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

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 gave him a demo that she described as a "poor quality" video of a performance at a club. When the band sacked then-vocalist Johan Liiva in 2000, Arch Enemy called in Gossow for an audition. Amott said that "she wiped the floor with all the other contenders."

Gossow provides the voice for the recurring character, Lavona Succuboso in the animated television show Metalocalypse. According to an interview with Musiikki TV at the Frostbite Festival 2009, Gossow did guest vocals on the Astarte album Demonized, on the song "Black at Heart".

Discography

With Asmodina

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1. Your Hidden Fear (Demo, 1991)
2. The Story of the True Human Personality (Demo, 1994)
3. Promo 1996 (Demo, 1996)
4. Inferno (1997)

With Mistress

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1. Promo (Demo, 1998)
2. Worship the Temptress (Demo, 1999)
3. Party in Hell (Demo, 2000)

With Arch Enemy

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1. Wages of Sin (2001)
2. Burning Angel (2002, EP)
3. Anthems of Rebellion (2003)
4. Dead Eyes See No Future (2004, EP)
5. Doomsday Machine (2005)
6. Live Apocalypse (2006, 2-disc DVD)
7. Revolution Begins (2007, EP)
8. Rise of the Tyrant (2007)
9. Tyrants of the Rising Sun (2008)

Upcoming Albums

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1. The Root of All Evil (28 september, 2009)