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Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz On Upcoming Solo Project: It’s “Kind Of Just Giving Me An Outlet To Do Basically Any Type Of Vocal Acrobatics That I Wanna Do”

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During an appearance on Knotfest.com‘s “The Electric Theater With Clown,” Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz talked a bit about her upcoming solo project. The singer says the endeavor will give her “an outlet to do basically any type of vocal acrobatics” that she wants to do.

White-Gluz said the following:

“With ARCH ENEMY, I basically do screams — I’m growling; that’s the type of vocals that I do. But I actually do clean vocals a lot too, and not that many people know that. I’ve done a lot of guest appearances with other bands and other artists where I use that clean voice, but I don’t really use it that much in ARCH ENEMY. So the solo thing is kind of just giving me an outlet to do basically any type of vocal acrobatics that I wanna do, whether it be blues-style singing, which I have a guest thing coming out soon like that, which is pretty cool. Rock singing, power metal singing, opera singing… Basically, the idea is that it’s a way for me to kind of get my musical rocks off in any way that I want, and it’s separate from ARCH ENEMY. So I don’t have to go in and dilute ARCH ENEMY or change what that’s about it, ’cause that wouldn’t be right either. It’s basically something that I kind of just had as this ongoing project that I’ve been working on any time I had time off from ARCH ENEMY touring, which was basically no time until this year. So I’ve been working a lot on it this year and recording it at a home studio that I built. And, yeah, so far I really like it, and I’m looking forward to finishing it up.”

[via Blabbermouth]

Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz & Delain’s Charlotte Wessels Team Up On New Song “Lizzie”

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Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz and Delain’s Charlotte Wessels have joined forces for a new song titled “Lizzie.“ The full track is available on both of their Patreon accounts.

White-Gluz commented:

“Today is the day!

I’m so incredibly proud to share the project that has kept me bubbling with ideas and not sleeping for the past couple weeks – “Lizzie”!

Just now, on both @charlottewessels and my own @patreon pages (links in our bios) we are sharing the music video for our song “Lizzie”, which is actually a three-way, all-woman collaboration with the deceased artist #ElizabethSiddal .

Doing this kind of thing ON TOP of our main bands is an incredible amount of work, but so rewarding! It is made possible by the support of our patrons (my #Beastlings!)

So – in return, the members of my FanClub and Charlotte’s page get all sorts of perks and today they get the whole song, the whole music video and even isolated stems so they can remix the song or sing and play along with us.
Thank you, Charlotte, for this amazing experience!!

Please feel free to head over to #Patreon and check out more, we would love to have you.
Enjoy!”

A teaser can be found below:

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Today is the day! I’m so incredibly proud to share the project that has kept me bubbling with ideas and not sleeping for the past couple weeks – “Lizzie”! Just now, on both @charlottewessels and my own @patreon pages (links in our bios) we are sharing the music video for our song “Lizzie”, which is actually a three-way, all-woman collaboration with the deceased artist #ElizabethSiddal . Doing this kind of thing ON TOP of our main bands is an incredible amount of work, but so rewarding! It is made possible by the support of our patrons (my #Beastlings!) So – in return, the members of my FanClub and Charlotte’s page get all sorts of perks and today they get the whole song, the whole music video and even isolated stems so they can remix the song or sing and play along with us. Thank you, Charlotte, for this amazing experience!! Please feel free to head over to #Patreon and check out more, we would love to have you. Enjoy! 𝒜 𝒮𝒾𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒲𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝐵𝓎 𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓏𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽 𝒮𝒾𝒹𝒹𝒶𝓁 𝒪 𝓈𝒾𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓌𝑜𝑜𝒹, 𝐼 𝑒𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝑒 𝒲𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒶 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓈𝑜 𝒻𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝒾𝓈𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝐹𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓋𝑜𝒾𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓈 𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝑒𝓇𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒸𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓂𝓎 𝓀𝓃𝑒𝑒𝓈. 𝐼𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝓎 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝒹𝑜𝓌 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝓂𝑒 𝓈𝒾𝓉 𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓎 𝑜𝓌𝓁𝓈 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝑒 𝒻𝓁𝒾𝓉; 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝐼 𝒶𝓈𝓀 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝑒 𝒶 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓃, 𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝐼 𝓂𝒶𝓎 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉 𝑜𝓇 𝒹𝒾𝑒 𝑜𝓇 𝓈𝓌𝑜𝑜𝓃. 𝒢𝒶𝓏𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒲𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓁𝓈𝑜 𝒹𝑜𝓃𝑒, 𝐹𝓇𝑜𝓏𝑒𝓃 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝐼 𝓈𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝓎 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝒹𝑜𝓌 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑒. 𝒞𝒶𝓃 𝒢𝑜𝒹 𝒷𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝒶𝒸𝓀 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓌𝑒 𝓉𝓌𝑜 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝐵𝑒𝓃𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀 𝓌𝑜𝑜𝒹?

