Anthems of Rebellion

At its time of release, Anthems of Rebellion gave Century Media its then highest first-week Soundscan sales in the United States, and later became one of the top ten best-selling albums under the record label.{{cite web|url=http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID%3D3 |title=Century Media Records |accessdate=19 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218034111/http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID=3 |archivedate=18 December 2008 }}

In numerous regions, a bonus DVD was supplied with the initial release in three forms. Track listings would be identical, save the Europe jewel case edition, which omitted "Exist to Exit" (5.1). The U.S. jewel case release and Europe digipak included all tracks available on the releases.

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}

|rev2 = Blabbermouth.net

|rev2score = 7.5/10

| rev3 = Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles

| rev3score = 9/10

| rev4 = Chronicles of Chaos

| rev4score = 8.5/10

| rev5 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |last2=Perri|first2=David|author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |year=2011 |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |isbn=9781-926592-20-6 |page=32}}

}}

Anthems of Rebellion was received mostly well. Sean Palmerston and Laura Taylor of Exclaim! praised the album stating that it is the "finest album so far without a doubt" and that "with Gossow's death-rattle vocals, and tight performances all around, Anthems of Rebellion is a pretty delectable razor to the eardrums", respectively.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/arch_enemy-anthems_of_rebellion |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion |last=Palmerston |first=Sean |date=October 2003 |work=Exclaim! |accessdate=5 January 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130115170525/http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/arch_enemy-anthems_of_rebellion |archivedate=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/arch_enemy-anthems_of_rebellion-2 |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion |last=Taylor |first=Laura |date=October 2003 |work=Exclaim! |accessdate=5 January 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120708210428/http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/arch_enemy-anthems_of_rebellion-2 |archivedate=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead }} Gregory Bradley of Metal Review called the album of "a vicious beast of millennium death/thrash". He praised the Angela Gossow vocals stating that they "are absolutely top notch, some of the best and most signature vocals out there." Bradley also comments that the backing vocals were "a very welcome surprise".{{cite web|url=http://www.metalreview.com/reviews/492/arch-enemy-anthems-of-rebellion |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion |last=Bradley |first=Gregory |date=18 August 2003 |publisher=Metal Review |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613083423/http://metalreview.com/reviews/492/arch-enemy-anthems-of-rebellion |url-status=dead |archivedate=13 June 2011 }} Justin Donnelly of Blistering that praised Gossow writing that her "vocal delivery is a solid improvement, and not only complements the aggressive music, but seems to bring more power and style than ever before", commented that the inclusion of Christopher Amott's backing vocal "works surprisingly well". He said that everything on Anthems of Rebellion makes it "one of Arch Enemy's most finest, most diverse yet satisfying releases to date".{{cite web |url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/662/menuid/2/tempidx/4/link/1 |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion|last=Donnelly |first=Justin |work=Blistering |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325124644/http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/662/menuid/2/tempidx/4/link/1 |url-status=dead |archivedate=25 March 2012}} About the clean vocals, Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos commented that they were "well-implemented". Smit felt that the keyboard lines "add a welcome dash of variety to the proceedings". Nevertheless, he disliked of the lyrics, but stated that "Arch Enemy have produced perhaps their best record to date", though.{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-3174_arch_enemy_anthems_of_rebellion.aspx |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion |last=Smit |first=Jackie |date=22 August 2003 |work=Chronicles of Chaos |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011163257/http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-3174_arch_enemy_anthems_of_rebellion.aspx |url-status=live |archivedate=11 October 2006 }}

EvilG of Metal Rules praised the producer and the band. He said that "the sound and clarity of the album is great, thanks to producer Andy Sneap" and that the band "easily outplays many of their peers from the melodic death metal and blackened thrash metal heap, yet they still manage to push the boundaries of their musical style and create a fury that is second to none."{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Arch%20Enemy&album=Anthems%20of%20Rebellion&post_by=EvilG&rating=&month=&year=&pos=0|title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion|last=G |first=Evil |date=September 2003 |publisher=Metal Rules |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902164258/http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Arch%20Enemy&album=Anthems%20of%20Rebellion&post_by=EvilG&rating=&month=&year=&pos=0 |archivedate=2 September 2011}} Critic Anders Sandvall, also of Metal Rules, stated that "the band has done a masterpiece in their genre".{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Arch%20Enemy&album=Anthems%20of%20Rebellion&post_by=Anders%20Sandvall&rating=&month=&year=&pos=0 |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion|last=Sandvall |first=Anders |date=August 2003 |publisher=Metal Rules |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902164414/http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Arch%20Enemy&album=Anthems%20of%20Rebellion&post_by=Anders%20Sandvall&rating=&month=&year=&pos=0 |archivedate=2 September 2011}} Carl Begai of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles called Sneap's production "ridiculously perfect" and stated that "Metallica could learn a lot from listening to this album". He comments that Anthems of Rebellion "is an excellent follow-up to their now classic breakthrough album", but the band will probably never surpass the song "Enemy Within" from Wages of Sin.{{cite web |url=http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1000569 |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion |author=Begai, Carl |author-link=Carl Begai |work=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009112816/http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1000569 |url-status=live |archivedate=9 October 2012 }} Ralph of Lords of Metal praised the album and the production of Sneap. He completes stating that Anthems of Rebellion is a "very complete metal record".{{cite web |url=http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=2603&lang=en |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion |author=Ralph |work=Lords of Metal |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422171920/http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/reviews/view/id/2603 |url-status=live |archivedate=22 April 2016 }} David Atkinson of RevelationZ Magazine praised the album stating that "this is everything Metallica was, should have been and could have been!". Atkinson compared it with Master of Puppets by Metallica and Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? by Megadeth and called it of classic.{{cite web |url=http://www.revelationz.net/index.asp?ID=867 |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion |last=Atkinson |first=David |date=25 September 2003 |work=RevelationZ Magazine |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031022222232/http://www.revelationz.net/index.asp?ID=867 |url-status=dead |archivedate=22 October 2003 }}

