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