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.[1] All songs from this album are re-recordings, with the title track being another version of the instrumental Demoniality.