Nevermore played a Warped show? Seriously? That woulda been awesome! I woulda gone just to see Nevermore, I love them. Saw them support Dimmu, and as expected they killed, as did Dimmu. Seeing them crush a bunch of wanna be fake punk bands and some emo bands would be hilarious, even if I was the only one in the crowd into them. Warren's got an awesome voice too.
Anyway, back to the topic. I'm totally interested to hear what the new guy sounds like. Haven't listened to the Clifton stuff yet, as I'd hate to base an opinion off of work that has nothing to do with what he's gonna be doing on tour. I'm sure he'll fit in well enough though as I have faith in all you guys to make the right decisions for what's best for the band.
I'm much more interested to see who the new permenant vocalist is! Since you won't announce his name ( Or is it a woman? ) I'm assuming he was already in band or something, that some people here would know or could research. If he was just some unknown no one would know what he sounded like anyway so they couldn't speculate.
Can we get a hint? What/who does he sound like?
As for the whole scene/look debate, I don't care what anyone looks like, as long as I like their music. I listen to a huge variety of stuff, metal and non metal, so looks and scenes don't bother me at all, one way or the other.
Anyway it sucks you aren't gonna make it back to Dallas yet. There's some good shows coming through. I just caught Suffocation and Behemoth, and they were awesome. My second time seeing them both. But I'm really hoping to see another Vehemence show soon, as I'm gonna reserve all judgement for any new vocalists till I've seen them live, gotta give them their fair chance.