Opinions of SW?

[korruption]

Has anyone recieved less than favourable responses from people that have heard the band? Sure not everybody will instantly like what they hear but here's something that bothered me:

A few months ago I was with a buddy riding around and I popped in "Mercy Falls" to make a believer out of him... After Tommy's voice hit his ears (specifically his tracked backing vocals), he told me he didn't like it cause he thought it sounded "too much like a boy band". I wanted to slam his face into the wheel after that remark.

Sure it's just an opinion but somehow it got to me. I made him almost shit himself a day later when I hooked my mp3 player to his head phones and unleashed Biomechanical's "Cannibalised" on his ass.

 

[chrissie]

Yes I know about such opinions, but I heard them only from "hardcore death listeners" and it's a kind of statement from them, never to listen something with clear vocals.
All the others like it, also people who don't listen to any metal usually. Mostly I hear a "sounds great, who is this"!

 

[The_Quadfather]

I really have not had a similar reaction from anyone when I presented them with SW, but I certainly understand the reaction you described.

Metal fans can be unbelievably open-minded or frustratingly close minded and clean vocals can be a major turn off for some. I know plenty of people who have no tolerance for clean vocals in their metal. When I was a metal youngin' I had a strong dislike for clean vocals. Thankfully, I have outgrown such stupidity and find a strong vocalist like Tommy as just another instrument within a band's arsenal of weapons.