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ARCH ENEMY have parted ways with guitarist Christopher Amott in an amicable split. Christopher Amott was a member of ARCH ENEMY between 1996-2005 and again between 2007-2011.<\/p>\n
Following is a joint statement by ARCH ENEMY:\u00a0\u201dWe thank Christopher for the time he\u2019s worked with the band and of course wish him the very best in his future endeavours.Thankfully, there is no drama behind the scenes here. This is the best way forward for all involved. Christopher simply isn\u2019t into playing extreme metal anymore. We have already chosen and rehearsed with a new guitar player and we will complete the \u2019Khaos Legions\u2019 2012 touring cycle as planned. We are highly motivated and look forward to continue spreading our music around the world! Finally, our deepest thanks go to the ARCH ENEMY fans, whose amazing support and belief inspires us ever onward.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n ARCH ENEMY are pleased to welcome 26 year old American guitarist Nick Cordle on board as they continue their touring activity following the release of their recent \u201dKhaos Legions\u201d (2011) album.<\/p>\n Founding guitarist Michael Amott comments: \u201dNick was my first choice as he ticks all the right boxes for Arch Enemy with his musicality and technicality as well as his personality and dedication. Looking forward to having him join us stage, the rehearsals have shown we have a devastating twin axe attack going on!\u201d<\/p>\n Nick Cordle was raised in a musical family in Virginia by parents who teach classical piano and was immersed in 19th century piano music as a child. \u00a0Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Liszt are his early memories. \u00a0There were piano and\u00a0violin lessons from a very early age but a rebellious streak led to the guitar at the age of\u00a010, and within a few years he discovered the classic thrash metal albums by Megadeth,\u00a0Metallica, and Slayer. This was his first real musical passion and gateway into extreme\u00a0music.<\/p>\n Nick studied jazz and music theory at the University of Virginia from 2003 to 2007 but\u00a0remains self taught in the ways of \u201dshred\u201d and metal. Shortly thereafter, he joined\u00a0American death metal band ARSIS playing bass and guitar over a three year period performing with them on various European tours and countless\u00a0gigs across the US, Canada, and Mexico as well as performing and writing on their most recent album \u201dStarve For The Devil\u201d (2010).<\/p>\n ARCH ENEMY 2012 tour dates (more to follow): ARCH ENEMY online ARCH ENEMY have parted ways with guitarist Christopher Amott in an amicable split. Christopher Amott was a member of ARCH ENEMY between 1996-2005 and again between 2007-2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3060,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354\/revisions\/3060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>23-March-2012 – Festival Mediterran\u00e9en de la guitar – Tunis, Tunisia
\n25-March-2012 – Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg, Germany
\n13-April-2012 – Shibuya Ax – Tokyo, Japan
\n14-April-2012 – Yokohama Blitz – Japan
\n16-April-2012 – Diamond Hall – Nagoya, Japan
\n17-April-2012 – Big Cat – Osaka, Japan
\n24-April-2012 – Chin Woo Stadium (Hall) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
\n26-April-2012 – Diablo Open Air 2012 – Singapore
\n28-April-2012 – Pulp Summer Slam 12 – Manila, Philippines
\n30-April-2012 – Manning Bar – Sydney, Australia
\n01-April-2012 – Billboard The Venue – Melbourne, Australia
\n28-June-2012 – Peace and Love Festival – Borl\u00e4nge, Sweden
\n30-June-2012 – Dokk’em Open Air – Dokkum, Netherlands
\n13-July-2012 – Bang Your Head Festival – Balingen, Germany
\n14-July-2012 – Rock Harz Open Air – Ballenstedt, Germany
\n15-July-2012 – Masters Of Rock – Vizovice, Czech Republic
\n18-July-2012 – Hegyalja Fesztival – Tokaj Rakamaz, Hungary
\n20-July-2012 – Devilside – Oberhausen, Germany
\n04-August-2012 – Vagos Open Air – Vagos, Portugal
\n20-October-2012 – Metal Female Voices Fest – Wieze, Belgium
\n21-October-2012 – Le Bataclan – Paris, France
\n23-October-2012 – Totem – Pamplona, Spain
\n25-October-2012 – Capitol – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
\n26-October-2012 – La Riviera – Madrid, Spain
\n27-October-2012 – Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n
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