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Watch Arch Enemy Frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz & Firewind Guitarist Gus G.’s Recent Livestream Performance

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On April 17, Arch Enemy frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz and Firewind guitarist Gus G. took part in a livestream for the #TogetherAtHome series. The series, which is fueled by Global Citizen, was launched in support of the World Health Organization as everyone continues to face the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy, Ex-The Agonist) Signs With Napalm Records For New Solo Project

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Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) has signed a deal with Napalm Records for her new solo project, simply called ALISSA. Her debut solo album will be released in 2017, and will feature multiple guests, including members of Arch Enemy, Kamelot, Misfits, and more.

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Here’s the official press release:

ALISSA
Solo Project Of Alissa White-Gluz Signs To Napalm Records!

The global metal scene recognizes Alissa White-Gluz for her unforgettable and inimitable work as the vocalist of iconic metal band Arch Enemy. At this point in her career, the versatile singer has worked steadily in heavy bands for half her life. The impactful frontwoman has cultivated her style and her sound through years of writing, recording, touring, and old fashioned, iron-clad work ethic. Alissa is armed with equal skill and experience, as well as abundant artistic confidence, and is backed by the fact that music lovers all over the world are eager to hear more of her astonishing range. That’s why White-Gluz is doing something new.

It’s an entity dubbed simply “ALISSA” and her brand new solo project has now been worldwide signed by Napalm Records

First things first — White-Gluz remains firmly installed in her role as the frontwoman of Arch Enemy. That status has not and will not change. “ALISSA” is more of a musical collective, led by White-Gluz and featuring contributions from her wide network of also-talented friends, like an own creative commune with little in the way of rules, regulations, or limits.
So what is ALISSA all about? Alissa White-Gluz on her signing with Napalm Records:

“I’m excited to announce that I am currently composing and building my first solo album for the project aptly and honestly entitled “ALISSA” which will see some more of my creative adventures unleashed. It is a welcome creative outlet to unlock all of my lyrical and musical vaults with zero restriction or pressure to conform to any particular style or era. I also pay close attention to what my fans want – I haven’t been ignoring the consistent requests for my clean singing voice! With Angela Gossow as management and Napalm Records just as passionate as I am about this new project, I’m fortunate to have found a home amongst friends and colleagues who are supportive and encouraging of my full musical spectrum. This album will also feature members of the Arch Enemy family, both current and past, as well as many of the other great artists I have had the pleasure of sharing a stage with throughout my career. So many respected artists have invited me into their music over the years, now it’s time to bring them into my world.

Thank you to all my incredible fans around the world – this music is for you!”

Thomas Caser, Napalm Records CEO states:

“A true pleasure to announce this signing today. We are looking forward to this cooperation with one of the most talented front-ladies and artist in today’s business!”

The ALISSA project is about style and substance, with White-Gluz affirming, “This album will be very personal. I have a lot of ideas, songs, lyrics, and compositions built up in my brain over the years, I want to get them out this way.” White-Gluz is stretching her creative muscles and trying new things in a dynamic way.

Most people know Alissa from being in Arch Enemy, where she focuses mostly on her growling vocals. With creating ALISSA it is the perfect platform for presenting her clean singing voice more often as well as delivering other techniques we all have heard from other works with bands. While the project is taking shape, some of the confirmed guests so far include past and present members of Arch Enemy and Kamelot, as well as Doyle from The Misfits. More creative partnerships will be revealed as this exciting and delightfully nebulous project develops and grows. In the meantime, White-Gluz continues to flesh out the material while recruiting players.

ALISSA is essentially another vehicle for White-Gluz to display her talents and an entity that has no boundaries and therein lies the musical thrill — for Alissa White-Gluz and her listeners. An album is already scheduled for 2017 and tour dates will follow around the album release as well.
Stay tuned for many more exciting details & info to follow!