Arch Enemy is a Swedish
melodic death metal band, originally a
supergroup, from
Halmstad, formed in 1996. Its members were in bands such as
Carcass,
Armageddon,
Carnage,
Mercyful Fate,
Spiritual Beggars, and
Eucharist. It was founded by
Carcass guitarist
Michael Amott along with
Johan Liiva, who were both originally from the influential
death metal band
Carnage. The band has released nine
studio albums, two
live albums, three
video albums and three
EPs. The band was originally fronted by Johan Liiva, who was replaced by German
Angela Gossow as lead vocalist in 2000. Gossow left the band in March 2014 and was replaced by Canadian
Alissa White-Gluz, while remaining as the group's manager.