Blood Dynasty
by Arch Enemy
- Type: Album
- Released: 2025
- Label: Century Media, Savage Messiah Music
- Country: Sweden
- Length: 42:41
- Community rating: 2.78/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Sharlee D'Angelo, Michael Amott, Alissa White-Gluz, Daniel Erlandsson, Joey Concepcion
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Blood Dynasty' marks the studio debut of guitarist Joey Concepcion, whose technical and aggressive guitar work integrates with Michael Amott鈥檚 signature riffing to drive the band鈥檚 established melodic death metal framework. Produced by Jens Bogren, the album features a polished, powerful, and modern sound, balancing intense, high-energy metal with more experimental and anthemic arrangements. Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz expands her dynamic range, incorporating more clean singing alongside her characteristic growls, notably on the band's first-ever cover song included on a standard edition, a French-language power ballad.
Genres
Descriptors: technical
Tracklist
- Dream Stealer (4:29)
- Illuminate the Path (4:48)
- March of the Miscreants (4:49)
- A Million Suns (3:45)
- Don't Look Down (4:07)
- Presage (0:47)
- Blood Dynasty (3:51)
- Paper Tiger (3:56)
- Vivre Libre (4:07)
- The Pendulum (3:42)
- Liars & Thieves (4:20)
Credits
- Alissa White-Gluz - vocals
- Michael Amott - guitars, co-production
- Joey Concepcion - guitars
- Sharlee D'Angelo - bass
- Daniel Erlandsson - drums, keyboards, sound effects, co-production
- Jens Bogren - production, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Jacob Hansen - production, mixing, mastering ("Break the Spell", "Moths")
- Tony Lindgren - mastering
- Johan Martin - mixing assistance
- Jeff Loomis - guitars ("Break the Spell", "Moths")
- Raphael Liebermann - cello ("Presage")
- Alexander Khromov - engineering ("Presage")
- Francesco Ferrini - keys, orchestrations
- Alexander Backlund - drum tech, tuning
- S. C. Kuschnerus - drum tech, tuning
- Alex Reisfar - cover art
- CVSPE (Andr茅 Trindade) - artwork ("Dream Stealer", "Liars & Thieves", "Blood Dynasty", "Paper Tiger" singles)
- Patric Ullaeus - photography, music video direction ("Dream Stealer")
- Jens De Vos - music video direction ("Liars & Thieves")
- Mirko Witzki - music video direction ("Blood Dynasty", "A Million Suns")
- Moritz "Mumpi" K眉nster - music video direction ("Paper Tiger")
- Arch Enemy - Primary Artist