Will to Power is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, released on 8 September 2017 via Century Media Records.[1][2] This is the first album to feature guitarist Jeff Loomis who joined the band in November 2014.[3] It is also the first Arch Enemy album to feature a song with clean singing as lead vocals; the song, "Reason to Believe", is referred to as "their first ever, largely clean-sung power ballad."[4]
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Will to Power | ||||
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Studio album by Arch Enemy | ||||
Released | 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) | |||
Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
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Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 50:32 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
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Arch Enemy chronology | ||||
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Singles from Will to Power | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metal Hammer | 8/10[4] |
Metal Injection | 8.5/10[5] |
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Terrorizer | 6/10[7] |
Ross Baker of Terrorizer gave the album a moderate rating, and wrote, "'Will To Power' doesn't see a dramatic stylistic shift from melodic death metal, but Michael Amott and company flex their muscles and experiment a bit on this tenth release."[7]
Metal Hammer magazine ranked Will to Power at #40 on its list of 100 Best Albums of 2017.[8]
At the 2017 Burrn! magazine awards, the album won Best Album and Best Artwork, and the song "The World Is Yours" won Best Tune.[9]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Set Flame to the Night" | instrumental |
| 1:18 |
2. | "The Race" | Alissa White-Gluz |
| 3:15 |
3. | "Blood in the Water" | Amott |
| 3:55 |
4. | "The World Is Yours" | Amott |
| 4:53 |
5. | "The Eagle Flies Alone[lower-alpha 1]" | Amott | Amott | 5:15 |
6. | "Reason To Believe" | Amott |
| 4:47 |
7. | "Murder Scene" | White-Gluz |
| 3:50 |
8. | "First Day in Hell" | White-Gluz | Amott | 4:48 |
9. | "Saturnine" | instrumental | Erlandsson | 1:09 |
10. | "Dreams of Retribution" | Amott |
| 6:40 |
11. | "My Shadow and I" | White-Gluz | Amott | 4:05 |
12. | "A Fight I Must Win" |
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| 6:37 |
Total length: | 50:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "City Baby Attacked by Rats" (Charged GBH cover) |
| 2:48 |
Total length: | 53:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Warsystem" (The Shitlickers cover) | Lars Andrén | 0:54 |
2. | "Armed Revolution" (The Shitlickers cover) | Andrén | 0:51 |
3. | "Spräckta snutskallar" (The Shitlickers cover) | Andrén | 0:51 |
4. | "The Leader (Of the Fuckin' Assholes)" (The Shitlickers cover) | Andrén | 1:02 |
5. | "Nitad" (Moderat Likvidation cover) | Cliff Lundberg | 1:06 |
6. | "When the Innocent Die" (Anti Cimex cover) |
| 1:57 |
7. | "City Baby Attacked by Rats" (Charged GBH cover) |
| 2:48 |
Total length: | 9:29 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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13. | "Back to Back" (Pretty Maids cover) | Ronnie Atkins |
| 3:22 |
14. | "City Baby Attacked by Rats" (Charged GBH cover) | Colin Abrahall |
| 2:48 |
Total length: | 56:42 |
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Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 26 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 6 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 11 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 15 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 80 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16] | 5 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 11 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] | 2 |
French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 22 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 3 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] | 13 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[22] | 10 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 24 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] | 17 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 11 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 37 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[28] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[29] | 90 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] | 3 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] | 15 |
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