Artist · chart history
Arch Enemy
Band Halmstad Sweden Formed 1996
Arch Enemy formed in 1996 in Halmstad, Sweden. Arch Enemy has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2014–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Nemesis”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #31. The station that charted Arch Enemy most often is Studio Brussel (Flanders, Belgium), with 4 appearances.
Arch Enemy came out of Halmstad, Sweden, as a melodic death metal supergroup, put together by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott with Johan Liiva, both veterans of the death metal band Carnage. Christopher Amott joined on guitar, and the band's calling card was set from the start: brutal speed and growling vocals wrapped around twin-guitar melodies sharp enough to hum.
Liiva handed the microphone to Angela Gossow, a German singer with a ferocious roar, and Daniel Erlandsson on drums and Sharlee D'Angelo on bass locked in behind her. Doomsday Machine, in 2005, is the Gossow era in full cry, and "Nemesis" is its battle hymn, a runaway freight train of blast beats and harmonized leads with a chorus built for pumping fists.
Gossow stepped down in March 2014 to become the band's manager, and Canadian singer Alissa White-Gluz took over until the end of 2025, with Jeff Loomis and then Joey Concepcion on guitar along the way. American vocalist Lauren Hart was announced as the new frontwoman on 19 February 2026. Across all those changes they have put out eleven studio albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Arch Enemy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nemesis | 4 | #31 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | Nemesis | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2025) |
| 2024 | 61 | Nemesis | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2024) |
| 2015 | 38 | Nemesis | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2015) |
| 2014 | 31 | Nemesis | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2014) |
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