Alyssa was the singer of the Canadian band The agonist, before she became the frontwoman for Arch enemy, foillowing in the footsteps of the iconic Angela Gossow. Angela manages the band these days and only very occasionally steps on the stage. You can check out "Nemesis" by archenemy. there are live versions with both Angela en Alyssa. For more current archenemy, i recommend "the eagle flies alone". My favorite is "the watcher", especially if you want a straight into the deep end kind of experience :-). great reaction and see you next time.
Among Metal-Heads, Alissa is known as 'The Blue Queen'. Simone has been FAMOUS for her Red hair. I think it's really fun that they played a Red-Vs-Blue here... :D
Alissa is the lead singer of Arch Enemy and also does studio & live work with Kamelot and various other bands - she has beautiful clean vocals that are not often heard in Arch Enemy - Kamelot was opening for Nightwish back in late 2012 when Anette was taken to the hospital and Alissa & Elize Ryd took to the stage and grabbed the reigns as lead singers for one show only allowing Nightwish not to have to cancel the gig - Anette did one more live show, was let go and the call went out to Floor to board a plane for LA and and is all documented in the clip "Please Learn The Set List in 48 Hours" and also "The Denver Debacle" - - here is Alissa in the Kamelot video for Liar Liar th-cam.com/video/VDLZ6Mqy7AM/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
Alissa White-Gluz is one of a few women in metal who have developed massive vocal tool kits and the ability to alter style as required by the music. She is predominantly a growl singer but she has terrific cleans, and has even been known to engage in opera style. I love that distortion as a texture can be used the same as pitch and tone. For her principal band - Arch Enemy - a good starting place might be "Handshake with Hell" which does feature mixed vocals (rare for this band) or one of their more popular songs "The Eagle Flies Alone." Their latest track "Dream Stealer" is very very heavy and all growling (although the depth/intensity/texture does vary a lot - but still growls) so maybe not the best introduction song.
Alissa is known for her heavy growls yet she can sing very well clean as well. Alissa was once in Kamalot band and when Anette the second vocalist from Nightwish was rushed to Hospital she was one of the vocalist that stepped Forward to help Nightwish until they called upon Floor. Alissa is Canadian. All these Ladies are good friends and help each other when needed. One thing suprises me is why hasn't Alissa even been on one of Arjens projects like Star one or Ayreon?. Unless someone knows she has i've never seen it?.
@Coach&Mrs: The circle is closing - Alissa is the lead vocalist of Arch Enemy, a melodic death metal band from Sweden. They are fantastic and yes, it's Alissa's harsh vocals. Btw. the song was written by Ayreon 😂. My first time listening to Alissa was watching "The Denver debacle" of Nightwish in 2012. It was the concert Anette got ill and Alissa and Elize Ryd (both Kamelot and supporting act) jumped into Nightwish doing the concert with 40min of preparation. IMO the concert was nuts, because it was a once in a lifetime experience. Nightwish with Alissa and Elize doing a fan Karaoke live. Anette never came back, she was replaced by Floor Jansen. So if you ever have the time - please watch the NW documentary "Learn the setlist in 48 hours". But just 4 u! to get an idea of the beginning of Floor Jansen being NW. So Alissa has a fantastic clear voice (you've heard at this song). Same with Elize Ryd. For Arch Enemy - I think the signature song is "Handshake with Hell". But please expect real hard stuff. It is great and it is epic.
I enjoyed that one. Simone is great and I've heard of Alissa, but never listened to her stuff. Will be doing that when I have the chance. Don't worry Coach, we all lose it when we have had "the good food".
Her name is pronounced See-moan-uh Sea-mons. Yeah, the e at the end of her first name is actually pronounced and the emphasis is on the middle syllable 😉 I just got this album on vinyl. It's awesome and I can recommend R.E.D. as well. My fave from the album
Alissa is a really good singer too, a bit much harsh vocals for my taste in Arch Enemy. Recommend you give them a try, maby an Arch Enemy fan should give you a good recommendation to start with. Hoping for more Simone And Epica 😁.
