ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Michael Amott - "We Didn't See A Reason To Fire Angela As Our Manager"
August 2, 2014, 9 years ago
EMP Rock Invasion recently caught up with Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott and vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, who discussed the changes within the band and former vocalist Angela Gossow staying on as the band's manager, a position she's held for the last six years:
Arch Enemy's cover of the Mike Oldfield classic "Shadow On The Wall", which appears on the digipack version of the band's new album War Eternal, was recently posted online. Alissa White-Gluz checked in with her take on the song:
"I had SO many ideas on how to approach this cover song. I was DYING to rip into some soaring clean vocals! In the end we decided to go for this dark, atmospheric version that focuses on and reflects the powerful lyrics (I was really feeling them!). We just let the creative juices flow and came up with what you will hear below! Lots of fun!"Michael Amott comments:
"I wonder if Mike Oldfield would enjoy Arch Enemy’s cover of 'Shadow On The Wall' It was great fun arranging and recording this version. I do recall reading years ago that he enjoys some heavy metal now and again, so who knows?”
The band's tour schedule is currently as follows:
August
8 - Leyendas Del Rock - Alicante, Spain
9 - Alcatraz Metal Festival - Kortrijk, Belgium
14 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbühl, Germany
17 - Alt-Fest - Kettering, UK
September
25 - Arena Hall - Krasnodar, Russia
27 - Glav Club - Moscow, Russia
28 - Zal Ozhidaniya - Saint Petersburg, Russia
30 - Otdykh Club - Novosibirsk, Russia
October
3 - Tele Club - Yekaterinburg, Russia
19 - Loud Park 14 - Saitama City, Japan
November
27 - Istres, France - L´Usine *
December
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
