“This one shifts gears from the fast and furious energy of our two recent singles”: Hear Arch Enemy put the “melodic” into “melodic death metal” on new single Blood Dynasty

Arch Enemy in 2024
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Arch Enemy have released stamping new single Blood Dynasty.

The track is taken from the international melodic death metal force’s album of the same name, due out on March 28 via Century Media. Watch the official music video below.

Guitarist Michael Amott comments: “The third single from our upcoming album has arrived, and it’s the title track: Blood Dynasty! This one shifts gears from the fast and furious energy of our two recent singles, diving deeper into melody and atmosphere. Immerse yourself in this dystopian soundscape!”

The build-up to Blood Dynasty started in July, with the surprise release of lead single Dream Stealer. The second, Liars & Thieves, came out in October, while Arch Enemy were touring Europe with fellow melodeath stars In Flames and Soilwork. Metal Hammer journalist Merlin Alderslade attended the package’s show in London and awarded it four stars out of five, calling it a “true celebration of heavy metal greatness”.

Last month, Arch Enemy announced the Blood Dynasty tour. The band will play the UK and Europe in October and November 2025 with a stacked support bill, composed of folk metal favourites Amorphis and Eluveitie, plus rising US death metal crew Gatecreeper. See date and details below. Tickets are now available.

Blood Dynasty will be Arch Enemy’s fourth album with singer Alissa White-Gluz, who joined the band in 2014. In an exclusive Metal Hammer interview last month, Amott and drummer Daniel Erlandsson revealed Arch Enemy considered splitting up before White-Gluz joined, replacing outgoing singer Angela Gossow.

“The band had kind of fallen apart a little bit,” admitted Erlandsson. “I remember us having a meeting and you [Amott] asking if we want to continue or not. Are we gonna continue? What are we gonna do?”

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Arch Enemy 2025 European tour dates:

Oct 10: Stuttgart Schleyerhalle, Germany
Oct 11: Frankfurt am Main Jahrhunderthalle, Germany
Oct 12: Munich Zenith, Germany
Oct 14: Budapest Barba Negra, Hungary
Oct 15: Vienna Gasometer, Austria
Oct 17: Berlin Columbiahalle, Germany
Oct 18: Prague Sportovni Hala Fortuna, Czech Republic
Oct 19: Gliwice PreZero Arena Gliwice, Poland
Oct 21: Zurich The Hall, Switzerland
Oct 22: Milan Alcatraz, Italy
Oct 23: Lyon Radiant-Bellevue, France
Oct 25: Madrid Vistalegre, Spain
Oct 27: Paris Zenith, France
Oct 28: Amsterdam AFAS Live, Netherlands

Oct 30: Wolverhampton Civic Hall, UK
Oct 31: Manchester O2 Apollo, UK
Nov 01: London Eventim Apollo, UK

Nov 03: Esch-sur-Alzette Rockhal, Luxembourg
Nov 04: Brussels Ancienne Belgique, Belgium
Nov 05: Leipzig Haus Auensee, Germany
Nov 07: Gothenburg Partille Arena, Sweden
Nov 08: Stockholm Annexet, Sweden
Nov 10: Helsinki Ice Hall, Finalnd
Nov 12: Oslo Sentrum Scene, Norway
Nov 13: Copenhagen Poolen, Denmark
Nov 14: Hannover Swiss Life Hall, Germany
Nov 15: Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Hall, Germany

Matt Mills
Contributing Editor, Metal Hammer

Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Guitar and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.