Angela Nathalie Gossow

Angela Nathalie Gossow (born 5 November 1974 in Cologne, Germany) is a death metal vocalist from Cologne, Germany. She currently fronts Swedish band Arch Enemy. Her previous bands include Asmodina and (German band)Mistress. She is one of the few successful female metal singers to use growling as her primary singing style. Her main influences are Jeff Walker, David Vincent, Chuck Billy, John Tardy, Chuck Schuldiner of Death, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Rob Halford of Judas Priest. Gossow is a vegetarian.



Career

Gossow joined Arch Enemy in November 2000, after former lead singer Johan Liiva was removed from the band. She had previously interviewed guitarist Michael Amott for a German Webzine. While interviewing Amott, Gossow had given him a demo and what she describes as a "poor quality" video of a performance at a club. When it came time to release Liiva, Arch Enemy called her in for an audition. Amott reports that "she wiped the floor with all the other contenders".