Arch Enemy part ways with Angela Gossow, Announce new singer

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ARCH ENEMY announces new singer

In early June 2014, ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 9th studio album, War Eternal, worldwide via Century Media Records and Trooper Entertainment in Japan.
With this upcoming release, the band will introduce a new member to their ranks: Alissa White-Gluz, former vocalist of Canadian extreme metallers THE AGONIST. Angela Gossow, who joined ARCH ENEMY in 2000 and made her debut on the now classic Wages Of Sin (2001), will be stepping down as front-woman and focusing on management, while Alissa takes her place.

Angela Gossow comments:
“Dear ARCH ENEMY fans, this is not easy to tell you…I have decided to step down from being ARCH ENEMY’s voice of anger. After 13 years of pure fucking metal, 6 studio albums and countless tours through five continents, I feel the need to enter a different phase in my life, be with my family and pursue other interests. I will however remain business manager for ARCH ENEMY, and I will continue to develop my artist management roster.
I am staying true to my heavy metal roots, just leaving the spotlight so to speak. I am passing the torch to the super talented Alissa White-Gluz, whom I’ve known as a dear friend and a superb vocalist for many years. I always thought she deserved a chance to shine – and now she’s getting it. Just like I got that chance back in 2001.
I want to thank all ARCH ENEMY fans, our labels Century Media (worldwide) and Trooper Entertainment (Japan), our dedicated road crew, and in particular Michael, Daniel and Sharlee for their love and support throughout all these years. It’s been one hell of a ride! We conquered every situation, made it through thick & thin together in the most exciting and rewarding time of my life. Thank you all for being there with me on stage, in front of the stage, and backstage. You have touched my heart, and I hope I was able to give something back to you. I am grateful for the wonderful memories - I will cherish them forever!
I am looking forward to the next decade of ARCH ENEMY madness! Right now I am listening through rough mixes of the new studio album and I am blown away! 2014 will see a renewed ARCH ENEMY at the top of their game. I am proud to be part of this ARCH ENEMY chapter, albeit in a different way - revving up the engines behind the scenes. I hope to see you in front of the stage, I will join you there this time. Let the killing begin, once again!”

Alissa White-Gluz comments:
"I am very honored and happy to announce a new chapter in my life and musical career beginning now; I have joined forces with one of my all-time favorite and globally respected bands, ARCH ENEMY. ‘Wages of Sin’ was the first metal album I ever bought, and it was love at first listen. It is not often that you get a phone call from your favorite band asking you to join! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such amazingly talented musicians whom I also consider great friends. I look forward to being able to write and perform at a whole new level now with ARCH ENEMY! Music is forever, metal is limitless and this is only the beginning!"

Chief song-writer and band leader Michael Amott, who founded ARCH ENEMY in 1995, comments:
“We are eternally grateful to Angela for all her passion, hard work and talent. Her legacy is tremendous and will always be a big part of the band’s history. We feel great pride in what has been achieved in the past, but also look forward to new battles and new victories. We welcome Alissa with open arms - and we hope you will have open ears. We might have just created our most wicked metal opus yet with our upcoming album ‘War Eternal’!”

On March 20th, ARCH ENEMY will present the video for the album’s title track, “War Eternal”. Stay tuned.

ARCH ENEMY live
May 23 - TURBOHALLE - Bucharest, Romania
May 24 - Metal Summer Festival - Istanbul, Turkey
May 25 - Mixtape 5 - Sofia, Bulgaria
May 27 - Majestic Music Club - Bratislava, Slovakia
May 29 - Rock and Roll Arena - Romagnano Sesia (Novara), Italy
May 30 - New Age Club - Roncade, Italy
June 02 - L' Etage - Rennes, France
June 03 - Le 106 - Rouen, France
June 04 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France
June 05 - Rosenhof - Osnabrück, Germany
June 7 - Sweden Rock Festival - Sölvesborg, Sweden
June 09 - Studio USF - Bergen, Norway
June 10 - John Dee - Oslo, Norway
June 11 - Copenhell - Copenhagen, Denmark
June 13 - Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
June 14 - Conrad Sohm - Dornbirn, Austria
June 15 - Nova Rock - Nickelsdorf, Austria
June 27 - Rock am Härtsfeldsee - Dischingen, Germany
July 9 - RockMaraton, Pesc, Hungary
July 11 - Rock Harz Open Air - Ballenstedt, Germany
July 12 - Masters Of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic
July 13 - Seven Festival - Wegorzewo, Poland
July 19 - Dong Open Air - Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany
Aug. 2 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
Aug. 7 - Getaway Rock - Gävle, Sweden
Aug. 8 - Leyendas Del Rock - Alicante, Spain
Aug. 9 - Alcatraz Metal Festival - Kortrijk, Belgium
Aug. 14 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbühl, Germany
Aug. 17 - Alt-Fest - Kettering, UK
Sept. 22 - Re:Republic - Minsk - Belarus
Sept. 23 - Yunost' - Kiev, Ukraine
Sept. 25 - Arena Hall - Krasnodar, Russia
Sept. 27 - Glav Club - Moscow, Russia
Sept. 28 - Zal Ozhidaniya - Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sept. 30 - Otdykh Club - Novosibirsk, Russia
Oct. 1 - Angar Club - Omsk,
Oct. 3 - Tele Club - Yekaterinburg, Russia

