ARCH ENEMY Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz On Being A Woman In Metal - "Maybe There Is a Tendency To Doubt Our Authenticity"
November 11, 2014, 10 years ago
Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz is featured in a new interview with the Phoenix New Times discussing the band's new album, War Eternal, her favourite Arch Enemy songs, and being a woman in metal. An excerpt is available below:
Q: As a woman in heavy metal, what's one of the most challenging things you've encountered?
Alissa: "You know, there's things you face every day as a woman, even if you aren't a singer or entertainer. Women in general have to think about certain things that men don't -- like being safe in the street at night or something. But I think particularly being a woman in metal... maybe there is a tendency to doubt our authenticity, you know? Like no one would really question the reason for a guy to be in a band, but I think, starting out anyways, there was always that usual question 'why are you doing metal?' and I'm like, 'why are you asking that question?' I think that is probably one of the tough ones."
Click here for the complete interview.
Arch Enemy have launched a new live video for "As The Pages Burn", taken from their Masters of Rock 2014 festival performance.
To celebrate their current tour, Kreator and Arch Enemy have released a split 7”. This exclusive transparent red 7” (limited to 500 copies) is available at the merch table; a dark red 7” (limited to 500 copies) will also be available on the European tour.
Split 7” tracklisting:
Side A (Arch Enemy)
Side B (Kreator)
Arch Enemy's take on the classic Judas Priest anthem, "Breaking The Law", can be heard below.
Michael Amott (guitar) comments: "When we do covers, we have a tendency to pick somewhat obscure songs. However, the iconic "Breaking The Law" anthem by Judas Priest is anything but that of course! This just started with a fun jam in the studio, and during the process, we tried to make it sound as Arch Enemy as possible - it turned out pretty f'n cool, and here it is...Enjoy!"
Kreator’s Mille Petrozza (vocals, guitar) recently commented: “Finally, after all these years, Arch Enemy and Kreator not only tour together, but will also release a split single! I have always been a fan of this stuff since these are special little collector’s items. We chose the song "Iron Destiny" for this. Lyrically this is a tribute to the early days of the band, the days when we were young metal-heads, discovering the music that we still love to this day. Kreator is looking forward to this run and we hope to see all of you!”
Go to this location for Arch Enemy's complete 2014 tour schedule.
Tour trailer:
