Arch Enemy vs Kiko Loureiro: Copyright Claim Dust-Up

0:00On April 3rd, Arch Enemy just shut down a copyright claim from Brazilian Shredder, Kiko Lerero, the dude behind some killer Megadeth and Angra Riffs. He called out their new single to the last breath for sounding too much like his track, Talking Dreams from his 2024 album Theory of Mind. But the band dropped early demos proving they cooked up the melody back in 2022, way before his release. Earlier this week, Arch Enemy shared video of those raw 2022 demos that evolved into the final single dropped in February with new. Singer Lauren Hart from One's Human. Katara's Michael Emmett, the main riff architect, basically said in the overlap his coincidence and he stick into his process of logging every draft. Fans in the metal scene lit up after Kiko's Instagram post on March 27, where he framed it as promo help. Arch Enemy's manager and ex vocalist Angela Gassau hid back, noting three note similarities happened all the time in music and pushing for private talks.

1:02Over public jabs, Am I kept it light at first, joking about catching Kiko's solo stuff? Now the band's firing back with that clear timeline evidence, calling the accusation bogus. Meanwhile, both acts hit the same stage at Bangers Open Air in Sao Paulo later this month. Arch Enemy headlining Saturday, April 25th, Kiko with Angra closing Sunday, the 26th. This dust up highlights how tight the metal worlds riffs can get, but Arch Enemy's rolling on with their China tour debut, featuring Hart and A. European Club run plan for summer 2026. Music news today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending in sound.