Quotes from Alissa White-Gluz

I think 'War Eternal' - if I'm allowed to say it - for me, it's a masterpiece.

Adrenaline really numbs out all pain.

A lot of my musician friends have the same kind of anxiety and panic when faced with crowds of people, and I do, too.

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.

Just because the gender of the vocalist is the same, that doesn't actually tell you anything about the sound of the band.

I had my first band. it was kind of a progressive metal band kind of thing. I just started writing songs that required more and more challenging vocals, and I just did them. Necessity is the mother of invention, right? So I just sort of did what I had to do to make the songs sound the way I wanted them to.

I do guest vocals all the time.

I think one of the things that makes Arch Enemy so unique is that we're five musicians who are all super self-critical but also super-driven.

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.

'Wages Of Sin' was the first metal album I ever bought, and it was love at first listen.

My parents, along with my brother and sister, are vegetarians.

I never had this idea, 'I wanna be a solo artist.'

I have a lot of people I think are important to me, a lot of different causes I like to talk about also.

Women in general have to think about certain things that men don't - like being safe in the street at night or something.

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.

I'm always, always really health conscious - even more so on tour.

In general, people that we meet in person are pretty cool people - always very respectful, just happy to be there, happy to enjoy the music.

Lzzy Hale could sing me the dictionary, and I would swoon. She is so amazingly talented, and her voice is absolutely delicious.

Some people are really surprised that I can sing different ways.

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.

For some reason, people don't want to see a girl onstage. Whether it's a girl or a guy, if you like the music, who cares?

We should be pointing out people's accomplishments rather than their looks, but if it can promote our band, why not?

I work out a lot. I started to work out on the road as much as I can, but I work out a lot at home to keep myself in good shape.

Anywhere we go in the States, people know we're from out of town: like, we stick out like sore thumbs. People are like, 'Freaks! Go cut your hair!' and whatever. It's a little weird.