AF in the Metal Mag!
21.7.2021
New album review online, click the pic and read!
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Approved by Antichrist!
10.7.2021
Antichrist magazine added “Remote-Controlled End” on their Spotify playlist. Check it out here!
Metal Invasion podcast!
10.7.2021
Check out Metal Invasion, a cool podcast with some great songs from Five Finger Death Punch, Skid Row, ARCHED FIRE and others! CLICK to listen!
Head-Banger Reviews checks out Remote Control!
9.7.2021
“The listener can really feel how much fun the band is having for the whole of the record and that single-handedly makes Remote Control a very fun listen”, says Vinterd of Head-Banger Reviews in their thoroughly-thought article about our album. Cheers to Head-Banger Reviews and good metal journalism! Read the review here!
Janne Särkelä in Guitarrista!
9.7.2021
Our very own lead guitar genius Janne Särkelä gets some well-deserved six-string media attention, as he introduces his favourite guitar in the new issue of Guitarrista, a guitar magazine available in Portuguese and Spanish. Also, Arched Fire’s song A.T.W. is on the magazine’s CD! Get Guitarrista here!
Song of the Week 8: Futile
29.6.2021
Futile, the most epic piece on the Remote Control album, is both old and new, with the emphasis heavily on the latter. Some of it – the verse arpeggio and both middle parts (meaning the ”out in the dark (…) blaze of glory” section and the Maiden-esque part that follows) was originally written in 1990 … More Song of the Week 8: Futile
Song of the week 7: Escape
24.6.2021
It’s week seven and time to Escape. Conveniently so, as the lyric video was released just recently. This one dates back to our 1989-90 era. Metallica had ”Escape”, Stone had ”Escape”, we wrote one as well. The original version was reeeeeaaaaalllyyyy long and had a slow, arpeggio middle-part. And as the lyrics had something to … More Song of the week 7: Escape
Song of the Week 5: A.T.W.
8.6.2021
Originally titled Against the World, the first version of this song was written in early 1990. Again, a rehearsal recording from April 1990 has survived, preventing the tune from getting lost in time. Personally I liked the dark and oppressive feel of the verses and the explosive chorus from the get-go. Probably because of the … More Song of the Week 5: A.T.W.
The Metal Crypt interview
4.6.2021
The Metal Crypt asked us some good question and we answered. Check it out, folks, it’s hellagood! From the Vaults of the Past: Arched Fire’s Metal Crypt interview
Song of the Week 4: …And Ride Away
30.5.2021
Good morning! We’re a month into introducing the songs on Remote Control well on the way! This week’s tune …And Ride Away dates back to the late spring of 1990. Janne still has the guitar tabs he penned of the riffs he provided for the song. see the photo below. He was 14. Pretty cool, … More Song of the Week 4: …And Ride Away
