Arch Enemy

Ever ponder how many teenage metal dudes out there must be routinely choking their chickens to pix of Angela Gossow? Think about it: Not since Lita Ford has metal boasted such an archetypal Amazon (not to be mistaken with "metal chicks" a la Cristina Scabbia). Gossow is a Swedish bombshell with a cast-iron midriff and a Cookie Monster bark that sounds as though Satan's bloody bowels are growling for more damned souls. Plus, she fronts a killer band. Arch Enemy doesn't fart around with any of that screamo crap the Alternative Press drools all over. They unload finely chiseled death metal, raging with bad vibes, gnarly chops, and a touch of melody. Hell, they even covered Manowar's "Kill With Power." Now how cool is that? With Dark Tranquility, Divine Heresy, and Firewind. El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., 381-3094. 7 p.m. $22 adv./$25. All ages. JUSTIN F. FARRAR
Tue., May 27, 7 p.m., 2008