Alissa White-Gluz

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Alissa White-Gluz (/əˈlisə waɪt ɡlʌz/;^[2] born July 31, 1985) is a Canadian vocalist, best known as the former lead vocalist and one of the founding members of the Canadian metal band The Agonist,^[3] and current lead vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal group Arch Enemy.^[4]

Career

The Agonist

In 2004, White-Gluz formed The Agonist with fellow band members Danny Marino and Chris Kells in Montreal, Canada.^[5]

Arch Enemy

Alissa White-Gluz performing in Wacken Open Air 2014 with Arch Enemy.

On March 17, 2014, Arch Enemy announced via press release that Alissa would be replacing their former vocalist Angela Gossow ^[6]

White-Gluz released a statement on her Facebook page saying that she had left The Agonist, and that Vicky Psarakis had taken over as 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." ^[7]

In August of 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 Arch Enemy], 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."^[8]

Guest vocal work

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.^[9][10] In February 2014, the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain announced that White-Gluz would be contributing guest vocals to their new album.^[11] In February 2015, it was also announced that she would contribute guest vocals to Kamelot's album, Haven.^[12]

Timeline

Discography

With Arch Enemy

• War Eternal (2014)
• Stolen Life (2015, EP)
• "You Will Know My Name" (2014)

With The Agonist

• Once Only Imagined (August 14, 2007 Century Media Records)
• Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (February 23, 2009 Century Media Records)
• Prisoners (June 4, 2012 Century Media Records)

Guest appearances

• (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)

Other media

White-Gluz has been selected multiple times as one of "the hottest chicks in metal" by Revolver Magazine.^[13][14]

In 2006, White-Gluz appeared on Canadian Idol singing a cover of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and received significant screen time.^[15] In January 2012, White-Gluz was featured as a coach on an episode of MTV's Made.^[16]

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.^[17][18] White-Gluz has been a vegan since 1998.^[19][20]

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