A live clip of the song “Dark Insanity” (originally featured on the Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan DVD), which is one of the many reworked tracks on this album, is available below:

Right now, the band is touring through Asia and mastermind Michael Amott has posted the following report:

“We’re on a tour of Asia, just about to hit the stage here in Manila, Philippines! A couple of days ago we played the LOUD PARK 09 festival at the giant Makahuri Messe Hall in Tokyo, Japan! I had a great time on stage at the LOUD PARK Festival as usual, the conditions are extremely professional and there is really nothing you can complain about – which is of course the level of greatness we have come to expect when we play in Japan!

We played a special setlist consisting of quite a few songs from our recently released “The Root Of All Evil” CD. Thank you to everyone who made noise for us, screamed, shouted, fistbanged, moshed – whatever you did, it was great and we felt your energy up there on the stage!”

Arch Enemy has been relentlessly touring through the course of 2009 and have just confirmed a huge North American headlining run in early 2010 with Exodus, Arsis and Mutiny Within.

The band’s European fans will be able to see Arch Enemy live in early December 2009.

ARCH ENEMY – ASIAN TOUR OCTOBER 2009:
21-October-2009 @ Hitec Auditorium – Kowloon (Hong Kong)
23-October-2009 @ The Star Live House – Beijing (China) + support act: Narakam
25-October-2009 @ Seoul Ax – Seoul (Republic Of Korea)
28-October-2009 @ Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium – Jakarta (Indonesia) + Psycroptic

ARCH ENEMY – AUSTRALIAN TOUR NOVEMBER 2009:
01-November-2009 @ Capitol, Perth*
03-November-2009 @ Fowlers Live, Adelaide*
05-November-2009 @ The Forum, Melbourne**
06-November-2009 @ The Roundhouse, Sydney**
07-November-2009 @ The Hifi, Brisbane**
10-November-2009 @ Transmission Room, Auckland (New Zealand)***

* with Suffocation / ** with Suffocation & Winds Of Plague / *** with Subtract, Tainted

ARCH ENEMY – GREECE 2009:
27-November-2009 @ Block 33 Club (ex-Ydrogeios Club), Thessaloniki
28-November-2009 @ Gagarin 205 Club, Athens (Greece)

ARCH ENEMY- “Tyrants Of Evil” European Tour 2009

+ Destruction, Abigail Williams & Triosphere

Presented by iMusic1 (D), Metal Hammer (D), Heavy (D), Metal.de (D), Lords Of Metal (NL), Heavy Rock (ES), Kerrang (ES), mariskalrock.com (ES), themetalcircus.com (ES) and Monster Energy Drink.

01-December-2009 ES – Madrid, Sala Heineken ****
02-December-2009 ES – Sevilla, Sala Q ****
04-December-2009 P – Almada/Lisboa, Incrivel Almadense. ****
06-December-2009 ES – Villava/Pamplona, Totem ****
07-December-2009 ES – Barcelona, Razzmatazz ****
08-December-2009 FR – Montpellier, Victoire 2 **
09-December-2009 CH – Aarau, Kiff **
11-December-2009 NL – Amsterdam, Melkweg *
12-December-2009 D – Lengerich, Satans Convention / Festival *
13-December-2009 NL – Rijssen, Lucky *
15-December-2009 D – Hamburg, Markthalle *
16-December-2009 D – Saarbrücken, Garage *
18-December-2009 D – Andernach, JUZ Live Club ***
19-December-2009 D – Leipzig, Hellraiser *

* + Destruction, Abigail Williams & Triosphere

** + Abigail Williams

*** + Abigail Williams & Triosphere

**** + Abigail Williams, Angelus Apatrida

ARCH ENEMY “Tyrants Of Evil” North American Tour 2010
+ Exodus, Arsis, Mutiny Within

20-January-2010 – Towson, MD – Recher Theatre
21-January-2010 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
22-January-2010 – New York, NY – Nokia Theatre
23-January-2010 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
25-January-2010 – Montreal, QC – Le Medley
26-January-2010 – Quebec City, QC – Theatre Imperial
27-January-2010 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
29-January-2010 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
30-January-2010 – Minneapolis, MN – The Rock
31-January-2010 – Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick Centre
02-February-2010 – Calgary AB, – MacEwan Hall Ballroom
03-February-2010 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Events Centre
05-February-2010 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
06-February-2010 – Seattle, WA – Showbox @ The Market
08-February-2010 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Center @ The Grand
09-February-2010 – West Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues

