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I am one of the few but very lucky people who grew up in a vegetarian household. So, I was vegetarian since birth along with my mother, sister, and brother.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
I didn't have any doubts about joining Arch Enemy.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist
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I do guest vocals all the time.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
Often the 'lead' of a classical song will have something really cool to its melody that - even though it might be a violin or something doing it in the song - I end up wanting to try something like that with my voice.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
I think 'War Eternal' - if I'm allowed to say it - for me, it's a masterpiece.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
I haven't seen too many similarities between Montreal and American cities.
Alissa White-Gluz Arch Enemy -
I think one of the reasons that Arch Enemy gels so well as people and musically is because we all share very similar values when it comes to human rights, animal rights... even politics, religion.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
I've been vegan longer than I've been a singer. And it's definitely something that I try to put across in my work, but that's just because I really care about it.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist
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I wasn't raised in any way where I was forced to be a vegetarian, too. I always had the choice. My mom would say, 'I don't eat the stuff, so I won't cook it, but if you want to eat it, you can. Let me tell you why I don't eat it.' So she was open about it.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
If any female - or male - does something in order to get 'likes' on their video or to get fans, they're being exploited, and they're actually selling out to a certain extent.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
Lzzy Hale could sing me the dictionary, and I would swoon. She is so amazingly talented, and her voice is absolutely delicious.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
We should be pointing out people's accomplishments rather than their looks, but if it can promote our band, why not?
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
When I first started playing metal, lyrically, I sort of related a little bit more to the punk and hardcore scenes, where there was a lot more veganism and straight-edge people and people taking a stance for causes that they believe in.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
When I was in high school, I started organizing fundraisers and other events for people like PETA and Greenpeace.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist
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I agree that it's absurd to call a category of music 'female-fronted metal,' because if you look at Otep or Epica or Arch Enemy, we don't sound anything alike.
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There's this company called Vega that sponsors us, and basically, what it is is a vegan health optimizer. But really it's a protein shake that has all the vitamins, all the enzymes, all the minerals, all the carbs, all the proteins... everything that you need to set yourself for the day.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
It's almost like a theater, where I can play a character in every song, 'cause Kamelot songs are very... There's always a narrative going on. There's a story within albums and in songs, so I get to play a character and sing it in a different way than people might recognize coming from me.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
As a female in metal, I'm going to get ostracized one way or another. So, if I'm going to have people hating me because I'm a female in metal, I might as well get people loving me because I'm a female in metal, too.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
We never settle for 'This is good enough.' It always has to be amazing because that's the kind of music we'd want to listen to, and that's the kind of music we want to give to other people.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
The animal rights cause is something close to my heart and something I truly believe in.
Alissa White-Gluz Arch Enemy
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Just because the gender of the vocalist is the same, that doesn't actually tell you anything about the sound of the band.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
I like musicals a lot. I think probably 'Jesus Christ Superstar' is my favorite. I love Andrew Lloyd Webber for the most part. It's rare that I'll find a musical that I don't like.
Alissa White-Gluz The Agonist -
I feel just as much a part of 'War Eternal' as I do 'Will to Power.'
Alissa White-Gluz Arch Enemy -
My parents, along with my brother and sister, are vegetarians.
Alissa White-Gluz Arch Enemy