | Steve Harris | 4:24 |
| 22. | "Scream of Anger" (Europe) | Tempest, Marcel Jacob | 3:46 |
| 23. | "Starbreaker" (Judas Priest) | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 3:23 |
| 24. | "The Ides of March" (Iron Maiden) | Harris | 1:44 |
| Total length: | 70:39 | ||
Personnel
editArch Enemy
edit- Alissa White-Gluz – vocals (tracks 1–11)
- Angela Gossow – vocals (tracks 12–20)
- Johan Liiva – vocals (tracks 21–23)
- Michael Amott – guitar (all tracks), bass (tracks 21, 24), liner notes[2]
- Christopher Amott – lead guitar (tracks 1, 2)
- Nick Cordle – lead guitar (tracks 3–6)
- Jeff Loomis – lead guitar (tracks 12–24)
- Sharlee D'Angelo – bass (tracks 1–20, 22, 23)
- Daniel Erlandsson – drums (all tracks)
Additional personnel
edit- Fredrik Nordström – production, engineering, mixing, keyboards
- Costin Chioreanu – cover art, layout
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 30 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 132 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 58 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 185 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 12 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ Munro, Scott (20 December 2018). "Arch Enemy detail new album Covered In Blood". Loudersound. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Arch Enemy - Covered in Blood - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2024.