ARCH ENEMY’s ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Involved That Fashionable Music Is “Much less Targeted On The High quality Of Songwriting”

Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz is anxious about the way forward for songwriting and music consumption. In an interview with Mike McMahan of San Antonio Present, White-Gluz mentioned she was not too long ago speaking with Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott and Behemoth frontman Nergal about the way forward for metallic. White-Gluz mentioned she’s undecided who would take the place of bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden, and has some reservations about music being extra of a viral content material factor than a craft.

“I used to be simply speaking about that yesterday, as a result of I used to be with Nergal and Michael on the The Bay Strikes Again tour, which is Testomony, Exodus, and Dying Angel. We had been speaking about it, and there is a little little bit of concern, truly, for what’s going to step in as unbelievable music. Even if you happen to go somewhat bit past metallic, Aerosmith, as an example. As soon as these bands must cease for no matter cause, Arch Enemy is correct there ready to step in [laughs].

“However there’s a little little bit of concern on my finish. To not say that trendy music is not unbelievable, as a result of it’s. It is extra that the consumption of music is much less targeted on the standard of the songwriting and the musicianship and the lyrics, and it is somewhat bit extra targeted on the virality of the music and made for a really quick consideration span. And that is not the fault of musicians. That is simply the best way world is. So, I am somewhat involved about perhaps not having actually wonderful music in — as an example — 50 years.”

White-Gluz continued, saying that the period of bands may be wrapping up.

“I am somewhat frightened that the period of bands may truly come to a detailed, as a result of even the period of touring bands just isn’t very outdated. If you happen to learn the Keith Richards biography, he talks about The Rolling Stones being one of many first touring bands, and I might hate to see that go away. I hope that there will likely be a renewed enthusiasm for stay metallic music. Once I was watching the viewers in that sold-out Home Of Blues Anaheim present with The Bay Strikes Again, I used to be seeing everybody within the viewers simply loving it and having this religious second within the crowd whereas Exodus was taking part in.

“I do not need to go to a dance membership; I do not need to go to a bar; I need to go to a present. There is a good chunk of actually established metallic bands which were going for 20 or 25 years, and we have constructed up a extremely nice efficiency and a extremely nice set. I perceive if Slayer cannot do it anymore, however there’s positively some concern that we’ll have a second the place the masters are now not there.”

Arch Enemy is now out on the highway with Behemoth, Napalm Dying, and Unto Others this week. get these dates under.

4/16 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
4/18 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
4/19 – Dallas, TX @ Amplified Stay
4/21 – St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Stay
4/22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Japanese
4/23 – Charlotte. NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
4/25 – Toronto, ON @ Insurgent
4/26 – Montreal, QC @ Mtelus
4/28 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
4/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
4/30 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
5/2 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
5/4 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
5/7 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ The Depot
5/9 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
5/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
5/11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
5/13 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
5/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Hollywood Palladium