Angela Gossow
Background information
Also known as	Saint Gossow
Born	November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05) (age 32) Cologne, Germany
Genre(s)	Melodic death metal
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2000 - present
Label(s)	Century Media Records
Associated acts	Arch Enemy
Website	http://www.archenemy.net/

Angela Nathalie Gossow (a.k.a Saint Gossow) (born November 5, 1974) 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 death growl as her primary singing style. Her main influences are Jeff Walker, David Vincent, Chuck Billy, John Tardy, Chris Barnes and Chuck Schuldiner. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (533x800, 57 KB) Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy performing at Wacken Open Air 2006. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... , For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by ex Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... , For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by ex Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. ... Death growl, also known as growled vocals, harsh vocals, death vocals, death grunts, and also derogatorily or humorously — Cookie Monster vocals[1] is a vocalization style usually employed by vocalists of the Death Metal music genre, but also used in a variety of other heavy metal subgenres. ... Jeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and singer from St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal/grindcore band Carcass for which he was also the main lyricist. ... David Vincent is an American musician, singer and bassist for the seminal death metal band Morbid Angel. ... Chuck Billy (Born June 23, 1962), U.S. vocalist, best known for his work with the thrash metal band Testament. ... John Tardy is an American vocalist who is best known for his work with the death metal band Obituary. ... Musician named Chris Barnes Chris Barnes was the original lead singer of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse. ... Charles Michael Chuck Schuldiner (May 13, 1967, Long Island, New York – December 13, 2001) was an American musician and genre innovator. ...

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, 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 the other contenders". Johan Liiva Axelsson is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, founding member of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist. ... Michael Amott, 2003 Michael Amott (born July 28, 1969 in Britain, raised in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of the grindcore band Carcass. ...

Discography

• Asmodina
  1. Your Hidden Fear (Demo, 1991)
  2. The Story of the True Human Personality (Demo, 1994)
  3. Promo 1996 (Demo, 1996)
  4. Inferno (1997)
• Mistress
  1. Promo (Demo, 1998)
  2. Worship the Temptress (Demo, 1999)
  3. Party In Hell (Demo, 2000)
• Arch Enemy
  1. Wages of Sin (2001)
  2. Burning Angel (2002, EP)
  3. Anthems of Rebellion (2003)
  4. Doomsday Machine (2005)
  5. Rise of the Tyrant (2007)

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Trivia

• Her favourite male singer is Rob Halford, and her favourite female singer is Kate French (Vainglory, ex-Chastain)
• She is a vegetarian.
• Her bandmates like to call her angel of the apocalypse