Alissa White-Gluz (; born July 31, 1985) is a Canadian vocalist, best known as lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and former lead vocalist and founding member of the Canadian metal band The Agonist. Her vocal style includes both growling and clean vocals (singing). Although primarily associated with melodic death metal, she has appeared as a guest vocalist for power metal and symphonic metal bands, notably Kamelot and Delain, and has performed live with Nightwish and Tarja Turunen.
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Career
The Agonist (2004-2014)
In 2004, White-Gluz formed The Agonist with fellow band members Danny Marino and Chris Kells in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Arch Enemy (2014-present)
On March 17, 2014, Arch Enemy announced via press release that Alissa would be replacing their former vocalist Angela Gossow.
White-Gluz released a statement on her Facebook page saying that she had left The Agonist, and that Vicky Psarakis had taken over as the vocalist. "[I]t is with great sadness that I must also announce that The Agonist as you have come to know it is now a thing of the past. I had every intention of (and had even started) writing and recording yet another killer album this year, but my former band-mates decided to choose a different path. I wish I could change the situation but the unfortunate decision was made beyond my control so I can only wish them the very best of luck now that our time working together has concluded."
In August 2015, White-Gluz revealed in an interview that the other members of the Agonist had in fact kicked her out of the band, and forcibly cut her off from anything to do with the group. She said,
"Little did I know that during that [during White-Gluz' European tour with The Agonist], The Agonist were lying to my face and they were actually going behind my back trying to find someone to replace me. They waited through an entire European tour with me, through local shows until the last show we had booked in 2013 which was I think December 7th. We played that show and the next day they all came to my house and basically kicked me out of the band, spit in my face, locked me out of my emails - what a big fucking mess. For the next week, I was in total panic mode trying to regain access to my accounts and in total shock that the band I had built for ten years - for more than a 3rd of my life at that point - was now stolen from me. That was the hardest thing about this whole transition. It wasn't hard to join Arch Enemy, it wasn't hard to keep it a secret. It was totally professional and smooth on the side of Arch Enemy, unfortunately, on the other side of the things it wasn't and that was a very difficult situation for me, which I'm still coping with actually."
White-Gluz gave another interview in 2017 where she detailed the circumstances of her departure and how she considered it the "biggest betrayal" she'd ever felt in her life. The Agonist later released their own public statement disputing her account.
Guest vocal work
Slaves on Dope
White-Gluz has also recorded guest vocals for Slaves on Dope's CD Over the Influence as well as for Blackguard's EP, Another Round.
Kamelot
White-Gluz has worked with Kamelot on a number of occasions. In September and October 2012, she was a guest vocalist for Kamelot when they were the supporting act for Nightwish's North American tour.
In February 2015, it was also announced that she would contribute guest vocals to Kamelot's album, Haven.
In 2017 it was announced that White-Gluz's first solo album would feature collaborations with Kamelot members.
Nightwish
At the Denver show on September 28, 2012, White-Gluz and Elize Ryd performed the Nightwish lead vocals live on stage with minimal preparation after Anette Olzon was taken ill.
White-Gluz, Ryd and Tommy Karevik later joined Nightwish (now fronted by Floor Jansen) on stage again to sing the final song of the tour, Last Ride of the Day, in Orlando on October 14, 2012.
Arch Enemy, with White-Gluz as lead vocalist, joined Nightwish as a supporting act on their 2015 European tour.
Delain
In February 2014, the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain announced that White-Gluz would be contributing guest vocals to their fourth studio album The Human Contradiction.
White-Gluz made a second guest appearance with Delain in 2016 on "Hands of Gold", the opening track of their fifth studio album Moonbathers.
Angra
White-Gluz recorded guest vocals for Angra's CD Omni the album was released in February 2018. She appears on the third track "Black Widow's Web" alongside Brazilian singer Sandy.
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Discography
With The Agonist
- 2007 - Once Only Imagined
- 2009 - Lullabies for the Dormant Mind
- 2011 - The Escape [EP]
- 2012 - Prisoners
With Arch Enemy
- 2014 - War Eternal
- 2016-2017 - As The Stages Burn!
- 2017 - Will To Power
Solo
- 2017 - Alissa
Guest appearances
- 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)
Other media
White-Gluz has been selected multiple times as one of "the hottest chicks in metal" by Revolver.
In 2006, White-Gluz appeared on Canadian Idol singing a cover of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and received significant screen time. In January 2012, White-Gluz was featured as a coach on an episode of MTV's Made.
White-Gluz is appearing in visual companion content to American Murder Song as Pretty Lavinia. Her character was first revealed at Steampunk World's Fair and has since been released on American Murder Song's YouTube channel.
Activism
As an animal rights activist, Alissa received a Libby award from PETA for her work in an international campaign advocating against the hunting of Canadian seals.
Personal life
White-Gluz has been a vegan since 1998. She follows a straight edge lifestyle. In February 2014, Alissa started dating Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein of Misfits. She is also an atheist.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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