ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Discusses Departure Of Brother CHRISTOPHER

August 14, 2005

Patrick Rennick of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

MetalReview.com: I have heard that not only has your brother Christopher Amott stepped down from the Ozzfest tour but that he is now no longer part of the band! Could you fill me in on what's going on here?

Michael Amott: "Yes, he is doing something different right now. He has gone back to school to pursue his studies so he won't be around for a while. I don't know if he will come back next year, we don't really know yet. We are just taking it step by step now, using replacement guitar players for the tours and so far everything is going well. The whole momentum of 'Doomsday Machine' and the impact it is having right now is really cool and we are just going to keep touring."

MetalReview.com: On the Ozzfest tour this year Gus G. of NIGHTRAGE, also formerly of DREAM EVIL, will be filling in for Christopher Amott. What has it been like touring with Gus?

Michael Amott: "He is doing great. He was just somebody we thought of who we knew could do it. He was also willing to do Ozzfest. It was no big deal really."

MetalReview.com: "Doomsday Machine" was mixed by Andy Sneap a producer who is becoming increasingly popular in the metal scene. ARCH ENEMY has worked with Andy a couple times before. What are your reactions to the work he did on "Doomsday Machine"?

Michael Amott: "We've had a great relationship with him. He worked with us on 'Wages of Sin', he mixed that album as well as 'Anthems of Rebellion', he also did some other work with us on our EP, 'Dead Eyes See No Future', and he also mixed this new album so we've had quite a long relationship with him now and it has been going really well. We know him so well now that we are able to work in a very relaxed atmosphere."

MetalReview.com: Andy is also a guitar player himself. Could you describe the experience of working with a fellow guitarist?

Michael Amott: "We can always get a great guitar sound with him. He is a great mixer. With Andy you can always hear everything. The fact that he is a guitar player as well only heightens the comfort level."

Read the entire interview at MetalReview.com.

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).