Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions FLAC album

Khaos Legions is the latest offering from Swedish melodic death metal masters Arch Enemy. They’re (deservedly) one of the most popular bands in metal, and they’re also one of the most consistent, serving up an unbroken string of killer melodic death metal albums since the ‘90s. Khaos Legions is the band’s eighth studio album, and it does not disappoint.

Khaos Legions doesn’t diverge too much from the signature Arch Enemy sound, which is, essentially, the signature Swedish melodic death metal sound. You have the usual balance between neck-snapping rhythms, thrashing riffs and infectious melodies, plus of course the powerful harsh vocals of screamer Angela Gossow. As always, there are songs that are undeniably death metal and others that aside from the vocals could pass as power metal songs. Musically, Khaos Legions is a natural extension of the Doomsday Machine and Rise of the Tyrant sound, though lyrically the album brings to mind Anthems of Rebellion. “Under Black Flags We March” and “No Gods, No Masters” are great examples of this with their anthemic call to arms and message of defiance. It’s one of those fast-paced and exciting albums that gets the blood pumping and has you raising your fists almost instantly.

If you’re an Arch Enemy fan, you’re obviously going to want to check this album out. It’s nothing you haven’t heard before from the band, but Khaos Legions is still a very impressive slab of melodic death metal from one of the few bands from the original Swedish movement that hasn’t drastically changed their sound.

Edition Notes: There is a limited edition version of Khaos Legions that comes housed in a double digipack. It features a second disc with a handful of cover songs (most have been previously released) and a mail-in offer for an exclusive t-shirt.