In March 2007, he announced his return to Arch Enemy as a permanent member. He spent the next two years teaching music in Sweden, as well as attending a university. In 2005, the band entered the studio to record Doomsday Machine, but immediately after the recording, Amott left Arch Enemy. This time featuring Christopher on lead vocals, the album was almost purely a power metal effort, focusing on the melodic singing and guitar work of Amott.Īrch Enemy released Anthems of Rebellion in 2003, and again embarked on a world tour. After completing an extensive world tour with Arch Enemy, Amott returned to his Armageddon project, and released Three in 2002 on Toy's Factory records in Japan. In 2001, Arch Enemy were joined by singer Angela Gossow, and released Wages of Sin. Also in 2000, he played a guitar solo on "Suburban Me" on the album Clayman with In Flames. This time featuring a "melodic" singer, and more of an overall power metal feel, the album was a drastic shift from the straight ahead melodic death metal of Crossing the Rubicon, and marked Christopher's desire to branch out of the "extreme metal" genre. With Arch Enemy gaining ground worldwide, Amott would go on to release Burning Bridges and Burning Japan Live 1999, both in 1999, then take a break until the latter part of 2000, when Armageddon released their second album Embrace the Mystery on Toy's Factory records in Japan. The Stigmata album was again a success in Japan, and was the first Arch Enemy album to be released in the US, on Century Media records. The album featured Peter Wildoer and Martin Bengtsson, who would also go on to record Stigmata with Arch Enemy in 1998.
Armageddon released their first album Crossing the Rubicon on W.A.R. The project began as a melodic death metal band, similar in style to Arch Enemy.
The band were invited to play Japan in 1997, and it was there that Christopher secured a deal for his Armageddon side project. The Black Earth album was released in Japan in 1996, and received regular airplay on Japanese MTV. While attending music school in 1996, Michael asked Christopher to record solos for his new melodic death metal project Arch Enemy. Inspired by his older brother Michael's band Carcass, he began studying the guitar at 14, playing in local bands, and eventually attending music college at age 18. He is currently the guitarist for Dark Tranquillity.Īmott was born in Halmstad. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to play the best of the best in electric guitars.Christopher Amott (born 23 November 1977) is a Swedish guitarist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon.
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