By the age of three, Alissa White-Gluz was already a performer. If you had gone to her house in Montreal, Canada, you would have found her playing in the basement with her big sister, Jasamine. There, they would set up a video camera, strut around wearing cut-up pillow cases and pretend to be in a fashion show. Sometimes, Alissa would sit at the family’s drum kit and Jasamine would grab the guitar, and they would jam as well as could be expected from three- and six-year-olds. It was a creative childhood that shaped the trajectory of Alissa’s life.
Thirty-three years on, and Alissa is a thoroughly modern rock star. Since 2014, she’s been the lead singer of melodeath force Arch Enemy, replacing the band’s now-manager, Angela Gossow. She’s an outspoken vegan, she’s shared bills with Slipknot and Judas Priest, and she comes across as a warrior with an ear-popping roar, her blue
