Sunset over the Empire
| "Sunset over the Empire" | ||||
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| Single by Arch Enemy | ||||
| from the album Deceivers | ||||
| Released | 20 May 2022 | |||
| Studio | Hansen Studios | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Arch Enemy singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Sunset over the Empire" on YouTube | ||||
"Sunset over the Empire" is a single recorded by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. It was released worldwide as a single on 20 May 2022 via digital download and streaming as the fourth single from the band's eleventh studio album Deceivers, and was available as a limited 7" vinyl, with a b-side "The Judging Eyes", a short instrumental remake of "You Will Know My Name" from 2014's War Eternal. "Sunset over the Empire" was accompanied by a music video which premiered hours after the song was released.[1]
Background
[edit]The lyrics of "Sunset over the Empire" deal with the topic of an apocalypse. Guitarist and lyricist Michael Amott comments, "Lyrically, it’s sadly one of those that seems to ring more true with each and every passing day nowadays… 'Words turned to war, brother fighting brother, another false truce, as the people die…'".[2]
B-side "The Judging Eyes" was previously used as the track selection music for the "As the Stages Burn!" DVD, but was not released as an individual track until its release on "Sunset over the Empire".
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunset over the Empire" | Michael Amott |
| 4:03 |
| 2. | "The Judging Eyes" | Instrumental |
| 2:02 |
Personnel
[edit]Arch Enemy
- Alissa White-Gluz – lead vocals
- Michael Amott – guitar
- Jeff Loomis – guitar
- Sharlee D'Angelo – bass
- Daniel Erlandsson – drums
Additional personnel
- Jacob Hansen – mastering, mixing
- Aaron Smith – engineering
References
[edit]- ^ Blabbermouth (2022-05-20). "Arch Enemy Releases New Single 'Sunset Over The Empire'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Arch Enemy Are Here to Watch the World Burn on "Sunset Over the Empire"". metalsucks.net. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2024-11-12.