23-April-2010 – Karmøygeddon Metal Festival – Haugensund, Norway

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“Tyrants of Evil” Tour to Kick off in 2010

Arch Enemy has announced the dates for their “Tyrants of Evil” headlining tour, which will shred across North America in early 2010. Arch Enemy will be accompanied by Bay Area Thrashers Exodus, with Arsis and Mutiny Within rounding out the impressive lineup. This is the first Arch Enemy US and Canada headline tour in support of their latest release, The Root of All Evil, which hit stores last week (released via Century Media Records).

Arch Enemy vocalist Angela Gossow issued the following statement:

“Hells Yes! We are more than ready to return to the US and Canada for a head banging and neck breaking tour experience! Totally stoked about the killer package – Arch Enemy, Exodus, Arsis and Mutiny Within. We personally handpicked these bands for you! A full on extreme, versatile and so very METAL line-up. You will be hurting in a good way after we have been through town! The Tyrants Of Evil are ready to kill!!!”

Presale tickets for the upcoming dates will go on sale this Wednesday, October 14, at 3PM Eastern, at ArtistArena.com (https://tix.artistarena.com/archenemy/).

MetalSucks.net Presents:
Tyrants of Evil Tour
Featuring Arch Enemy, Exodus, Arsis, and Mutiny Within

Jan. 20 – Towson, MD – Recher Theatre

Jan. 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts

Jan. 22 – New York, NY – Nokia Theatre

Jan. 23 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium

Jan. 25 – Montreal, QC – Le Medley

Jan. 26 – Quebec City, QC – Theatre Imperial

Jan. 27 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

Jan. 29 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues

Jan. 30 – Minneapolis, MN – The Rock

Jan. 31 – Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick Centre

Feb. 02 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall Ballroom

Feb. 03 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Events Centre

Feb. 05 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

Feb. 06 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market

Feb. 08 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Center @ The Grand

Feb. 09 – West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues

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James Malone

CR: You recently released a press release trying to explain all of the cancellations and trouble Arsis has had in the last year. But it raised more questions and started more rumors than anything. Would you like to set the record straight once and for all?

James Malone: This is really tough for me to talk about. I don’t even know where to begin in all honesty. I just want to start off by saying that I don’t have a drug problem of any kind. I know a lot of people were saying that when I released that press statement. The truth is I’ve had anorexia for the past year or so. It’s not the first time I’ve gone through it either.

Anorexia is more common in guys than one might think. It’s sometimes called “Manorexia”. I’m not here to give you a lesson in Men’s Health, though. It’s just good to see that he wants to get things back on track. Read the entire interview at Noisecreep.

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Blabbermouth reports

“I can’t say how excited I am to be working Mike Van Dyne again; ARSIS would have never existed in the first place had it not been for him and his motivation. It’s very hard to find people to work with that you can connect both as musicians and as friends. Mike has always been both of these.” said Jim Malone.

“I’m looking forward to working with my friend Jim again, as well as the great people at Nuclear Blast. Judging by the new material that [guitarist/singer] Jim [Malone] and [guitarist] Nick [Cordle] have been working on, I think we may be sitting on some of the most memorable and thrashy ARSIS material written to date.

Mike Van Dyne mentions that due to employment obligations that he may not be able to play every live show and Jim Malone also said that David Kinkade may still be playing some live shows. I’m certainly looking forward to hearing more Arsis and I seriously need to look into finding their old albums as well.

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Arsis’ James Malone

“I owe more than a few people an apology at this time.”

“Over the past few months, Arsis has had to drop off two tours and the fault lies on my shoulders. Those who know me know that moderation is a concept that I am not familiar with. Ever since my late teens, I have moved from one self-destructive behavior to another and it has finally taken its toll on my body and mind. I seem to take everything I do to an unhealthy extreme. This leads us to the reason for dropping off tours with both The Faceless and Carcass.

“Without going into too many details, let’s just say that there is no healthy way lose 100 pounds in four months, as I did late last year. To say that I have been dealing with some issues would be an understatement. These issues have not only affected the basic functions of my body, but also my mood and ability to make rational decisions. Fortunately, I have many supportive people in my life and I have been taking strides to get things back under control. I have been making my best effort as of late and I feel stronger everyday. I think I will come out this a wiser person and be able to run my life better than ever.

