“Checkmate” is a promotional single from heavy metal band Blue Medusa. ^{[1] [5]}

It features Canadian musician, best known as the former lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, Alissa White-Gluz.^{[2] [3]}

This is BLUE MEDUSA — Alissa White-Gluz’s new band — and the new era begins NOW.

The Official Music Video directed by Vicente Cordero and Alissa White-Gluz premiered Friday, March 20^th, 2026^[1], via Alissa White-Gluz’s official YouTube channel.^[3]

The track produced by: Alissa White-Gluz, & Kile Odell.^[4]

The song written by: Alissa White-Gluz, Alyssa Day, Dani Sophia, & Adam Bentley.^[4]

Song: #Checkmate

Artist: #BlueMedusa #AlissaWhiteGluz

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“Checkmate” Lyrics ^[4]
Song by Blue Medusa & Alissa White-Gluz:

Verse 1
I learned my name underneath the spot lights
Lost my voice building a throne
You thought that silence could not testify
Heard echoes I didn’t own
Fake smiles scaffold heavy lies
Take the abuse and bleed clockwise
No leash, no more restraint
I choose what’s real, I choose my name

Refrain
I, I walked the chessboard blind
Delusion is the refuge of cowards
Black and white, stay in line
You forgot the queen holds the most power

Pre-Chorus
Take aim strategy
Watch it fall apart
The masks slip and the mirrors break
Injury turned sovereignty
I won’t bleed to belong ’cause I

Chorus
I declare checkmate, I own the board
None of your pawns can conquer my world
I thrive in truth while you lose control
I learned my worth when I stood alone

Verse 2
I’m not your product, I’m not an object
Wounds close and scars do fade
Turn empty eyes inwards, see what you became
Listen every slammed door sounds the same

Bridge
Zwischenzug
End game
They already know my name

Pre-Chorus
Take aim strategy
Watch it fall apart
The masks slip and the mirrors break
Injury turned sovereignty
I won’t bleed to belong ’cause I

Chorus
I declare checkmate, I own the board
None of your pawns can conquer my world
I thrive in truth while you lose control
I learned my worth when I stood alone

Guitar Solo

Pre-Chorus
I matter in rooms where nothing’s sold
The story gets cold

Chorus
When I declare checkmate, I own the board
None of your pawns will ever conquer my world
I thrive in truth while you lose control
I learned my worth when I stood alone

Writer(s): Alissa White-Gluz, Alyssa Day, Dani Sophia, & Adam Bentley
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Blue Medusa

Website: bluemedusa.com/