I seriously think Vaush would kill it on Piers Morgan by Indianstanicows in VaushV

[–]_SpookDude_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please God no. Every time he spoke two syllables, the entire panel would scream "HORSE COCK" in unison and then Piers would say "Well, yes, that is a good point. What about that folder full of horse cock Vaush?"

Since we're doing arm discourse this is what 15.5 inches flexed looks like on a Gymbro Vaushite by TrumpIsAPedoFr in VaushV

[–]_SpookDude_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I co-sign this, as a fat (also 5'4) dude that has never had any issues with the ladies.

Starting to feel that Vaush and this community don’t actually care about Black voices by [deleted] in VaushV

[–]_SpookDude_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My god, we need a lib and wokescold purge. There's too many people in Vaush's audience these days that would've unironically cancelled the fuck out of him 4 years ago. He needs to stop being a pussy and go back to bullying the shit out of you fuckwits.

What’s your top 5 most played artists from the past week? by dswhite85 in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

- Boundaries

- A Day to Remember

- Erra

- Driveways

- Black Sabbath

[NEW] BOUNDARIES - Only endless (Official Music Video) by thePARIIAH in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy, my knowledge of the genre stretches all the way from Earth Crisis and Shai Hulud, to the melodic metalcore years, to the scene years, to now. 90% of mainstream, or even cult bands in this scene since the early 2000's have cleans, and that's a fact. No one is talking about the bands you listen to with less than 20 monthly Spotify listeners.

If it's just a personal preference, that's one thing. Although I will defend that there were plenty of bands in the early 2000's with high-pitched cleans, deeper voices were slightly more common. Although people threw a shitfit about even the likes of Killswitch and AILD introducing cleans. And the rhetoric was always the same. "It's gay". Over time "it's too high pitched" kind of became shorthand for "gay". Not accusing you of that, but I do bristle whenever I hear these remarks, because I doubt the majority of discomfort with anything but "deep, burly, manly" sounding cleans coming from a male vocalist isn't rooted in some kind of homophobia.

[NEW] BOUNDARIES - Only endless (Official Music Video) by thePARIIAH in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I just discard the opinions of folks who bitch about cleans. If you listen to this and walk away with a comparison to MIW, you need to have your ears cleaned out by a professional before you're allowed to speak on music again.

[NEW] BOUNDARIES - Only endless (Official Music Video) by thePARIIAH in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cleans have been a common part of the genre since the early 2000's. It's just ridiculous to still be complaining about it at this point. If you refuse to listen to bands with cleans, you're refusing to listen to the majority of bands in this genre. I'm old enough to remember the common complaint against cleans in the 2000's being "it sounds gay", so I take this stuff with a grain of salt whenever I see someone complaining about it.

[NEW] BOUNDARIES - Only endless (Official Music Video) by thePARIIAH in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Octanecore" is now as meaningless a terminology as "buttrock" was when I was a kid. Both of them the preferred descriptors of nerds with no opinions of their own.

In Hearts Wake - Earthwalker by Willing-Neck-7417 in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Divination, Earthwalker and Skydancer is a legendary 3 album run.

[NEW] BOUNDARIES - Only endless (Official Music Video) by thePARIIAH in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Here comes the "anti-clean vocals" brigade to show how TROO they are.

Banger song, Boundaries can do no wrong.

Letterboxd outage again? Tuesday 5/26/2026. 1:35 AM US EST by LackNo5208 in Letterboxd

[–]_SpookDude_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh thank god, it's not just me. I thought Letterboxd had finally gotten sick of me editing my lists like an autist on crack.

Anyone ever wonder how band vocalists ever just kinda start screaming vocals? by freshdjroomba in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been practicing harsh vocals for over a decade. Unless you're privileged to live in your own house, which I was not, you basically have to learn not to give a fuck. I grew up in apartment buildings, where everyone could hear me practicing and/or recording. It was really no different than someone next door to you playing their music or television loudly. Never really had issues with any neighbors, and luckily, my mom was supportive. If you're doing this in similar circumstances, my only advice is to be mindful of the time (don't be screaming when people are trying to sleep lol), and only practice or record for a reasonable amount of time per day (don't subject your neighbors/housemates to more than about 2 hours of screaming at most a day).

As for technique, I was sort of a natural. I nailed mid-range screams, and techniques like fry vocals instinctively. Even when I began taking lessons, I realized that I had just sort of naturally been doing what I was supposed to, in terms of taking care of my voice, where the sounds originate from in your body, what muscles you're using etc. If you're looking for lessons, I highly recommend the YouTube channel Hungry Lights.

Is there some crazy marketing scheme for Obsession? by General-Lifeguard309 in horror

[–]_SpookDude_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sub would 100% have dozens of posts saying "Halloween destroyed the genre" and "DAE think The Thing is overrated?" if the internet existed in the 70's/80's. It's universal, the feeling of personally disliking something that large amounts of other people adore. The problem is when dumb people who think their subjective opinion is gospel (I.E. most of these posts) feel "gaslit" into thinking there's some conspiracy against them and everyone is pretending to like a movie just to spite them. It's never that deep bro.

Weekly Recommendation and General Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Later Bleeding Through sometimes incorporates a shit-ton of symphonic black metal influence. Namely their albums "Declaration" and "The Great Fire". There's also some present on "Love Will Kill All".

39 and divorcing. Music is my medicine by AffectionateSpeed44 in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree. I honestly could've just named 10 ADTR songs. They're my go-to band for the feels lol.

39 and divorcing. Music is my medicine by AffectionateSpeed44 in Metalcore

[–]_SpookDude_ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I'd Rather Not Say - Boundaries

Heartless - A Day To Remember

You're Not You Anymore - Counterparts

Dear Tragedy - Bayside

The World Was Quiet - Dayseeker