Wages of Sin
Wages of Sin is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, released in April 2001. It arrived after Black Earth, Stigmata and Burning Bridges, and it marks a real turning point: this is the first Arch Enemy record to feature vocalist Angela Gossow, who took over the band's frontline.
It is also the first album the band recorded in C tuning, a lower setting they have kept using across their later records. That makes it a useful starting point for anyone tracing how the group's sound settled into the heavier shape that carried through Anthems of Rebellion, Doomsday Machine and beyond. Japan got the album first, with European and American listeners following in March 2002.
Wages of Sin: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 44:23Tracklist
- 1Enemy WithinAmott, Amott, Gossow4:20
- 2Burning AngelChristopher Amott and Michael Amott4:15
- 3Heart of DarknessChristopher Amott and Michael Amott4:52
- 4RavenousAmott, Amott, Gossow4:05
- 5Savage MessiahAmott, Amott, D’Angelo5:16
- 6Dead Bury Their DeadMichael Amott3:53
- 7Web of LiesChristopher Amott and Michael Amott3:54
- 8The First Deadly SinAmott, Amott, Gossow4:19
- 9Behind the SmileChristopher Amott and Michael Amott3:29
- 10Snow BoundChristopher Amott and Michael Amott1:33
- 11Shadows and DustAmott, Amott, Erlandsson4:28
- Produced by
- Michael Amott, Fredrik Nordström
- Recorded at
- Studio Fredman
- Recorded
- December 2000
- Mixed by
- Andy Sneap
- Mixed at
- Backstage Studios
- Engineered by
- Arch Enemy, Fredrik Nordström
- Labels
- Dream On Music Corporation, Century Media
- Length
- 44:23
Line-up
- Christopher Amott · guitar
- Michael Amott · guitar
- Sharlee D’Angelo · electric bass guitar
- Daniel Erlandsson · drums (drum set)
- Angela Gossow · vocals, lead vocals
Singles
- “Ravenous” · 2001
- “Burning Angel” · 6 March 2002
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2001-04-25 vs 2001-09-04 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 4 September 2001 | ignored lone early release dated 2001-04-25 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 April 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 2001 |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | KR | Dream On Music Corporation | 8809053138089 | other |
| 25 April 2001 | JP | TOY’S FACTORY | 4988061872452 | original |
| 4 September 2001 | KR | Dream On Music Corporation | 8809053138089 | other |
| 2002 | DE | Century Media | 7277017738315 | other |
| 18 March 2002 | GB | Century Media | 5051099738324 | other |
| 18 March 2002 | DE | Century Media | 7277017738322 | other |
| 2 April 2002 | US | Century Media | 727701808321 | other |
| 2004 | RU | Фоно | other | |
| 2007 | AR | Icarus Music | 5051099738324 | other |
| 12 October 2011 | JP | Trooper Entertainment | 4582352381106 | other |
| — | — | Century Media | 727701808369 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 299×300 | upscaled |