Great reaction as always. This track is my favourite track of the new solo album by Simone, along with all the other 9 tracks on it... 😉 It is good to know that Arjen Anthony Lucassen, the mastermind behind Ayreon, Star One, Stream of Passion and various other projects wrote all of the music and played many of the instruments on this album. You have to check him out, his art is astounding and he works with some of the most renowned musicians in rock and metal. Start with the official Ayreon video for "The Day That the World Breaks Down", you will not regret it... (th-cam.com/video/oFuMKdrzPqU/w-d-xo.html) As for Alissa, she is the lead singer for Arch Enemy, where she mostly does harsh vocal. But her clean voice is absolutely stunning, too. She has done some amazing features, one of my favorites is "Liar, Liar" from Florida's Progressive Power Metal heroes Kamelot. Absolutely worth checking out too. (th-cam.com/video/VDLZ6Mqy7AM/w-d-xo.html) With love from Germany Prog O'Holic
Two beautiful voices, wonderful harmony, then... wow! I was not expecting that growly rock voice at all! Not a fan of the flashing lights which force me to look away, so I'm afraid I missed a lot of the visuals, am I right that it looked as though they were on a spaceship?
Interesting vocalisation. I know very little of Arch Enemy. The harsh vocals are called growls. A lot of people who don't like these type of vocals call them Cookie Monster vocals.
As you probably know, Epica also uses harsh vocals in many of their songs (sung by Mark Jannsen). Simone has done a fantastic job with this album in capturing her sound from Epica, her work with Aryeon, as well as her own unique sound. The song Aeterna sounds very much like a mix of the two bands. In Love We Rust is a more ballad style and this one is full out metal. The addition of Alissa adds another dimension to the sound. If you want to hear Alissa's harsh vocals mixed with her cleans in her own band, listen to Handshake With Hell by Arch Enemy. She typically only sings harsh vocals in AE, They are a melodic death metal band and have always used primarily harsh sounds. It's a learned experience, but if you listen enough, you come to see how musically complex it is.
recact to the new Arch Enemy song, Dream Steeler.... and if you du, hold on to something ;) thats a hard ass song as they been masters of the last two decades (Y) :) //Sweden
If I now had to show only two songs from Alissa they would be: "Arch Enemy - Dream Stealer" and "The Agonist - Swan Lake, Op. 20" because it's absolutely mind blowing that these songs are sung by the same person.
Kep1er Requests: - KCON LA 2024 Cover of Back Door by Stray Kids, i recommend both the TV version as well as the fancam as the fancam shows the choreo much better. I think both in one video would make sense th-cam.com/video/_1lmGCo2MZM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/iphNtf8nhe4/w-d-xo.html - Weekly Idol Ep 666 (w Eng Subs) th-cam.com/video/WmgHn3nTrJY/w-d-xo.html - Honsoyou EP5. Kep1er's Choi Yujin&Kim Dayeon (Fun Drinking show interview w Yujin and Dayeon) th-cam.com/video/Au-XUvtJ-3Q/w-d-xo.html - Inssadong Sulzzi w host Lee ChaeYeon (Another fun drinking show w Yujin/Dayeon/Hiyyih/Yeseo th-cam.com/video/kfdqHF5xHM0/w-d-xo.html - Yujin Full Bubble Pop performance clip including comments from Girl's Planet 999 (would still love a full watch of this show) th-cam.com/video/aV1mrI8wwm4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for aharing your reaction to a song from Simone's 2024 solo album "Vermillion", which I can highly recommend as the musical genius Arjen Anthony Lucassen (e.g. Ayreon, Star One, The Gentle Storm) worked with Simone on it. P.S. Why not also cjeck out Alissa with her current band with this live performance: Arch Enemy - The Eagle Flies Alone[Live Wacken] ( th-cam.com/video/AI-W0Aih_eY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Er8W91psiMknik7T ) Or if you'd like to hear also her clean vocals, this is her with her 1st band: THE AGONIST - Panophobia (OFFICIAL VIDEO).
