Swedish/Canadian/American extreme metal titans ARCH ENEMY played a full set without Alissa White-Gluz on December 3 at El Foro Jai Alai in Tijuana, Mexico after the singer became “very sick” and was unable to join her bandmates at the gig.ARCH ENEMY’s Tijuana performance was part of the group’s 18-date tour of Mexico, which launched on November 12 in Toluca and is scheduled to wrap on December 11 in Mexico City.Fan-filmed video of the Tijuana concert can be seen below.ARCH ENEMY’s new album, “Blood Dynasty”, is slated for release on March 28, 2025 via Century Media Records.The band has released three songs so far from “Blood Dynasty”: “Dream Stealer” in July, “Liars & Thieves” in October, and the title track, “Blood Dynasty”, in December.”Dream Stealer” marked ARCH ENEMY’s first new music since the release of the “Deceivers” album, which came out in August 2022.”Dream Stealer” was mixed by Jens Bogren and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios.Four months ago, Amott told Pulp Magazine about “Dream Stealer” and ARCH ENEMY’s plans for new music: “We’ve been staying busy for sure and are really focused on writing and recording new stuff in between the touring we’re doing. I’m kind of always coming up with new musical and lyrical ideas though — I just keep going as it’s what I enjoy doing anyway. Making music is a natural process, and it’s pretty much a daily thing, so it can be hard to pinpoint exactly when everything was conceived. I do, however, actually remember that the initial seed for ‘Dream Stealer’ was written during a songwriting session I did with Daniel [Erlandsson, drums] in Los Angeles, California, two years ago, and then it’s been rearranged and updated a lot till it reached its final state that you’re now hearing.”Asked if it was a conscious decision to go back to the “classic ARCH ENEMY” direction and approach with “Dream Stealer”, Amott said: “I’ve seen some seriously great feedback from the fans, and that’s always very encouraging, of course. Personally, I don’t know if I’d necessarily say ‘Dream Stealer’ is a throwback to the sound of the past, but I get what they mean — the song has the energy and speed that is very exciting and infectious. Maybe there is a hint of vintage ARCH ENEMY in there, and why not? I’m looking forward to playing it live on stage — I think it is going to be intense as hell.”ARCH ENEMY played its first concert with new guitarist Joey Concepcion on April 24 at Musinsa Garage in Seoul, South Korea. The show was part of ARCH ENEMY’s 2024 Asian tour.In December 2023, ARCH ENEMY announced that it had “amicably” parted ways with longtime guitarist Jeff Loomis.Jeff, who was the main songwriter in his previous group, NEVERMORE, joined ARCH ENEMY in late 2014, but was not involved in the writing for the latter act’s last two albums, 2017’s “Will To Power” and the aforementioned “Deceivers”.Michael Amott 🙌☝️ is Arch Enemy 🤟🤟🤟Posted by Johnnie Dee Avilés on Wednesday, December 4, 2024[embedded content][embedded content][embedded content]Dragon Rojo Bar totally support Arch Enemy decision to safe guard Alissa White-Gluz health and wish her a speedy…Posted by Drago Rock on Tuesday, December 3, 2024