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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Says GIGANTOUR Is More 'Artist-Friendly' Than OZZFEST

September 21, 2006

Amanda Chamberlain of Salt Lake Community College's Globe recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Globe: ARCH ENEMY was on the bill for Ozzfest last year and you guys got to see what that was like. I won't ask you to say which one you like better, but how does Dave Mustaine's Gigantour differ from Ozzy's metalfest?

Michael Amott: In a way, I guess [Gigantour] is a little bit more artist-friendly, we get to play longer, the way it's set up. Ozzfest was very successful for us with the promotion of the new album. But it was very much on-off, very quick.

Globe: Are you one of those musicians that practices 8 hours a day?

Michael Amott: No, well, when I first started, I wanted to play it all the time. But as you get older, you have a life, and you play when you have the time — when you can fit it in. But it's good to play a little bit.

Globe: Does your personal life and your ARCH ENEMY life blur together or do you try to keep some sort of life outside the band?

Michael Amott: A bit of both. I deal with a lot of the business of the band as well, so that's always going on, it never really stops, you know? There's always stuff to do everyday, really. But I do a few hours in the morning online, and some other stuff.

Globe: What has been the biggest benefit in your life from ARCH ENEMY's notable success as a band?

Michael Amott: I guess it would be that we get to do this and make a living. We get to play full time, and also travel, and have fans everywhere. We're very lucky in the sense that we have fans all over the world.

Globe: Have there been any drawbacks?

Michael Amott: Not really, no. Well, I guess that you spend a lot of time away from home, and if you have kids at home or whatever, that could be a problem. But that's true for anybody that has to travel a lot in their profession.

Read the entire interview at this location.

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