Alissa White-Gluz

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Alissa White-Gluz is a Canadian singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Swedish metal band Arch Enemy from 2015 to 2025. Before that, she was the vocalist for The Agonist, a death metal band she formed in Montreal in 2004. She released three studio albums with The Agonist and six with Arch Enemy.

In November 2025, Alissa announced that she would be leaving Arch Enemy after more than 10 years to start a solo career. The same day, she released the first single from her upcoming album, titled The Room Where She Died with Napalm Records.

Why Alissa White-Gluz is vegan

Alissa White-Gluz was raised vegetarian and went vegan in the nineties. She has described animal rights as being close to her heart 1Ramirez, C. 2011. The Agonist’s Alissa White-Gluz on Being Vegan and Her Work With peta2. Available: https://noisecreep.com/the-agonist-alissa-white-gluz-peta2-interview/ [Accessed 12 March 2021]. and she became involved in the movement when she started fundraising for various organisations in school. Alissa has said she is passionate about being vegan because it benefits the animals, the environment and her health.

Alissa has used her celebrity status to advocate for animals, working with animal rights organisations to campaign against seal slaughter and fishing. She appeared as a mermaid trapped in a net for the latter. She also featured in Moby’s 2023 documentary, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, exploring the link between veganism and punk music. Alissa has described veganism as the “ultimate form of rebellion” against conformity. 2REVOLVER. Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz: Veganism Is “Ultimate Form of Rebellion”. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGYFq2CoEo [Accessed 12 May 2026].

“Do what you want, just don’t hurt anyone… and that’s what veganism is. It’s not a religion, it’s not a belief system, it has nothing to do with wanting to control someone else. It’s saying I don’t agree with the brain-washing that corporate advertising is selling to me, I don’t agree with the conditioning that it’s OK to hurt animals, and I don’t agree that this is food when it’s just processed garbage.” 3REVOLVER. Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz: Veganism Is “Ultimate Form of Rebellion”. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGYFq2CoEo [Accessed 12 May 2026].

References

  1. Ramirez, C. 2011. The Agonist’s Alissa White-Gluz on Being Vegan and Her Work With peta2. Available: https://noisecreep.com/the-agonist-alissa-white-gluz-peta2-interview/ [Accessed 12 March 2021].
  2. REVOLVER. Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz: Veganism Is “Ultimate Form of Rebellion”. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGYFq2CoEo [Accessed 12 May 2026].
  3. REVOLVER. Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz: Veganism Is “Ultimate Form of Rebellion”. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGYFq2CoEo [Accessed 12 May 2026].
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