Alissa White-Gluz (; born 31 July 1985), known professionally as Alissa (commonly styled in all caps), is a Canadian musician, best known as the former lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, former lead vocalist and founding member of the Canadian metalcore band The Agonist, and current vocalist of the heavy metal band Blue Medusa. Her vocal style includes both growling and clean singing. Although primarily associated with melodic death metal and metalcore, she has appeared as a guest vocalist for power metal, symphonic metal and deathcore bands, notably Kamelot, Delain, Carnifex and Powerwolf, and has performed live with Nightwish and Tarja Turunen.
Early life
White-Gluz was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as the second of three children. Her grandparents were Jewish prisoners in concentration camps during World War II and managed to escape. Their experiences in the camps would go on to inspire the Arch Enemy song "First Day in Hell". She is the younger sister of Jasamine White-Gluz who leads the Montreal-based band No Joy.
^ bravewords.com (5 April 2008). "The Agonist Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz – 'People Have To Start Thinking With Their Brains And Their Hearts Instead of Their Social Conditioning'". bravewords.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
