Alissa White-Gluz
Alissa White-Gluz | |
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 White-Gluz at Wacken Open Air in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 31 July 1985 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, metalcore, power metal, symphonic metal, deathcore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter[1] |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Napalm, Century Media, Act, Spiritual Beast |
Alissa White-Gluz (born July 31, 1985) is a Canadian singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy and the former singer of Canadian metal band The Agonist.
Career[change | change source]
The Agonist[change | change source]
In 2004, she formed The Agonist with guitar player Danny Marino and bass player Chris Kells.
Arch Enemy[change | change source]
In 2014, she left The Agonist and joined Arch Enemy after the last singer, Angela Gossow, left.
Discography[change | change source]
The Agonist[change | change source]
- 2007 – Once Only Imagined
- 2009 – Lullabies for the Dormant Mind
- 2011 – The Escape (EP)
- 2012 – Prisoners
Arch Enemy[change | change source]
- 2014 – War Eternal
- 2017 – As the Stages Burn!
- 2017 – Will to Power
- 2019 – Covered in Blood
Guest appearances[change | change source]
- Never More Than Less – on track "So Beautiful" – Album Relentless (2008, Le Collectif Artcore)
- (the) Plasmarifle – on track "From The Trail of Ashes ..." – Album While You Were Sleeping The World Changed in an Instant (October 2008 Siege of Amida Records)
- Blackguard – on track "The Sword" – Album Profugus Mortis (April 2009 Sumerian Records)
- Kamelot – on track "Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife)" – Album Silverthorn (October 2012 SPV/Steamhammer, King)
- Delain – on track "The Tragedy Of The Commons" – Album The Human Contradiction (April 2014 Napalm Records)
- Kamelot – on tracks "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" and "Revolution" – Album Haven (February 2015 Napalm Records)
- Metal Allegiance – guest vocals on "We Rock" – Album Metal Allegiance (2015, Nuclear Blast)
- Karmaflow – as the Muse in "The Muse and the Conductor" (2015)
- Caliban – on track "The Ocean's Heart" – Album Gravity (March 2016, Century Media)
- And Then She Came – on track "Five Billion Lies" – Album And Then She Came (June 2016 DME Music Napalm Records)
- Tarja Turunen – on track "Demons in You" – Album The Shadow Self (August 2016, earMUSIC)
- Delain – guest vocals on "Hands of Gold" – Album Moonbathers (August 2016 Napalm Records)
- Metal Allegiance – guest vocals on "Life in the Fast Lane" – Album Fallen Heroes (2016, Nuclear Blast)
- Evesdroppers – guest vocals on "God's Ocean" – Album Empty Vessel, (2016, Casual Madness)
- American Murder Song – as Pretty Lavinia (2016)
- Aurelio Voltaire – on track "Leaves In The Stream" – Album Heart-Shaped Wound, (2017)
- Angra – on track "Black Widow's Web" – Album ØMNI (2018)
- Dee Snider – on track "Dead Hearts (Love Thy Enemy)" – Album For the Love of Metal (2018, Napalm Records)
- Soilwork – on track "Stålfågel" – Album Verkligheten (2019, Nuclear Blast)
- Mark Morton – on track "The Truth Is Dead" (w/ Randy Blythe of Lamb of God) – Album Anesthetic (2019, Spinefarm)[2]
- Carnifex – on track "No Light Shall Save Us" – Album World War X (2019, Nuclear Blast)
- Kane Roberts – on track "Beginning of the End" – Album The New Normal, (2019, Frontiers Records)
- Babymetal – on track "Distortion" – Album Metal Galaxy (2019)
- Kamelot – on live album "I Am the Empire – Live from the 013" (2020, Napalm Records)
- Charlotte Wessels – on single "Lizzie" (2020, collaboration)[3]
Personal life[change | change source]
She is an atheist and straight edge.[4][5] She is also an animal rights activist and a civil rights activist. She wrote a song about human rights/civil rights called "The Race".[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Interview with Alissa White-Gluz of The Agonist – August 14th, 2011". Lithium Magazine. 14 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011.
- ↑ "LAMB OF GOD Guitarist's 'Anesthetic' Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By LINKIN PARK, PAPA ROACH Members". Blabbermouth. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ "ARCH ENEMY Vocalist ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ, DELAIN Singer CHARLOTTE WESSELS Release New Single / Video "Lizzie"". BraveWords. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ↑ "Arch Enemy: Alissa White-Gluz's Guide To Life". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ "The Agonist's Alissa White-Gluz Stays Healthy on the Road". Noise Creep. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ "The Agonist Frontwoman Snags PETA2 Award". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved September 22, 2023.