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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”. Comments?

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Good for them they went for another female, otherwise they would have lost most of their fans who think Arch Enemy are the most brutal band with a female vocalist. But to me it doesn't really matter. Before this news there was a 0% chance I was going to listen to the new album or any of the old stuff and there still is a 0% chance to that. And that new chick is way hotter than Angela.

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And that new chick is way hotter than Angela.
Despite her being an obnoxious vegan from a shitty band, I have to agree that she is nice to look at. Much nicer than Angela, some of the dudes in the band looked more feminine, which wouldn't really matter if her vocals didn't suck. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Despite her being an obnoxious vegan from a shitty band, I have to agree that she is nice to look at. Much nicer than Angela, some of the dudes in the band looked more feminine, which wouldn't really matter if her vocals didn't suck. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
I am so very glad that the biggest problem here is who is hotter and not by any chance who has a better voice or how is the new singer going to fit the band :D
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They replaced a female vegan with another female vegan, at least they are consistent :D The facebook page of the new girl is filled with animal rights statuses but what really made me angry is the bullshit about how we should close pet shops and stop dog breeding. Because if people take animals from a shelter they will automatically change their mentality and will not leave that same animal on the street before a vacation, we can adopt hamsters and fishes from a shelter too and we will kill all the pure blooded dogs because fuck them, they were bread.

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In the book Choosing Death (history about death metal and grindcore), Angela speaks in the end about her huge impact on the death metal scene etc. and how much she hates Cannibal Corpse because it is about raping and killing women. She doesn't understand that women allows the boyfriends to listen to bands like that. After reading that I had no respect for her whatsoever. I'm pretty sure she doesn't like Anal Cunt for that mather.

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In the book Choosing Death (history about death metal and grindcore), Angela speaks in the end about her huge impact on the death metal scene etc. and how much she hates Cannibal Corpse because it is about raping and killing women. She doesn't understand that women allows the boyfriends to listen to bands like that. After reading that I had no respect for her whatsoever. I'm pretty sure she doesn't like Anal Cunt for that mather.
As a girl, I don't believe I can allow my bf anything. I'm his gf, not a slave master. A few years back I red in Metal Hammer how she was rude to the fans. There was even a letter from a mother who went to get an autograph for her son and she was rude to her. I don't remember the exact story however. To be clear, I don't hate her vocals, when I first heard them I was amazed a woman can do that. And there are plenty songs I like. We will see how it will work with the new girl. Yobo, it's not something that will stop me from enjoying her music. But it will stop me from liking her facebook page :D
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I had no respect for her to begin with. She's an awful vocalist with an over-inflated ego and a terrible attitude towards controversial subject matter (ironic considering she's a metal musician). She acts as if she was the first woman to be involved in extreme metal (which is entirely untrue) and from what I've seen of her live has no stage presence. Arch Enemy were a far better band before she joined them.

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