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Blood Dynasty by Arch Enemy, album cover
Album

Blood Dynasty

by Arch Enemy
Released28 March 2025
LabelTrooper Entertainment
Popularity57.8
Also cited27 March 2025
metalmelodic death metal
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Blood Dynasty is the twelfth studio album from Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, released on 28 March 2025 through Trooper Entertainment. It follows Deceivers from 2022 and arrives as the thirteenth entry in a run of studio records that stretches back to Black Earth in 1996.

The record marks a change in the guitar department. Joey Concepcion makes his first appearance on an Arch Enemy album, stepping in after Jeff Loomis left the band in 2023. Loomis still turns up on the bonus tracks "Break the Spell" and "Moths", so his time with the group has a final footnote. The album also closes a chapter on vocals: it is the last to feature Alissa White-Gluz, who left the band on 23 November 2025. For anyone following the band's story, it is a record that captures a line-up in transition.

Blood Dynasty: tracklist, credits and charts

11 tracks · 42:48

Tracklist

  1. 1Dream StealerMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:30
  2. 2Illuminate the PathMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:49
  3. 3March of the MiscreantsMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:50
  4. 4A Million SunsMichael Amott3:46
  5. 5Don’t Look DownMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:08
  6. 6PresageDaniel Erlandsson0:48
  7. 7Blood DynastyMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson3:51
  8. 8Paper TigerMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson3:57
  9. 9Vivre librePierre Holzhaeuser and Marc Fery4:07
  10. 10The PendulumMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson3:43
  11. 11Liars & ThievesMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:21
Produced by
Jens Bogren
Recorded at
Fascination Street Studios (Örebro, Sweden), Sonic Boom Studios (Berlin, Germany)
Recorded
2024
Labels
Trooper Entertainment, Century Media
Length
42:48

Line-up

  • Michael Amott · guitar
  • Joey Concepcion · guitar
  • Sharlee D’Angelo · bass
  • Daniel Erlandsson · drums (drum set)
  • Alissa White‐Gluz · vocals

Singles

  • “Dream Stealer” · 31 July 2024
  • “Liars & Thieves” · 17 October 2024
  • “Blood Dynasty” · 4 December 2024
  • “Paper Tiger” · 6 February 2025
  • “A Million Suns” · 2 April 2025
  • “Illuminate the Path” · 20 August 2025
  • “Break the Spell” · 17 September 2025
  • “March of the Miscreants” · 5 November 2025

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 202519
Austrian Albums · 20251
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 20251
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 20252
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) · 20253
German Albums · 20253
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) · 20255
Swiss Albums · 20255
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 20256
UKDigital · 202510
All 20 charts
Finnish Albums · 202511
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) · 202515
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 202518
UK Physical Albums (OCC) · 202520
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 202521
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard) · 202521
Scottish Albums · 202522
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 202530
Dutch Albums · 202538
French Albums · 202539

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57.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
1.2k
ListenBrainz listeners
47k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
5.2k
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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2025-03-27 (musicbrainz)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz27 March 2025
Wikipedia infobox28 March 2025
Wikidata28 March 2025
Deezer28 March 2025
US release28 March 2025earliest US date
UK / Europe release28 March 2025earliest UK or European date
7 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
27 March 2025JPTrooper Entertainment4582352382509original
28 March 2025USCentury Media198028611121other
28 March 2025XECentury Media198028389518deluxe
28 March 2025XECentury Media198028389624deluxe
28 March 2025XWSavage Messiah Music196872275940other
28 March 2025XESavage Messiah Music198028389723other
10 October 2025XWCentury Media196873541020deluxe
Cover art sources

deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)

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fanarttv1000×1000upscaled
coverartarchive599×547rejected