Tyrants of the Rising Sun by Arch Enemy is an awesome set of 2 CD's of live footage and a DVD which contains a film of a concert in early 2008 and a 40 minute road movie. Arch Enemy have been brilliant since the arrival of Angela Gossow in 2001, the pretty lead singer has a voice from the bowels of hell and adds real stage presence.

In no Arch Enemy album to date has their been such an energetic feel to the music, you can really feel it on this live album - undoubtedly spurred on by the Japanese, who go insane for metal.

As Gossow bounds around the stage, occasionally higher than the rest of the band as she booms out from a podium with a state of authority it assures you that this is definitely not a woman you'd like to have an argument with! One of the few female vocalists in metal to not go with the tried and tested yet relatively dull melodic sound, she has awesome growling vocals which are a match for any male metal vocalist on the planet.

The guitar playing is also well-timed, precise, intricate and varies perfectly in speed and melody, some of the finger work seems humanly impossible, Christopher Amott is simply amazing on this bundle, the double guitar sound really gives it a lot of balls and the way Christopher's playing weaves in and out of his brother's is simply superb.

I've always liked Arch Enemy but this album is so vibrant and powerful that it has taken their work to a new god (and godess of course) like level. Melodic death metal at its best.

Tokyo Forum (March 8th 2008)

1. Intro / Blood On Your Hands
2. Ravenous
3. Taking Back My Soul
4. Dead Eyes See No Future
5. Dark Insanity
6. The Day You Died
7. Christopher Solo
8. Silverwing
9. Night Falls Fast
10. Daniel Solo
11. Burning Angel
12. Michael Amott Solo (incl. "Intermezzo Liberté")
13. Dead Bury Their Dead
14. Vultures
15. Enemy Within
16. Snowbound
17. Shadows And Dust
18. Nemesis
19. We Will Rise
20. Fields Of Desolation / Outro
21. Enter the Machine (tape)

Special Features

1. The Road To Japan (Interviews / Road Movie) (approx. 45 minutes)

Promo videos

1. "Revolution Begins" (Original Version) (4:24)
2. "Revolution Begins" (Band Performance Version) (4:14)
3. "I Will Live Again" (3:34)

CD

Disc One

1. Intro / Blood On Your Hands (5:37)
2. Ravenous (3:55)
3. Taking Back My Soul (5:16)
4. Dead Eyes See No Future (4:22)
5. Dark Insanity (3:59)
6. The Day You Died (4:55)
7. Christopher Solo (2:32)
8. Silverwing (5:26)
9. Night Falls Fast (3:37)
10. Daniel Solo (3:30)

Disc Two

1. Burning Angel (4:40)
2. Michael Amott Solo (incl. "Intermezzo Liberté") (3:24)
3. Dead Bury Their Dead (4:57)
4. Vultures (6:51)
5. Enemy Within (4:29)
6. Snowbound (2:14)
7. Shadows And Dust (5:12)
8. Nemesis (5:04)
9. We Will Rise (4:33)
10. Fields Of Desolation / Outro (3:14)
11. Enter the Machine (tape)