@@CoachCastTV My pleasure & just in case you missed my edit: Why not also cjeck out Alissa with her current band with this live performance: Arch Enemy - The Eagle Flies Alone[Live Wacken] ( th-cam.com/video/AI-W0Aih_eY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Er8W91psiMknik7T ) Or if you'd like to hear also her clean vocals, this is her with her 1st band: THE AGONIST - Panophobia (OFFICIAL VIDEO).
Great vocalists, but this is *really* not my kind of music. This style always feels "over the top" for me, but, I can see why it has so many fans because of the epic sound of it and the skills involved. I do always appreciate artists who go "all in" with their music and presentation, so props to her. I have notified the Associated Press, so we will soon be seeing headlines reading "Coach publicly admits that he is not always right! Blames Mexican food!" ;)
LOL...the food is so good it causes the brain to stop working for a while. We can totally understand if people don't like this kind of music. But as you said, they are excellent vocalists.
Alyssa was the singer of the Canadian band The agonist, before she became the frontwoman for Arch enemy, foillowing in the footsteps of the iconic Angela Gossow. Angela manages the band these days and only very occasionally steps on the stage. You can check out "Nemesis" by archenemy. there are live versions with both Angela en Alyssa. For more current archenemy, i recommend "the eagle flies alone". My favorite is "the watcher", especially if you want a straight into the deep end kind of experience :-). great reaction and see you next time.
Thank you. We appreciate this info!
Alissa is like one of the biggest artist in metal, right now.
Great song! Alissa is from Canada and as good as Jinjer🤘and a beautiful soul.
From Montréal, Québec to be precise. 🙂
Among Metal-Heads, Alissa is known as 'The Blue Queen'. Simone has been FAMOUS for her Red hair. I think it's really fun that they played a Red-Vs-Blue here... :D
Yeah, that was really cool the way they did that.
@@CoachCastTV :)
Alissa is the lead singer of Arch Enemy and also does studio & live work with Kamelot and various other bands - she has beautiful clean vocals that are not often heard in Arch Enemy - Kamelot was opening for Nightwish back in late 2012 when Anette was taken to the hospital and Alissa & Elize Ryd took to the stage and grabbed the reigns as lead singers for one show only allowing Nightwish not to have to cancel the gig - Anette did one more live show, was let go and the call went out to Floor to board a plane for LA and and is all documented in the clip "Please Learn The Set List in 48 Hours" and also "The Denver Debacle" - - here is Alissa in the Kamelot video for Liar Liar th-cam.com/video/VDLZ6Mqy7AM/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
Also as a foot note, the man on the keyboard, in the Kamelot video, is married to Simone and they have a child together
Good info. Thanks for sharing!
@@evergreendorneymahoning5435 Very cool.
Alissa White-Gluz is one of a few women in metal who have developed massive vocal tool kits and the ability to alter style as required by the music. She is predominantly a growl singer but she has terrific cleans, and has even been known to engage in opera style. I love that distortion as a texture can be used the same as pitch and tone.
For her principal band - Arch Enemy - a good starting place might be "Handshake with Hell" which does feature mixed vocals (rare for this band) or one of their more popular songs "The Eagle Flies Alone." Their latest track "Dream Stealer" is very very heavy and all growling (although the depth/intensity/texture does vary a lot - but still growls) so maybe not the best introduction song.
Thank you for that detailed info!
Alissa is known for her heavy growls yet she can sing very well clean as well. Alissa was once in Kamalot band and when Anette the second vocalist from Nightwish was rushed to Hospital she was one of the vocalist that stepped Forward to help Nightwish until they called upon Floor. Alissa is Canadian. All these Ladies are good friends and help each other when needed. One thing suprises me is why hasn't Alissa even been on one of Arjens projects like Star one or Ayreon?. Unless someone knows she has i've never seen it?.
Her clean voice was definitely impressive.
