Arch Enemy’s New Single Sounds Like It Was Written for Pumping Iron in a Training Montage
Next month sees international melodeath act Arch Enemy release Deceivers, their 11th studio album. Now, the band have dropped another single from that record, the chuggy, mid-paced “In the Eye of the Storm.”
Listening to this song, there’s one thing that comes to mind: sweat. This is a metal gym anthem if there ever was one, its mid-paced rhythm and lyrics about overcoming stuff perfect for the treadmill and the bench. In fact, the song sounds so distinctly aligned with that activity that it makes one imagine a training montage. Like, Michael Amott ties a bandana around his forehead, drags a car engine across a field, and does curls while staring at a picture of…fuck, I dunno, who would Amott fight in the final scene? Zakk Wylde? He’s sort of the Drago of metal guitarists.
Anyway, listen to “In The Eye of the Storm” below. The track’s official video comes out in a couple of hours, so set your reminders for that, too.
Arch Enemy’s Deceivers drops August 12th via Century Media, and is available for preorder. Euorpean fans can catch them alongside Behemoth at one of the dates listed below:
Sept. 27, 2022 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
Sept. 29, 2022 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
Sept. 30, 2022 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
Oct. 1, 2022 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
Oct. 2, 2022 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
Oct. 4, 2022 – Paris, FR @ Le Zénith
Oct. 5, 2022 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Bikini
Oct. 7, 2022 – Lisbon, PT @ Coliseu de Lisboa
Oct. 8, 2022 – Madrid, ES @ Palacio Vistalegre
Oct. 9, 2022 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
Oct. 11, 2022 – Lyon, FR @ Le Radiant
Oct. 12, 2022 – Milano, IT @ Alcatraz
Oct. 14, 2022 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
Oct. 15, 2022 – Prague, CZ @ Tipsport Arena
Oct. 16, 2022 – Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra
Oct. 18, 2022 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
Oct. 19, 2022 – Katowice, PL @ Spodek
Oct. 21, 2022 – Ludwigsburg, DE @ MHP Arena
Oct. 22, 2022 – Den Bosch, NL @ Mainstage Brabanthallen
Oct. 23, 2022 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
Oct. 24, 2022 – Saarbrücken, DE @ Saarlandhallen
Oct. 25, 2022 – Zurich, CH @ Samsung Hall
Oct. 26, 2022 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
Oct. 28, 2022 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
Oct. 29, 2022 – Düsseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Oct. 30, 2022 – Hamburg, DE @ edel-optics.de Arena
Oct. 31, 2022 – Gothenburg, SE @ Partille Arena
Nov. 2, 2022 – Helsinki, FI @ Ice Hall
Nov. 4, 2022 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
Nov. 5, 2022 – Copenhagen, DK @ Forum
Nov. 6, 2022 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
