Alissa White-Gluz joined Dragonforce!
Today, DragonForce — long hailed as the fastest band on the planet — charges forward into what promises to be its most ambitious, daring, and electrifying era yet, announcing Alissa White-Gluz as its newest member and first-ever frontwoman. This landmark collaboration unites two unstoppable forces, as the leading innovators of extreme power metal join with one of the genre’s most iconic voices, setting the stage for a bold evolution and a truly explosive new chapter ahead.
Kicking off this Saturday, May 9 at Welcome To Rockville and continuing Sunday, May 17 at Sonic Temple, DragonForce will debut their first live performances with Alissa White-Gluz — shows that also mark the 20th anniversary of “Inhuman Rampage”. Released in 2006, the album spawned the platinum-selling global hit “Through the Fire and Flames”, spent 23 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200, and achieved gold certification, introducing the band to tens of millions of new fans worldwide. With major touring plans still to be announced and a tenth studio album currently in progress, DragonForce are set to bring even more listeners into the next chapter of their relentlessly energetic and uplifting journey.
“Alissa joining the band is an expansion of everything we’ve done up to this point,” says DRAGONFORCE co-founder and lead guitarist Herman Li. “Twenty years is a long time to do anything, let alone survive the music industry and still be so inspired to continue doing what we love. Together we will honor what made ‘Inhuman Rampage’ matter, while showing people exactly where we’re going next. 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! I can’t wait for the fans to see her and hear what we have been working on.”
On her new partnership with DRAGONFORCE, and pairing her vocal prowess with the band’s time-warping precision and live show spectacle, Alissa says, “I am beyond excited to be bringing such iconic music to life with these amazingly skilled musicians in such a fun and inspiring environment. It feels great to showcase all the colors of my voice and utilize all my singing styles in technically challenging, deeply energizing, highly addictive songs. I am so thankful for the amazing support I have been lucky enough to receive from the metal world over this wild career I’ve built; I want to keep pushing my boundaries and delivering exceptional music and live experiences to the fans that I cherish so much.”