@Coach&Mrs: The circle is closing - Alissa is the lead vocalist of Arch Enemy, a melodic death metal band from Sweden. They are fantastic and yes, it's Alissa's harsh vocals. Btw. the song was written by Ayreon 😂. My first time listening to Alissa was watching "The Denver debacle" of Nightwish in 2012. It was the concert Anette got ill and Alissa and Elize Ryd (both Kamelot and supporting act) jumped into Nightwish doing the concert with 40min of preparation. IMO the concert was nuts, because it was a once in a lifetime experience. Nightwish with Alissa and Elize doing a fan Karaoke live. Anette never came back, she was replaced by Floor Jansen. So if you ever have the time - please watch the NW documentary "Learn the setlist in 48 hours". But just 4 u! to get an idea of the beginning of Floor Jansen being NW. So Alissa has a fantastic clear voice (you've heard at this song). Same with Elize Ryd. For Arch Enemy - I think the signature song is "Handshake with Hell". But please expect real hard stuff. It is great and it is epic.
Nice summary of some interconnection. Thanks for sharing this. It's a small world.
I enjoyed that one. Simone is great and I've heard of Alissa, but never listened to her stuff. Will be doing that when I have the chance.
Don't worry Coach, we all lose it when we have had "the good food".
LOL...yeah...Mexican is my "death row last meal". Let's hope I don't have to experience that, though.
@@CoachCastTV That would be a sad day for us all. Luckily we learned earlier in the week the police never catch your crimes! 🤣
@@Daniel.Karlsson 🤣 So far...
Her name is pronounced See-moan-uh Sea-mons. Yeah, the e at the end of her first name is actually pronounced and the emphasis is on the middle syllable 😉 I just got this album on vinyl. It's awesome and I can recommend R.E.D. as well. My fave from the album
Thanks for the info!
from the master of the dutch prog rock ARJEN L LUCASSEN ( AYREON )
Alissa is a really good singer too, a bit much harsh vocals for my taste in Arch Enemy. Recommend you give them a try, maby an Arch Enemy fan should give you a good recommendation to start with.
Hoping for more Simone And Epica 😁.
Great reaction as always. This track is my favourite track of the new solo album by Simone, along with all the other 9 tracks on it... 😉 It is good to know that Arjen Anthony Lucassen, the mastermind behind Ayreon, Star One, Stream of Passion and various other projects wrote all of the music and played many of the instruments on this album. You have to check him out, his art is astounding and he works with some of the most renowned musicians in rock and metal. Start with the official Ayreon video for "The Day That the World Breaks Down", you will not regret it... (th-cam.com/video/oFuMKdrzPqU/w-d-xo.html)
As for Alissa, she is the lead singer for Arch Enemy, where she mostly does harsh vocal. But her clean voice is absolutely stunning, too. She has done some amazing features, one of my favorites is "Liar, Liar" from Florida's Progressive Power Metal heroes Kamelot. Absolutely worth checking out too. (th-cam.com/video/VDLZ6Mqy7AM/w-d-xo.html)
With love from Germany
Prog O'Holic
Thank you so much. This is very good info and we truly appreciate it!
Two beautiful voices, wonderful harmony, then... wow! I was not expecting that growly rock voice at all!
Not a fan of the flashing lights which force me to look away, so I'm afraid I missed a lot of the visuals, am I right that it looked as though they were on a spaceship?
It definitely looked like it could have been corridors on a spaceship.
Interesting vocalisation. I know very little of Arch Enemy. The harsh vocals are called growls. A lot of people who don't like these type of vocals call them Cookie Monster vocals.
Hey team ‼️ not too hyped on the song, but it was OK💥 but always good to see your reactions
😊 thank you
As you probably know, Epica also uses harsh vocals in many of their songs (sung by Mark Jannsen). Simone has done a fantastic job with this album in capturing her sound from Epica, her work with Aryeon, as well as her own unique sound.
The song Aeterna sounds very much like a mix of the two bands. In Love We Rust is a more ballad style and this one is full out metal.
