ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow is featured in a new interview with KNAC.com. An excerpt is available below:

KNAC.com: Going back to the Anthems of Rebellion period in 2003 on up to now, you guys have continuously been busy. It seems like you’ve never slowed down, despite the little change in personnel back when Christopher left.

Gossow: "Yeah, it’s been a crazy ride since then. When I joined Arch Enemy we didn’t really know what was in for us and where it would go. We have evolved as a band. We’ve become very self-confident musicians in a scene full of victims. I think the music scene is terrible when it comes to how musicians are being treated. We’ve come out on top. We’ve done really well. We’ve released a bunch of really good records; we’ve done a bunch of very good tours. We fired our management in 2008 and now I do all that."

KNAC.com: Really?

Gossow: "Yeah, we’re totally free. We own all our songs. No management in the back telling us what to do. Yeah, it’s amazing. And the weird thing, since I took over management, is I’m not getting sick, either anymore. I don’t feel so victimized, like somebody else has decided that I got to make it through no matter what. When you’re in charge of something, you really want to do it. You’ve got a different strength for it."

KNAC.com: It’s not like slavery.

Gossow: "Exactly. The music business is set up to enslave the musician. The record sales are dying, so they’re going to put a lot of pressure on a band to tour as much as they can. Sometimes I think some bands are touring to death. How much are you enjoying playing your 260 shows in a year? Whatever we do we do it very consciously. Yes, we want to go to the U.S. now, because we haven’t been there for two years. We do a lot of touring, but we hop from continent to continent. There are a lot of different scenarios we experience, and that’s how we keep it really interesting. We picked out the support bands. We’re totally excited about the package. Yeah, I think we’re in an excellent spot as a band, but it takes a lot of self-confidence and a lot of knowledge. If you want to run your own business, you better know your business. Not everybody can read a contract or really concentrate on it, or negotiate a deal, or a tour, or speak to promoters. You have to have a very equal relationship in the band to be able to be self-managed. Everybody’s got to do some jobs. We’re very lucky with Arch Enemy. Everybody’s equal. It’s a team."

Go to this location for the complete interview.