The Root of All Evil (album)

The Root of All Evil is a studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, featuring re-recorded songs from the first three albums by the band—Black Earth (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10, 11), Stigmata (tracks 2, 4, 13), and Burning Bridges (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 12). It was released on 28 September 2009 by Century Media Records and was made available as a jewel case CD, limited edition mediabook, digital media download and LP. The album was produced by the band themselves and mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap. All songs from this album are re-recordings, with the title track being another version of the instrumental Demoniality.

Japan bonus tracks
The Japanese release of the album includes the above-mentioned live tracks plus an additional two tracks.

Release dates

 * Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Italy / Benelux: 25 September 2009
 * UK / France / Greece / Denmark / Norway / Rest of Europe: 28 September 2009
 * Spain / Portugal: 29 September 2009
 * Finland / Sweden / Hungary / Japan: 30 September 2009
 * United States: 6 October 2009

Band members

 * Angela Gossow – vocals
 * Michael Amott – guitar and backing vocals
 * Christopher Amott – guitar
 * Sharlee D'Angelo – bass
 * Daniel Erlandsson – drums

Production

 * Arch Enemy – production
 * Andy Sneap – mixing and mastering
 * Daniel Erlandsson – recording
 * Rickard Bengtsson – recording
 * Gustavo Sazes – artwork/layout