The addition of Alissa adds another dimension to the sound. If you want to hear Alissa's harsh vocals mixed with her cleans in her own band, listen to Handshake With Hell by Arch Enemy. She typically only sings harsh vocals in AE, They are a melodic death metal band and have always used primarily harsh sounds. It's a learned experience, but if you listen enough, you come to see how musically complex it is.
Thanks. We appreciate this info. We've barely scratched the surface with Epica so aren't too familiar with them yet. But they have intrigued us.
Try listening to Design Your Universe from the Retrospect concert to see a great example
Pron. = Sea-mo-nuh Sea-mons 🙂🤟
Dutch ain't easy, also like Floor "Yan-sun"
You'll get the hang of it ....... 😂
Thanks!
Thanks for the deets. 😏
Dutch deets right there! 🤘
Good reaction....perhaps you want to see another film by Patrick Ulaeus...new Arch Enemy video Dream Stealer....thx for reacting
Thank you!
recact to the new Arch Enemy song, Dream Steeler.... and if you du, hold on to something ;) thats a hard ass song as they been masters of the last two decades (Y) :) //Sweden
If I now had to show only two songs from Alissa they would be: "Arch Enemy - Dream Stealer" and "The Agonist - Swan Lake, Op. 20" because it's absolutely mind blowing that these songs are sung by the same person.
arch enemy the eagle flys alone official video
Kep1er Requests:
- KCON LA 2024 Cover of Back Door by Stray Kids, i recommend both the TV version as well as the fancam as the fancam shows the choreo much better. I think both in one video would make sense
th-cam.com/video/_1lmGCo2MZM/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/iphNtf8nhe4/w-d-xo.html
- Weekly Idol Ep 666 (w Eng Subs)
th-cam.com/video/WmgHn3nTrJY/w-d-xo.html
- Honsoyou EP5. Kep1er's Choi Yujin&Kim Dayeon (Fun Drinking show interview w Yujin and Dayeon)
th-cam.com/video/Au-XUvtJ-3Q/w-d-xo.html
- Inssadong Sulzzi w host Lee ChaeYeon (Another fun drinking show w Yujin/Dayeon/Hiyyih/Yeseo
th-cam.com/video/kfdqHF5xHM0/w-d-xo.html
- Yujin Full Bubble Pop performance clip including comments from Girl's Planet 999 (would still love a full watch of this show)
th-cam.com/video/aV1mrI8wwm4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for aharing your reaction to a song from Simone's 2024 solo album "Vermillion", which I can highly recommend as the musical genius Arjen Anthony Lucassen (e.g. Ayreon, Star One, The Gentle Storm) worked with Simone on it.
P.S. Why not also cjeck out Alissa with her current band with this live performance: Arch Enemy - The Eagle Flies Alone[Live Wacken] ( th-cam.com/video/AI-W0Aih_eY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Er8W91psiMknik7T ) Or if you'd like to hear also her clean vocals, this is her with her 1st band: THE AGONIST - Panophobia (OFFICIAL VIDEO).
Thanks for that suggestion!
@@CoachCastTV My pleasure & just in case you missed my edit: Why not also cjeck out Alissa with her current band with this live performance: Arch Enemy - The Eagle Flies Alone[Live Wacken] ( th-cam.com/video/AI-W0Aih_eY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Er8W91psiMknik7T ) Or if you'd like to hear also her clean vocals, this is her with her 1st band: THE AGONIST - Panophobia (OFFICIAL VIDEO).
Got it. Thanks a lot!
@CoachCastTV 👍
Great vocalists, but this is *really* not my kind of music. This style always feels "over the top" for me, but, I can see why it has so many fans because of the epic sound of it and the skills involved. I do always appreciate artists who go "all in" with their music and presentation, so props to her.
I have notified the Associated Press, so we will soon be seeing headlines reading "Coach publicly admits that he is not always right! Blames Mexican food!" ;)
LOL...the food is so good it causes the brain to stop working for a while. We can totally understand if people don't like this kind of music. But as you said, they are excellent vocalists.
Pronounced Sea-moan-uh Sea-mons in Dutch.
Oh, well thanks for that info...would not have guessed that.