I am not sure how I feel about this, one side I'm really disappointed that I'll never get to see Angela perform with Arch Enemy whom was the first metal band to get me into metal. And on the other I'm excited for Alissa, she's awesome as a vocalist and she'll probably do an amazing job.

 

[morguelord]

I hate the fact that they went out of their way to keep their shitty gimick of having a female vocalist. Apparently being on Revolver's "Hottest Women in Metal" equals heavy music, even though that new cunt sucks and is from a godawful metalcore band.

 

[Kara-Shehr]

Fuck i literally just started listening to this band like a day ago and this shit happens.

 

[Kara-Shehr]

oh fuck I just realized who they replaced her with. Jesus fucking christ I hate that bitch i totally forgot about her. Why would they get someone shitty like her? Her voice is weak and metalcory and she's a self absorbed, sanctimonious and arrogant cunt. I sound like a metal fan boy raging hard right now I know. Fuck you Angela for quitting Arch Enemy and picking this new cunt to replace you. New album will undoubtedly suck. Whatever I guess there's plenty of other bands out there and atleast there's the old stuff to listen to.

 

[Krow]

Arch Enemy is fucking terrible anyway.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

I hate the fact that they went out of their way to keep their shitty gimick of having a female vocalist. Apparently being on Revolver's "Hottest Women in Metal" equals heavy music, even though that new cunt sucks and is from a godawful metalcore band.

Seriously. Both Angela and Alyssa are gimmicky and poor vocalists.

Oh well nothing lost nothing gained. Moving on.

 

[ProphetofHatred]

Arch Enemy is fucking terrible anyway.

This.

 

[The Butt]

Alissa is twenty times the vocalist Angela Gossow is. I am pleased by this change.

 

[arg]

i don't like female growling but i enjoyed the guitar playing in some of their songs

 

[blacktape]

I remember when I didn't have much music in the way of metal I had a couple of Arch Enemy albums, so I would listen to their song "Despicable Heroes" over and over again when I needed to hear something metal. That is probably their heaviest song. Other than that, eh. No feelings about this change.

 

[Nephilim96]

i don't like female growling but i enjoyed the guitar playing in some of their songs

Most of their guitar playing is kind of dull.

 

[Eligos]

In other news, people still listen to Arch Enemy.

 

[ProphetofHatred]

In other news, people still listen to Arch Enemy.

Honestly all this time I thought they gained popularity for having one song on YouTube with 15 million views (consisting of people who were anxious to listen to them entirely because their vocalist apparently is a decent looking female)

 

[matt schrauben]

I liked Doomsday Machine. But it's the only Arch Enemy album I own and most likely the only one I'll ever own.

 

[Spiderchrist]

I hate the fact that they went out of their way to keep their shitty gimick of having a female vocalist. Apparently being on Revolver's "Hottest Women in Metal" equals heavy music, even though that new cunt sucks and is from a godawful metalcore band.

They definitely seem to have taken advantage of the female death metal vocalist shit. I dig Abnormality because they don't put so much emphasis on their female vocalist. It seems more legit, like they're focusing on music instead of the image.

 

[morguelord]

Nothing wrong with chick vocalists. Abnormality and Awaiting the Autopsy are female fronted BDM bands and they fucking rule, because they don't make a huge deal about it. Cerebral Bore is kinda....on the line. They're known for it, but I feel like they don't play it up, it's more like other people do.

 

[ProphetofHatred]

Female vocalists in extreme death metal sound ludicrously retarded.

 

[morguelord]

Female vocalists in extreme death metal sound ludicrously retarded.

You sir, are an ignorant fuck. Ever heard Abnormality? Of course not, you're still using the phrase "extreme death metal."

 

[ProphetofHatred]

You sir, are an ignorant fuck. Ever heard Abnormality? Of course not, you're still using the phrase "extreme death metal."

Are you implying I'm ignorant because I don't like female vocalists in death metal? I have heard them and they suck, bad.

 

[Krow]

While mr prophet seems to get carried away at times, i tend to agree with the sentiment about female death growlers. It remind me of death metal cats for the most part. And yeah, there's exceptions like Birth Asphyxia and a few others I can't remember but on a whole it's bad and a gimmick for the band.