WHAT THEY SAID
Kiko Loureiro publicly accused Arch Enemy of ripping off his music, posting a side-by-side comparison of his solo track “Dreams” and the band’s new single “To The Last Breath.”* Michael Amott has now fired back.*
THE DETAILS
- Loureiro — best known as Megadeth’s former guitarist — went public with the plagiarism claim, putting the comparison online for fans to judge.*
- Arch Enemy dropped “To The Last Breath” as their latest single, which immediately drew Loureiro’s accusation.*
- Amott issued a response to the claim, escalating what was already a tense situation between the two guitar players.*
- The beef is now fully public, with both sides dug in and the metal community watching closely.*
WHO IS RIGHT
Without hearing Amott’s actual response or the musical comparison itself, this one’s impossible to call. If the riffs are genuinely similar, Loureiro has every right to speak up — but melodic death metal has recycled plenty of ideas over three decades, and coincidence happens.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
This either blows over quietly or ends up in lawyers’ offices — depends how similar those tracks really are.