[Archive 2014-03-18] Arch Enemy singer Angela Gossow quits

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Angela Gossow, longtime singer for Swedish extreme metal band Arch Enemy, announced yesterday via the band's Facebook page she is leaving the band.

She added "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." White-Gluz leaves The Agonist, of Canada and another extreme metal band.

Founded in 1995, Arch Enemy replaced founding vocalist Johan Liiva with Gossow in 2000. She made her recorded debut with the band the following year on Wages of Sin. Fans are set to hear White-Gluz's vocals in June with the release of War Eternal.

Founding member, leader, and head songwriter Michael Amott said "We welcome Alissa with open arms — and we hope you will have open ears." Arch Enemy are producing the new album themselves, as they did with their previous effort, Khaos Legions, in 2011.

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