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Former Arch Enemy Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz Joins Dragonforce

Mary Varvaris

"Having Alissa in the room changes everything. She doesn't just sing, she makes all aspects of our music better," said DragonForce bandleader and guitarist Herman Li.

Alissa White-Gluz, Dragonforce
Alissa White-Gluz, Dragonforce(Credit: Supplied)
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Former Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz has revealed an exciting new project: she’s the new co-vocalist of the British power metal outfit, DragonForce.

The surprise news arrived on social media, where the group shared a new press photo and wrote, “DragonForce officially welcomes Alissa White-Gluz as the band’s newest member and first frontwoman.”

White-Gluz will be trading vocals with Marc Hudson, who joined the band in 2011 and has featured on five of their albums.

They added that fans won’t have to wait long to see the band’s new line-up perform live. Their first live shows with White-Gluz take place in the US at Welcome To Rockville Festival this Saturday (9 May), followed by Sonic Temple Festival on Sunday, 17 May.

For the latter, the band are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Inhuman Rampage, the album featuring their epic Guitar Hero song, Through The Fire And Flames, which transformed them into a household name.

DragonForce concluded the social media post by noting that new music is on the way, as well as hinting at new tour dates to be announced soon.

In a statement, DragonForce bandleader and guitarist Herman Li said of the surprise announcement (per Guitar World), “Alissa joining the band is an expansion of everything we’ve done up to this point. Together, we will honour what made Inhuman Rampage matter, while showing people exactly where we’re going next.”

He added, “Having Alissa in the room changes everything. She doesn't just sing, she makes all aspects of our music better. And she sounds incredible live.”

White-Gluz said, “I am beyond excited to be bringing such iconic music to life with these amazingly skilled musicians in such a fun and inspiring environment. I want to keep pushing my boundaries and delivering exceptional music and live experiences to the fans that I cherish so much.”

White-Gluz joins DragonForce just a few months after she left Arch Enemy in November. Upon her departure, she launched her solo career and started the band, Blue Medusa. She’ll be one busy woman if she keeps three projects going at once.