Black Earth

~ Release by Arch Enemy (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Track 10 & 11 are bonus tracks for Japanese release.
Track 11 is cover of Iron Maiden's Track.

During the time of recording Black Earth, Arch Enemy was more of a solo project. Michael Amott wrote all of the songs and played bass guitar on the album. Although Johan Liiva is cited as playing the bass, Michael later stated in an interview that he had it credited that way to make it seem more of a "band effort." Christopher Amott, who was attending music college at the time, only contributed his leads on the album, leaving Michael to record all the rhythm tracks.

Recorded at Studio Fredman, February-March 1996; mixed, April 1996
Pre-mastered at the Mastering Room, Gothenburg

Tracklist

1CD
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1Bury Me an Angel
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Bury Me an Angel
lyricist and composer:
Michael Amott
publisher:
Savage Messiah Music
3:41
2Dark Insanity
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Dark Insanity
lyricist:
Johan Liiva
composer:
Michael Amott and Johan Liiva
publisher:
Savage Messiah Music
3:16
3Eureka
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Eureka
lyricist:
Michael Amott
composer:
Christopher Amott and Michael Amott
4:44
4Idolatress
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Idolatress
lyricist:
Johan Liiva
composer:
Michael Amott and Johan Liiva
4:56
5Cosmic Retribution
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Cosmic Retribution
lyricist and composer:
Michael Amott
4:00
6Demoniality
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Demoniality
composer:
Michael Amott
publisher:
Savage Messiah Music
1:19
7Transmigration Macabre
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Transmigration Macabre
lyricist and composer:
Michael Amott
publisher:
Savage Messiah Music
4:11
8Time Capsule
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Time Capsule
composer:
Christopher Amott and Michael Amott
1:09
9Fields of Desolation
additional engineer:
Baskim Zuta
engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström
co-producer:
Michael Amott
mixer:
Michael Amott (in 1996-04) and Fredrik Nordström (in 1996-04)
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Fields of Desolation
lyricist:
Johan Liiva
composer:
Christopher Amott and Michael Amott
publisher:
Savage Messiah Music
5:31
10Losing Faith
lead vocals:
Johan Liiva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013)
recording of:
Losing Faith
lyricist:
Johan Liiva
composer:
Christopher Amott, Michael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson
3:15
11The Ides of March
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Savage Messiah Music (in 1996, in 2013, in 2019)
cover recording of:
The Ides of March
composer:
Steve Harris
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
1:47