# Daniel Erlandsson's Drum Setup on Arch Enemy's War Eternal (2014)

> First Arch Enemy album with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio, Örebro, Sweden. Arch Enemy's most-streamed album on Spotify.

**Type:** Album Drum Setup
**Drummer(s):** Daniel Erlandsson
**Band / Album:** Arch Enemy — *War Eternal* (2014)
**Genre:** Melodic Death Metal
**Label:** Century Media Records
**Studio:** Fascination Street Studio, Örebro, Sweden
**Producer:** Jens Bogren, Michael Amott

## Overview

Released June 9, 2014 on Century Media Records, War Eternal is the arc-opening album of Arch Enemy's Alissa White-Gluz era — the first Arch Enemy record with White-Gluz as vocalist, following Angela Gossow's retirement from performing after the Khaos Legions world tour. It is Arch Enemy's most-streamed album on Spotify, anchored by the title track 'War Eternal' — the band's most-played song on the platform globally.

Behind the kit, Daniel Erlandsson — Arch Enemy co-founder and drummer since the band's 1995 founding — delivered a performance that maintained the precision of the Gossow era within a new production context. War Eternal was produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden: a significant departure from the Andy Sneap / Studio Fredman environment that had defined the Gossow-era albums. Bogren's production philosophy — warmer, more ambient, more dynamic — gave the album a drum sound with more space and tonal richness than any previous Arch Enemy record.

## Gear

- **Drums:** Pearl Reference Pure (all-maple flagship, custom black finish)
- **Bass Drums:** 22" x 18" (x2 — true double-kick configuration)
- **Toms:** 10" x 9" rack, 12" x 10" rack, 14" x 14" floor, 16" x 16" floor
- **Snare:** Pearl Daniel Erlandsson Signature 14" x 5.5"
- **Cymbals:** Meinl Byzance Multi-Series (14" Traditional Hi-Hats, 16" Vintage/Dark Crash, 18" Medium Crash, 20" Dark Ride, 18" China)
- **Bass Drum Pedal:** Pearl Demon Drive Double Bass Pedal
- **Sticks:** ProMark 5B
- **Heads:** Remo Powerstroke 3 (kick); Remo Emperor Coated (toms); Remo Ambassador Coated (snare)

## Key Facts

- Released June 9, 2014 — Arch Enemy's ninth studio album
- First album with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz — arc-opening White-Gluz era record
- 'War Eternal' title track is Arch Enemy's most-streamed Spotify song
- Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio — first Arch Enemy Bogren collaboration
- Pearl Reference Pure kit — consistent Erlandsson configuration since Doomsday Machine (2005)
- Meinl Byzance multi-series cymbals — continued from Khaos Legions (2011)
- Pearl Demon Drive double bass pedal — introduced on Khaos Legions, continued through White-Gluz era
- Follows Khaos Legions (2011); precedes Will to Power (2017) in the Erlandsson discography

**Internal links:**
- [Khaos Legions drum setup (2011)](/articles/khaos-legions-drum-setup) — the closing Gossow-era album
- [Will to Power drum setup (2017)](/articles/will-to-power-drum-setup) — White-Gluz era continuation
- [Deceivers drum setup (2022)](/articles/deceivers-drum-setup) — Arch Enemy's newest album
- [Daniel Erlandsson drum setup](/articles/daniel-erlandsson-drum-setup) — full career gear profile
- [Daniel Erlandsson drummer profile](/drummer/daniel-erlandsson) — full career context

**Source:** https://metalforge.io/articles/war-eternal-drum-setup

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