fˈɔːɹmd ɪn hˈælmstæd, swˈiːdən, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən baɪ kɹˈɪstəfɚɹ ˈæmɑːt, ˌɑːɹmɐɡˈɛdən bɪɡˈæn wɛn ˈɑːɹtʃ ˈɛnəmi wɜːɹ ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə dʒəpˈæn tə sˈaɪn ɐ nˈuː ɹˈɛkɚd dˈiːl wɪð tˈɔɪz fˈæktɚɹi ɹˈɛkɚdz ˈæftɚ ðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌvðə blˈæk ˈɜːθ ˈælbəm.
Formed in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1997 by Christopher Amott, Armageddon began when Arch Enemy were invited to Japan to sign a new record deal with Toy's Factory records after the release of the Black Earth album.