Angela Gossow
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Angela Nathalie Wolf (a.k.a. Saint Gossow) (born November 5, 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 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.
Career
Gossow joined Arch Enemy in November of 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, Wolf 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".
Discography
- Asmodina
- Your Hidden Fear (Demo, 1991)
- The Story of the True Human Personality (Demo, 1994)
- Promo 1996 (Demo, 1996)
- Inferno (1997)
- Mistress
- Promo (Demo, 1998)
- Worship the Temptress (Demo, 1999)
- Party in Hell (Demo, 2000)
- Arch Enemy
- Wages of Sin (2001)
- Burning Angel (2002, EP)
- Anthems of Rebellion (2003)
- Dead Eyes See No Future (2004, EP)
- Doomsday Machine (2005)
- Revolution Begins (2007, EP)
- Rise of the Tyrant (2007)