Whitechapel frontman says clean vocals will be on new album, guitarist says they won't - UPDATED
UPDATE: Thursday, April 7, at 6:55 p.m. EST
Apparently, guitarist Householder was only kidding when he said there wouldn’t be singing on the band’s new album.
So, this is not an apology for making a joke, but I should know by now you can't joke on social media. Singing WILL occur on the new album.
— Zach Householder (@Zachchapel) April 7, 2016
ORIGINAL POST: Thursday, April 7, at 6:18 p.m. EST
In a recent interview with Revolver Magazine, Whitechapel guitarist Alex Wade revealed that clean vocals will be featured on the band’s new album.
“We all thought it was really cool how Randy [Blythe] from Lamb Of God wasn’t afraid to try some manly melodic vocals on their last record [VII: Sturm Und Drang],” he said.
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“So Phil’s diving into that a little and seeing where it goes. He’s actually got a great singing voice.”
After fans became aware of the news, guitarist Zach Householder sent out a tweet that denied any clean vocals would appear on the record.
For the love of god, everyone needs to quit freaking out. There's no clean singing on our upcoming album.
— Zach Householder (@Zachchapel) April 7, 2016
However, frontman Phil Bozeman sent out a tweet today that claimed two tracks on the record will have singing aspects to them.
There's only 2 songs on the record that have clean vocals. Just an FYI.
— Phil Bozeman (@phillybo) April 7, 2016
The album is expected to be released later this year. Would you be opposed to hearing the band incorporate signing into their sound? Leave us a comment with your thoughts.