“Look for Arsis to be back on the road soon with a possible headliner to make up for lost time. My apologies to our booking agent, our record label, our fans, and anyone who has been effected by my poor decisions.”

Sounds like Mr. Malone has come to terms with himself and wants and sees a need for change. I hope he makes a big turn around and brings Arsis back, bigger than ever with a concrete line-up, but first for his physical and mental health.

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We all know that Arsis is the James Malone band. He’s the only original member and many member, even in the last year have either quit or have been “Let go”. Some say they’re leaving to finish their college degree, while other site musical differences and/or clash of personality. It kind of makes you wonder how difficult James Malone is to work with. You never really know until you hear both sides of the story and even then you don’t really know.

In a recent update at Blabbermouth current Arsis drummer David Kinkade announced that Arsis will not be on the upcoming Carcass tour due to

“situations in Arsis that are out of my hands.” and “major personal and communication issues in this band that need be resolved before anything can continue as ARSIS.“. That makes it sound as if things in Arsis are pretty shaky at the moment. He also offered up his services as a session and possible long term drummer.

This is a chance for Arsis to tour with Carcass! This is like a once in a lifetime opportunity for them. Sadly for them they won’t get to do it. Sadly for Arsis fans they won’t get to see them either. We may know in the coming weeks if Arsis is going to split or if James Malone is just going to find other musicians. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Carcass US Tour Dates and Support

• 3/13  The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
• 3/14  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH (w/ Abigail Williams)
• 3/15  The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL (w/ The Black Dahlia Murder)
• 3/16  Majestic Theater – Detroit, MI (w/ The Black Dahlia Murder)
• 3/17 Headliner’s  – Louisville, KY
• 3/18  Pops – St. Louis – Sauget, IL
• 3/20  Flytrap – Tulsa, OK
• 3/21  Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX (w/ Suffocation)
• 3/22  Meridian – Houston, TX
• 3/24  Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO
• 3/25  Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
• 3/26  The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA (The Faceless, Toxic Holocaust)
• 3/27  The Marquee Theatre – Phoenix, AZ (w/ Suffocation)
• 3/28  The Grove – Anaheim, CA (California Metal Fest w/ Suffocation, EXODUS, The Faceless etc.)

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On a side note, the Ridglea Theater has Psycroptic spelled “Psychotropic” and for a minute I wondered if I was reading their name wrong all this time.

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• Byzantine breaks up…3 days after they release Oblivion Beckons.
• Light This City break up before releasing the last record.
• Arsis changes members more than their underwear.
• The Black Dahlia Murder lose a guitarist…steals one from Arsis.
• Phil Demmel of Machine Head passes out twice on stage.
• DJ Sid from Slipknot breaks both of his feet…keeps on trucking.
• Joey Jordison breaks an ankle, cancels UK shows.
• Nachmystium gets booted from the Opeth tour for undisclosed shenanigans.
• Kristen Randal shows her boobs…and they’re only slightly better than Amy Winehouse’s.
• Winds Of Plague drummer Jeff Tenney abruptly leaves the band mid-tour. Says he’s tired of seeing Kristen Randall’s boobs.
• Gwen Stacey singer Bobby Oakley leaves the band…cites that he’s going to sing for Mary Jane Watson.

• All That Remains Cancels remaining US tour dates Thanksgiving week due to vocal issues with Phil Labonte.
• Gorgorath’s Gaahl almost, slightly, kind of admits that he is a homosexual.
• Axl Rose released Chinese Democracy.
• Scar Symmetry loses a singer…hires two more.
• Metallica released an album that wasn’t really all that bad.
• Divine Heresy fires Tommy Cummings and an alleged assault takes place later on.
• Tommy Cummings is hired by funk-metal band Snot to fill the shoes of the late, great Lynn Strait. (That was a totally unintentional rhyme)
• Limp Bizkit reunion rumors float around…for a day.
• Celtic Frost break up again.
• Gas prices rise to over $5.00 a gallon and bands start to drop off tours left and right.

The list goes on but these are just the ones I could think of right now. If you can think of some more, please feel free to fill it in the comments section. Other than that, it’s been a great year in metal. 2009 can only get better!

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