Mike Stagno of Sputnikmusic called Gossow's performances of "superb". He also mentioned that the band balances out the heavy and melodic parts very well and praised the album when he wrote that "infectious melodic guitars, top notch vocal efforts, superb song writing, this album has everything one would want from a band of this stature. Definitely an impressive album." However, Stagno wrote that the songs "Tear Down the Walls" and "Anthem" are unnecessary.{{cite web |url=http://sputnikmusic.com/review/9488/Arch-Enemy-Anthems-of-Rebellion/ |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion|last=Stagno |first=Mike |date=10 October 2006 |publisher=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830171743/http://sputnikmusic.com/review/9488/Arch-Enemy-Anthems-of-Rebellion/ |archivedate=30 August 2011}} Tony Daley of Blabbermouth.net said that Mike Amott is a fantastic guitarist, but felt that the album "still isn't quite what he and his band are realistically capable of."{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=140 |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion|last=Daley |first=Tony |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |accessdate=29 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105092215/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=140 |archivedate=5 January 2010}} Vincent Eldefors of Tartarean Desire praised Gossow, however, he said that the previous release was more impressive.{{cite web |url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/reviews/Arch_Enemy/Anthems_Of_Rebellion/78/ |title=Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion|last=Eldefors |first=Vincent |work=Tartarean Desire |accessdate=29 August 2011 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121230711/http://www.tartareandesire.com/reviews/Arch_Enemy/Anthems_Of_Rebellion/78/ |archivedate=21 November 2008 }} Todd Kristel of Allmusic, who wrote a mixed review of the album, stated that "In general, the lyrics aren't particularly impressive and the band has only mixed success at musically evoking the pervasive sense of menace they seem to be going after." Meanwhile, he concluded that it "is a reasonably solid album that should appeal to the band's fans."{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthems-of-rebellion-bonus-tracks-mw0000041204 |title=Anthems of Rebellion - Arch Enemy |last=Kristel |first=Todd |work=Allmusic |publisher=All Media Guide |accessdate=26 March 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121207230340/http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthems-of-rebellion-bonus-tracks-mw0000041204 |archivedate=7 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| title1 = Tear Down the Walls

| lyrics1 = Instrumental

| music1 = Michael Amott

| length1 = 0:32

| title2 = Silent Wars

| lyrics2 = Angela Gossow

| music2 = Christopher Amott, M. Amott

| length2 = 4:14

| title3 = We Will Rise

| lyrics3 = M. Amott

| music3 = C. Amott, M. Amott

| length3 = 4:06

| title4 = Dead Eyes See No Future

| lyrics4 = Gossow, M. Amott

| music4 = C. Amott, M. Amott

| length4 = 4:14

| title5 = Instinct

| lyrics5 = M. Amott

| music5 = M. Amott

| length5 = 3:36

| title6 = Leader of the Rats

| lyrics6 = Gossow, M. Amott

| music6 = C. Amott, M. Amott, Sharlee D'Angelo

| length6 = 4:20

| title7 = Exist to Exit

| lyrics7 = Gossow, M. Amott

| music7 = C. Amott, Daniel Erlandsson, M. Amott

| length7 = 5:22

| title8 = Marching on a Dead End Road

| lyrics8 = Instrumental

| music8 = C. Amott

| length8 = 1:16

| title9 = Despicable Heroes

| lyrics9 = Gossow

| music9 = Erlandsson, M. Amott

| length9 = 2:12

| title10 = End of the Line

| lyrics10 = M. Amott

| music10 = C. Amott, M. Amott

| length10 = 3:35

| title11 = Dehumanization

| lyrics11 = Gossow

| music11 = M. Amott

| length11 = 4:15

| title12 = Anthem

| lyrics12 = Instrumental

| music12 = M. Amott

| length12 = 0:56

| title13 = Saints and Sinners

| lyrics13 = Gossow, M. Amott

| music13 = M. Amott

| length13 = 4:41

| total_length = 43:19

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Live from the Wages of Sin Campaign 2002

| title1 = Lament of a Mortal Soul

| lyrics1 =

| music1 =

| length1 = 4:34

| title2 = Behind the Smile

| lyrics2 = M. Amott

| music2 = C. Amott, M. Amott

| length2 = 3:23

| title3 = Diva Satanica

| lyrics3 = M. Amott

| music3 = C. Amott, M. Amott

| length3 = 4:10

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = 5.1 DTS Mixes

| title4 = Exist to Exit

| lyrics4 = Gossow, M. Amott

| music4 = C. Amott, Erlandsson, M. Amott

| length4 = 5:22

| title5 = Leader of the Rats

| lyrics5 = Gossow, M. Amott

| music5 = C. Amott, D'Angelo, M. Amott

| length5 = 4:22

| title6 = Dead Eyes See No Future

| lyrics6 = Gossow, M. Amott

| music6 = C. Amott, M. Amott

| length6 = 4:15

| total_length = 26:06

}}

;Arch Enemy

• Angela Gossow − vocals
• Michael Amott − guitars
• Christopher Amott − guitars, clean vocals (on tracks 10 and 11)
• Sharlee D'Angelo − bass
• Daniel Erlandsson − drums
• Per Wiberg − keyboards

;Other personnel

• Niklas Sundin − album art

Arch Enemy's video for "We Will Rise" was the first video played on the revived Headbangers Ball on MTV in 2003.

The song "Silent Wars" is featured in the 2005 documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Arch_Enemy/Anthems_of_Rebellion/23180 Anthems of Rebellion] at Encyclopaedia Metallum

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