{"id":63707,"date":"2026-03-20T09:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=63707"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:57:11","slug":"blue-medusa-lanza-sencillo-checkmate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/blue-medusa-lanza-sencillo-checkmate\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Medusa releases single, \u2018Checkmate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\" translation-block\">Alissa White-Gluz, known for her work with Arch Enemy and The Agonist, has unveiled \u201cCheckmate\u201d, the latest single from her new project BLUE MEDUSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">The band features guitarists Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia, alongside bassist Alicia Vigil and drummer Delaney Jaster for live performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">\u201cCheckmate\u201d blends heaviness and melody with sharp precision, offering a track that is both emotionally charged and sonically dynamic. It was written by White-Gluz, Day and Sophia, and mixed\/mastered by Kile Odell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">\u201cThis is a song where everything just clicked\u2026 it\u2019s one of the most cathartic songs I\u2019ve ever written,\u201d White-Gluz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">The music video, co-directed with Vicente Cordero, unfolds within a symbolic chess game, adding cinematic depth and layered meaning to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">\u201cI know exactly what each scene is for\u2026 but I want the fans to find their own meaning. That\u2019s what makes art interesting,\u201d the singer added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">BLUE MEDUSA will appear at major festivals including Louder Than Life and Aftershock Festival, marking a strong debut year for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"BLUE MEDUSA \u2013 Checkmate (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T21hSKREXGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"BLUE MEDUSA \u2013 Checkmate (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T21hSKREXGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63708\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66.png 1016w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-770x776.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-293x295.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-390x393.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63708\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66.png 1016w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-770x776.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-293x295.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-66-390x393.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La vocalista Alissa White-Gluz, reconocida por su trabajo con Arch Enemy y The Agonist, ha presentado oficialmente &#8216;Checkmate&#8217;, el nuevo sencillo de su proyecto BLUE MEDUSA. La alineaci\u00f3n incluye a las guitarristas Alyssa Day (MINDSCAR, ABSENTIA) y Dani Sophia (ex-Till Lindemann), junto a la bajista Alicia Vigil (DRAGONFORCE, VIGIL OF WAR) y la baterista Delaney Jaster (STITCHED UP HEART), quienes participar\u00e1n en los shows en vivo del proyecto. Musicalmente, &#8216;Checkmate&#8216; fusiona agresividad y melod\u00eda con una precisi\u00f3n t\u00e9cnica destacada, consolidando [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[778,2707,260],"tags":[7112,7116,7110,783,7108,7113,7117,7114,7109,7115,7111],"class_list":["post-63707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-death-metal","category-featured","category-new","tag-alissa-white-gluz-blue-medusa-checkmate","tag-alissa-white-gluz-new-band","tag-alissa-white-gluz-nueva-banda-metal","tag-alissa-white-gluz","tag-blue-medusa","tag-blue-medusa-lineup-louder-than-life-aftershock","tag-blue-medusa-louder-than-life-aftershock","tag-blue-medusa-new-song-2026","tag-blue-medusa-nuevo-sencillo-2026","tag-checkmate-music-video-meaning","tag-checkmate-song-blue-medusa-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63710,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63707\/revisions\/63710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}