CoC : Arch Enemy - Dead Eyes See No Future : Review

Arch Enemy - _Dead Eyes See No Future_
(Century Media, 2004)
by: Jackie Smit (5 out of 10)

Maybe I'm just being cynical, but I have a hard time seeing the point in this release. A singular, already available studio outtake ("Dead Eyes See No Future"), a few adequately recorded live tracks and a clutch of fairly by-the-numbers covers (all packaged at the price of a regular full-length) doth not a cause for celebration make -- even if like me, you did actually quite enjoy _Anthems of Rebellion_. From a purely musical point of view, this effort is certainly passable: the sneering, downtuned reinterpretation of Megadeth's "Symphony of Destruction" is definitely interesting, if not the most wholly inventive cover you'll hear in 2004. But putting aside the band's skyrocketing popularity for a moment, there is very little about this that doesn't scream "blatant cash-in".

Contact: http://www.archenemy.net

(article published 29/11/2004)

CHATS
3/30/2009	P Williams	Arch Enemy: Die Walküre
11/23/2003	J Smit	Arch Enemy: The Rebellion Is Rising
9/1/2002	P Schwarz	Arch Enemy: Receiving Payment For Crimes Against God
7/7/1999	P Schwarz	Arch Enemy: Arched Bridges Beware
9/1/1998	A Bromley	Arch Enemy: Unearthing the Demons Within

ALBUMS
11/21/2007	J Ulrey	7.5	Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
10/17/2005	J Smit	8	Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
8/22/2003	J Smit	8.5	Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion
10/19/2001	C Flaaten	8.5	Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
1/10/2001	P Schwarz	8.5	Arch Enemy - Burning Japan Live
7/7/1999	P Schwarz	9.5	Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges
7/8/1998	P Schwarz	8.5	Arch Enemy - Stigmata

GIGS
5/8/2009	P Williams	Motorhead / Arch Enemy / Opeth / Chimaira / August Burns Red / Nervecell / Hatred / Scarab	Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2009
6/11/2008	A Lineker	Opeth / Arch Enemy / Devildriver / 3 Inches of Blood	Before the Watershed
2/16/2004	A Lineker	Arch Enemy / Akercocke	Sad Eyes Question Future.
10/13/2003	P Schwarz	Arch Enemy / Nevermore	I'm Dreaming of a Neon Black Earth...
3/16/2003	A Lineker	Arch Enemy / Corporation 187 / Without Face	King Tut's Burning Angel Hut
3/5/2000	P Schwarz	Arch Enemy	London's Bridges Are Burning