while it may be unique it’s no gimmick this Swedish melodic death metal band is
this Swedish melodic death metal band is
this Swedish melodic death metal band is fronted by a woman and is all the more
fronted by a woman and is all the more
fronted by a woman and is all the more aggressive for it hi my name is
aggressive for it hi my name is
aggressive for it hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com
Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com
Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to Michael
and today we’re speaking to Michael
and today we’re speaking to Michael Amott founding member of arch enemy
many fans hate being classified and yet
many fans hate being classified and yet there seems to be hundreds of subgenres
there seems to be hundreds of subgenres
there seems to be hundreds of subgenres of metal do you think this adds or takes
of metal do you think this adds or takes
of metal do you think this adds or takes away from the whole experience and how
away from the whole experience and how
away from the whole experience and how would you label arch enemy which is cool
would you label arch enemy which is cool
would you label arch enemy which is cool you know heavy music or extreme metal
you know heavy music or extreme metal
you know heavy music or extreme metal I’ll say with some kind of extreme metal
I’ll say with some kind of extreme metal
I’ll say with some kind of extreme metal but people can call it whatever they
but people can call it whatever they
but people can call it whatever they want I don’t really care what people
want I don’t really care what people
want I don’t really care what people call it good music is good music you
call it good music is good music you
call it good music is good music you know as far as I’m concerned
when arch-enemy first began I know that
when arch-enemy first began I know that you were writing a lot of the songs and
you were writing a lot of the songs and
you were writing a lot of the songs and you were also playing even a bass guitar
you were also playing even a bass guitar
you were also playing even a bass guitar at some point some people were
at some point some people were
at some point some people were considering the debut album as sort of a
considering the debut album as sort of a
considering the debut album as sort of a solo project so now would you guys say
solo project so now would you guys say
solo project so now would you guys say you’re more of a collaborative effort
you’re more of a collaborative effort
you’re more of a collaborative effort it’s definitely more of collaborating
it’s definitely more of collaborating
it’s definitely more of collaborating going on right now and has been for a
going on right now and has been for a
going on right now and has been for a long time yeah I mean this is such a
long time yeah I mean this is such a
long time yeah I mean this is such a great lineup that we have now we’ve had
great lineup that we have now we’ve had
great lineup that we have now we’ve had same lineup since way to the sin which
same lineup since way to the sin which
same lineup since way to the sin which we recorded in 2000 so 10 years now
we recorded in 2000 so 10 years now
we recorded in 2000 so 10 years now everybody brings different stuff I mean
everybody brings different stuff I mean
everybody brings different stuff I mean just that the fader they bring their
just that the fader they bring their
just that the fader they bring their musicianship and their skills to the
musicianship and their skills to the
musicianship and their skills to the band affects the sound I think I mean I
band affects the sound I think I mean I
band affects the sound I think I mean I might have a skeleton of a song and I
might have a skeleton of a song and I
might have a skeleton of a song and I present that to them but the way
present that to them but the way
present that to them but the way everybody abs to it makes it sound like
everybody abs to it makes it sound like
everybody abs to it makes it sound like arch enemy in the end
and in 2000 you’re saying you know a lot
and in 2000 you’re saying you know a lot of things had changed for example you
of things had changed for example you
of things had changed for example you switched from Johann Oliva to Angela
switched from Johann Oliva to Angela
switched from Johann Oliva to Angela Gossow and so what would you say she
Gossow and so what would you say she
Gossow and so what would you say she added to the band like the dynamic music
added to the band like the dynamic music
added to the band like the dynamic music there’s a whole different stage presence
there’s a whole different stage presence
there’s a whole different stage presence different vocals and it also attracted a
different vocals and it also attracted a
different vocals and it also attracted a lot of interest in the indie band people
lot of interest in the indie band people
lot of interest in the indie band people it was something new something fresh
in a genre that’s you know usually seen
in a genre that’s you know usually seen as more male-dominant
as more male-dominant
as more male-dominant do you find that having a lead female
do you find that having a lead female
do you find that having a lead female vocalist presents challenges to
vocalist presents challenges to
vocalist presents challenges to archenemy or were you able to use these
archenemy or were you able to use these
archenemy or were you able to use these perhaps as advantages a lot of people
perhaps as advantages a lot of people
perhaps as advantages a lot of people have told us you know retrospect oh I
have told us you know retrospect oh I
have told us you know retrospect oh I was so smart of you to get a female
was so smart of you to get a female
was so smart of you to get a female singer and it really helped you guys but
singer and it really helped you guys but
singer and it really helped you guys but wasn’t like that at all we just found
wasn’t like that at all we just found
wasn’t like that at all we just found someone who did the job really well and
someone who did the job really well and
someone who did the job really well and that was it and we didn’t really
that was it and we didn’t really
that was it and we didn’t really consider the gender issue that much
you’re once voted the best guitarist in
you’re once voted the best guitarist in the whole world
the whole world
the whole world so does hype hinder or help your career
so does hype hinder or help your career
so does hype hinder or help your career young those kind of readers polls and
young those kind of readers polls and
young those kind of readers polls and stuff like they’re great you know I mean
stuff like they’re great you know I mean
stuff like they’re great you know I mean it’s it’s great you can really feel the
it’s it’s great you can really feel the
it’s it’s great you can really feel the fan support guitar playing is kind of I
fan support guitar playing is kind of I
fan support guitar playing is kind of I feel it’s very subjective I might like
feel it’s very subjective I might like
feel it’s very subjective I might like you top layer and there’s somebody else
you top layer and there’s somebody else
you top layer and there’s somebody else that doesn’t like that playing at all of
that doesn’t like that playing at all of
that doesn’t like that playing at all of course you can measure who’s the fastest
course you can measure who’s the fastest
course you can measure who’s the fastest and stuff that I but that’s not really
and stuff that I but that’s not really
and stuff that I but that’s not really within the musical realm I feel
in terms of the twin guitar sound that
in terms of the twin guitar sound that you like you know you can really tell
you like you know you can really tell
you like you know you can really tell the two distinct personalities in your
the two distinct personalities in your
the two distinct personalities in your music so what exactly are you trying to
music so what exactly are you trying to
music so what exactly are you trying to achieve one of the things ideas behind
achieve one of the things ideas behind
achieve one of the things ideas behind the band that I wanted to do when I
the band that I wanted to do when I
the band that I wanted to do when I started the bowels to have the extremity
started the bowels to have the extremity
started the bowels to have the extremity of sort of death metal in the vocal and
of sort of death metal in the vocal and
of sort of death metal in the vocal and drumming but then also have sort of
drumming but then also have sort of
drumming but then also have sort of quality guitar parts more traditional
quality guitar parts more traditional
quality guitar parts more traditional from heavy metal and hard rock edges now
from heavy metal and hard rock edges now
from heavy metal and hard rock edges now we just do without thinking about it you
we just do without thinking about it you
we just do without thinking about it you know we sort of can had a concept the
know we sort of can had a concept the
know we sort of can had a concept the band when we started but then you don’t
band when we started but then you don’t
band when we started but then you don’t really think about that as you you go
really think about that as you you go
really think about that as you you go through the albums and years of touring
through the albums and years of touring
through the albums and years of touring its interest will you do interviews you
its interest will you do interviews you
its interest will you do interviews you get asked a lot of questions about stuff
get asked a lot of questions about stuff
get asked a lot of questions about stuff that I never really think about music
that I never really think about music
that I never really think about music for me is just purely instinct I’d only
for me is just purely instinct I’d only
for me is just purely instinct I’d only can I don’t really serious a lot about
can I don’t really serious a lot about
can I don’t really serious a lot about it
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