Album · Compilation
Covered in Blood
Covered in Blood is a compilation from Arch Enemy that gathers every cover version the band recorded and released between 1996 and 2019, 24 tracks in all. It came out on Century Media on 18 January 2019, and it sits alongside the band's run of studio albums as a different kind of look back, collecting the songs they chose to borrow rather than the ones they wrote themselves.
What gives it a particular place in the story is the singing. It is the only official Arch Enemy release to feature their first three lead vocalists: Johan Liiva, Angela Gossow and Alissa White-Gluz. If you want to hear how each of them stamped their own voice on the band's sound, and see what the group looked to for inspiration across more than two decades, this is the one record that puts them side by side.
Covered in Blood: tracklist, credits and charts
24 tracks · 1:10:39Tracklist
- 1ShoutRoland Orzabal and Ian Stanley4:45
- 2Back to BlackAtkins, Hammer, Owen3:21
- 3Shadow on the WallMike Oldfield3:03
- 4Breaking the LawDowning, Halford, Tipton2:20
- 5Nitad1:06
- 6When the Innocent Die1:57
- 7Warsystem0:54
- 8Armed Revolution0:51
- 9Spräckta snutskallar0:51
- 10The Leader (of the Fuckin’ Assholes)1:02
- 11City Baby Attacked by RatsAbrahall, Blyth, Lomas, Williams2:48
- 12WarningMaloney, Morris, Pyrtle, Wainright2:44
- 13The ZooRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:42
- 14Wings of TomorrowJoey Tempest3:15
- 15The OathEzrin, Powers, Stanley4:14
- 16The Book of Heavy MetalG., Isfeldt, Nordström, Shaw, Stålfors4:16
- 17Walk in the ShadowsDeGarmo, Tate, Wilton3:06
- 18Incarnated Solvent AbuseAmott, Steer, Walker4:35
- 19Kill With PowerJoey DeMaio3:30
- 20Symphony of DestructionDave Mustaine4:02
- 21Aces HighSteve Harris4:24
- 22Scream of AngerMarcel Jacob and Joey Tempest3:46
- 23StarbreakerDowning, Halford, Tipton3:23
- 24The Ides of MarchSteve Harris1:44
- Produced by
- Michael Amott, Daniel Erlandsson, Staffan Karlsson, Arch Enemy, Fredrik Nordström, Rickard Bengtsson
- Recorded at
- Studio Mega, The Sweetspot Studio, Studio Fredman, Slaughterhouse Studio, Studio Recordia
- Recorded
- January 2004 – May 2007
- Mixed by
- Jens Bogren, Fredrik Nordström
- Mixed at
- Fascination Street Studios, Studio 1, Studio Fredman, Backstage Studios, Studio Recordia
- Engineered by
- Daniel Erlandsson, Staffan Karlsson, Johan Örnborg, Patrik J. Sten, Rickard Bengtsson
- Mastered by
- Peter in de Betou
- Label
- Century Media
- Length
- 1:10:39
Line-up
- Michael Amott · electric guitar, guitar family, guitar
- Sharlee D’Angelo · electric bass guitar, bass guitar
- Daniel Erlandsson · drums (drum set), membranophone
- Jeff Loomis · electric guitar · guest
- Alissa White‐Gluz · lead vocals · guest
- Nick Cordle · electric guitar · guest
- Christopher Amott · guitar family, guitar
- Angela Gossow · lead vocals · guest
- Johan Liiva · lead vocals, vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 2019 | 12 |
| Swiss Albums · 2019 | 15 |
| Austrian Albums · 2019 | 30 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2019 | 58 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2019 | 132 |
| French Albums · 2019 | 185 |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
25.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
6
ListenBrainz listeners
4.8k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
8.0k
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 18 January 2019 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 18 January 2019 | |
| Wikidata | 18 January 2019 | |
| Deezer | 18 January 2019 | |
| US release | 18 January 2019 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 19 January 2019 | earliest UK or European date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2019 | US | Century Media | 190759198629 | original |
| 18 January 2019 | — | Century Media | 886447369968 | original |
| 19 January 2019 | XE | Century Media | 190759105924 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |