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Deceivers by Arch Enemy, album cover
Album

Deceivers

by Arch Enemy
Released12 August 2022
LabelCentury Media
Popularity56.6
Also cited29 July 2022
melodic death metalmetalsymphonic metal
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Deceivers is the eleventh studio album by Arch Enemy, the Swedish melodic death metal band. It came out on 12 August 2022 through Century Media, having first been pencilled in for 29 July. It followed Will to Power from 2017, and that five-year wait remains the longest the band have left between two studio records.

The album also matters for the line-up. It is the second and final studio record with guitarist Jeff Loomis, who left the band in 2023, so it captures the end of that chapter. If you have followed Arch Enemy since the Black Earth days, it is a useful place to hear where the band stood just before the next record, Blood Dynasty, arrived in 2025.

Deceivers: tracklist, credits and charts

11 tracks · 45:09

Tracklist

  1. 1Handshake With HellAmott, Erlandsson, White‐Gluz5:39
  2. 2Deceiver, DeceiverMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson3:52
  3. 3In the Eye of the StormMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:09
  4. 4The WatcherAmott, Erlandsson, White‐Gluz4:58
  5. 5Poisoned ArrowAmott, Amott, Erlandsson3:51
  6. 6Sunset Over the EmpireMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:03
  7. 7House of MirrorsAmott, Amott, White‐Gluz3:40
  8. 8Spreading Black WingsMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson4:46
  9. 9Mourning StarMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson1:37
  10. 10One Last TimeMichael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson3:49
  11. 11Exiled From EarthAmott, Erlandsson, White‐Gluz4:45
Produced by
Michael Amott, Daniel Erlandsson, Jacob Hansen
Recorded at
Envisage Audio, Hansen Studios, Studio 666bpm, The Sweetspot Studio
Mixed by
Jacob Hansen
Engineered by
Daniel Erlandsson, Jacob Hansen, Aaron Smith, Ruben Kamlah
Label
Century Media
Length
45:09

Line-up

  • Michael Amott · guitar, electric guitar
  • Sharlee D’Angelo · electric bass guitar
  • Daniel Erlandsson · keyboard, drums (drum set)
  • Jeff Loomis · guitar, electric guitar
  • Alissa White‐Gluz · lead vocals
  • Raphael Liebermann · cello · guest
  • Jacob Hansen · vocals · guest

Singles

  • “Deceiver, Deceiver” · 21 October 2021
  • “House of Mirrors” · 9 December 2021
  • “Handshake with Hell” · 4 February 2022
  • “Sunset over the Empire” · 20 May 2022
  • “In the Eye of the Storm” · 14 July 2022
  • “The Watcher” · 14 August 2022
  • “Poisoned Arrow” · 9 February 2023

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 202280
Finnish Albums · 20221
Swiss Albums · 20221
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 20221
Austrian Albums · 20222
German Albums · 20222
Dutch Albums · 20225
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 20227
Swedish Albums · 20229
Scottish Albums · 202211
All 21 charts
Spanish Albums · 202211
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 202213
French Albums · 202214
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) · 202214
Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 202217
Polish Albums · 202217
Portuguese Albums · 202217
Czech Albums · 202230
Hungarian Albums · 202233
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 202249
Italian Albums (FIMI) · 202285

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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2022-07-29 (wikidata)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz12 August 2022
Wikipedia infobox12 August 2022
Wikidata29 July 2022
Deezer29 July 2022
US release12 August 2022earliest US date
UK / Europe release12 August 2022earliest UK or European date
22 editions
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6 October 2022MXHelvete Recordsother
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22 November 2024ARCuervo Records7798049045788other
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