New Stratovarius singer confirmed

[Kate McGee]

Originally posted by Thordis V.
interesting news. I wonder how her voice sounds.

Me too.
But as far as I've read the article, we'll have to wait very long until we find out.

 

[Thordis V.]

the only good femal voice is Rachel from Sinister

all sopranists - well I don't like the combination... worse than sopanists are mezzo sopranists in Goth chicks bands... no good for my ears.

 

[Hammered_gods]

Originally posted by Thordis V.
the only good femal voice is Rachel from Sinister

all sopranists - well I don't like the combination... worse than sopanists are mezzo sopranists in Goth chicks bands... no good for my ears.

In czech is also good girl in Murder Persons(death band)

 

[Thordis V.]

ok, I don't know them

 

[Hammered_gods]

Originally posted by Kate McGee
Me too.
But as far as I've read the article, we'll have to wait very long until we find out.

You know this smells really bad to me....why would Timo choose a girl for male vocals, who is famous as actress...that aint metal

 

[Kate McGee]

Originally posted by Thordis V.
the only good femal voice is Rachel from Sinister

all sopranists - well I don't like the combination... worse than sopanists are mezzo sopranists in Goth chicks bands... no good for my ears.

I'm a sopranist. Classical singing lessons. Be careful with choosing your words

But when I'm singing rock/metal stuff, I use my "normal" voice. (My singing teacher would kill me for this if she knew it )

 

[Thordis V.]

I took lessons myself for years... sopran, later mezzo sopran... doesn't change the fact that most female vocals + metal don't fit with my ears.

 

[Hammered_gods]

I am disgusted by those bands with woman in front. It is new wave of poser metal in TV after Within Temptation ,Lacuna Coil....numetal is dead, now is in "nice girl in the front" metal....

 

[Thordis V.]

I would never sing in a metal band as long as I can't sing like Rachel

but I stopped taking lessons years ago it got boring....

 

[Kate McGee]

Originally posted by Thordis V.
I took lessons myself for years... sopran, later mezzo sopran... doesn't change the fact that most female vocals + metal don't fit with my ears.

true...

 

[LXE]

I don't know....It could be cool. I wasn't a huge fan in the first place really, so I'm not really attatched to the old pretty boy singer so a girl could be just as good. Who knows maybe she'll bust out some crazy gymnastics on stage or something. Girls can rock too!

 

[Warthog]

Originally posted by Kate McGee
For me it's not about girls being "allowed" to make metal.
But if you want me to like a female metal singer, she has to have balls!!! (I know, the expression is stupid.) And most women just don't have that.

I agree completely!

Doro is one of the few female metal singers I can stand. Listening to the old Warlock stuff...holy shit she could crank it! Still can, really...

It's boring when women try to sing "metal" but make it too, um, pretty...I think Sinergy's music rocks, but Kim Goss's voice has all the power of a smack from a wet pillow. That chick from that band Power Symphony is another example...urgh.

And when I see Angela from Arch Enemy using an octave drop effect just to make her voice sound more "brutal"...that's fucking pathetic.

Of course girls can rock! But only when they actually TRY.

*secretly wishes Pat Benatar had sang for a thrash band*

 

[Kate McGee]

Originally posted by Warthog
I agree completely!

Doro is one of the few female metal singers I can stand. Listening to the old Warlock stuff...holy shit she could crank it! Still can, really...

It's boring when women try to sing "metal" but make it too, um, pretty...I think Sinergy's music rocks, but Kim Goss's voice has all the power of a smack from a wet pillow. That chick from that band Power Symphony is another example...urgh.

And when I see Angela from Arch Enemy using an octave drop effect just to make her voice sound more "brutal"...that's fucking pathetic.

Of course girls can rock! But only when they actually TRY.

*secretly wishes Pat Benatar had sang for a thrash band*

I must say that I really tried to give Doro a chance on WOA as well as on CD and I hate her way of singing and the music around it. Bores me to death, I'm afraid.

same opinion as you about Sinergy

she really uses that effect?

 

[Brat]

hmmm I like female vocals (most) but that type of female voice from Stratovarius is just WRONG!!!!

 

[Warthog]

Originally posted by Kate McGee
I must say that I really tried to give Doro a chance on WOA as well as on CD and I hate her way of singing and the music around it. Bores me to death, I'm afraid.

That's okay, we'll agree to disagree. Her voice is what I think female metal singers SHOULD sound like. But no one else even attempts that style.

And don't even get me started on those weak "female backing vocals" on some goth-metal efforts that just sound like the same offkey warble...I guess being a band member's girlfriend gets you somewhere.

As for Angela...yeah, it's pretty obvious if you see Arch Enemy live. I saw them here a year or so ago and her voice sounded all distorted - like someone took a tape of her voice and ssssslllloooowwwweeedddd it down. I know the sound it makes because my old high school theater department used one for this one play we did where we needed to make a 14 year old boy sound like he had a basso profundo voice. Cheesy effect, but fun!

Of course, when Angela spoke between songs (to tell us that Arch Enemy was the "goodest" death metal band), her voice was back to normal. Next time I see Arch Enemy, I'm going to look to see if she hits an effect pedal... though they probably have a roadie for that.