Former Arch Enemy frontwoman Angela Gossow, who now manages the band, has issued the following update in regard to her successor:

"Sending my love to Alissa White-Gluz - who's been performing with broken ribs for a couple of gigs now after she crashed her riser. Tough lady, pulling through with that kind of pain! Here she is, rocking the New Age Club in Roncade, Italy last night with Arch Enemy."

Alissa has since checked in from the tour with the following update:

"Thank you for the love and well wishes, everyone who has written to me! It really does help, seriously!

As someone who avoids drugs at all costs, I take a pretty mind-over-matter approach to physical pain, so I'm finding ways of coping with the pain on stage and keeping my body horizontal when off stage.

Anyone at that show who saw me body slam through the fucking riser could imagine there would be some damage. But I'm a stubborn fuck and I waited a few shows before going to get x-rays, ultrasounds and blood tests. The damage to my head, arms and legs is just bad bruising, there is no apparent organ damage and no internal bleeding. Unfortunately, there is a compound break on one rib and severe bruising around several others. Good news is that the pieces of the rib are well aligned to heal back in place!

The doctor forbade me to continue playing shows, but cancelling shows would hurt way worse. Today felt a bit better… I could breathe with less pain and I am almost able to stand up/sit down without pain. Can't wait to heal this shit so I can work out again.

The shows have been just amazing, thank you! I look forward to destroying many more stages with you guys (and to hopefully avoid destroying myself from now on)."

Arch Enemy will issue their new album, War Eternal - the first with Alissa White-Gluz on vocals - today (June 4th) in Japan, June 9th in Europe, and June 10th in North America. It features the following tracklisting:

"Tempore Nihil Sanat (Prelude in F Minor)"
"Never Forgive, Never Forget"
"War Eternal"
"As The Pages Burn"
"No More Regrets"
"You Will Know My Name"
"Graveyard Of Dreams"
"Stolen Life"
"Time Is Black"
"On And On"
"Avalanche"
"Down To Nothing"
"Not Long For This World"

Catch Arch Enemy live in concert:

June

4 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France
5 - Rosenhof - Osnabruck, Germany
7 - Sweden Rock Festival - Sölvesborg, Sweden
9 - Studio USF - Bergen, Norway
10 - John Dee - Oslo, Norway
11 - Copenhell - Copenhagen, Denmark
13 - Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
14 - Conrad Sohm - Dornbirn, Austria
15 - Nova Rock - Nickelsdorf, Austria
27 - Rock am Härtsfeldsee - Dischingen, Germany

July

11 - Rock Harz Open Air - Ballenstedt, Germany
12 - Masters Of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic
13 - Seven Festival - Wegorzewo, Poland
19 - Dong Open Air - Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany

August

1 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
7 - Getaway Rock - Gävle, Sweden
8 - Leyendas Del Rock - Alicante, Spain
9 - Alcatraz Metal Festival - Kortrijk, Belgium
14 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbühl, Germany
17 - Alt-Fest - Kettering, UK

September

23 - Yunost' - Kiev, Ukraine
25 - Arena Hall - Krasnodar, Russia
27 - Glav Club - Moscow, Russia
28 - Zal Ozhidaniya - Saint Petersburg, Russia
30 - Otdykh Club - Novosibirsk, Russia

October

1 - Angar Club - Omsk, Russia
3 - Tele Club - Yekaterinburg, Russia
19 - Loud Park 14 - Saitama City, Japan

November

26 - Lyon, France - Le Transbordeur *
27 - Istres, France - L´Usine *

December

1 - Toulouse, France - Le Bikini *
2 - Paris, France - Le Bataclan *
4 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
5 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - MHP Arena
6 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
7 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
9 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
11 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
12 - Geiselwind, Germany - Eventhall
13 - München, Germany - Tonhalle
14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
16 - Leamington, England - Assembly Rooms *
17 - Bristol, England - Academy *
18 - London, England - The Forum *
19 - Manchester, England - Academy *
20 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy *
21 - Glasgow, Scotland - QMU *
22 - Newcastle, England - Academy *

* without Sodom and Vader