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ocated incongruously in the heart of Los Angeles’ Koreatown,

The Wiltern is a gilded, 2,300-capacity Art

Deco concert theatre that dates back to the days of vaudeville. It sits a mere six miles from the Troubadour, the famed 500-capacity nightclub in Hollywood where, 16 years ago, Angela Gossow made her live debut with Arch Enemy, taking over from original vocalist Johan Liiva.

Since then, the multinational band have graduated into larger venues as they’ve become one of metal’s leading forces, although the journey hasn’t always been easy. Most notably, Angela stepped down in early 2014, stating the need to “be with my family and pursue other interests”. The band subsequently recruited Alissa White-Gluz of Canadian metallers The Agonist to lead Arch Enemy into Mk III.

It’s hard enough for bands to survive one singer change, much less two – yet against all odds, Arch Enemy managed to not only weather both storms, but thrive in their aftermaths. The band’s 10th album (their second with Alissa), Will To Power, achieved some of the highest chart positions of