The Root of All Evil is a studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, featuring re-recorded songs from the first three albums by the band—Black Earth (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10, 11), Stigmata (tracks 2, 4, 13), and Burning Bridges (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 12). It was released on 28 September 2009 by Century Media Records and was made available as a jewel case CD, limited edition mediabook, digital media download and LP. The album was produced by the band themselves and mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap. All songs from this album are re-recordings, with the title track being another version of the instrumental Demoniality.
Track listing
Limited edition bonus tracks
Japan bonus tracks The Japanese release of the album includes the above-mentioned live tracks plus an additional two tracks.
Release dates Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Italy / Benelux: 25 September 2009 UK / France / Greece / Denmark / Norway / Rest of Europe: 28 September 2009 Spain / Portugal: 29 September 2009 Finland / Sweden / Hungary / Japan: 30 September 2009 United States: 6 October 2009
Charts
Chart (2009)PeakpositionFrench Album Chart133
Credits
Band members Angela Gossow – vocals Michael Amott – guitar and backing vocals Christopher Amott – guitar Sharlee D'Angelo – bass Daniel Erlandsson – drums
Production Arch Enemy – production Andy Sneap – mixing and mastering Daniel Erlandsson – recording Rickard Bengtsson – recording Gustavo Sazes – artwork/layout
References
External links The Root of All Evil at Encyclopaedia Metallum Gustavo Sazes official site Andy Sneap recording studio