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Halestorm. Kristina hale. Heard of her atrocity. She was a guest vocalist on devices cover of close my eyes FOREVEr. Love bites is catchy. they where wedding rings to be married to he band. I'm like that is most stupiest concept ever.
Lzzy Hale* Not trying to call you out on your mistake but I prefer people getting my mistress' name right. Sent from my LGMS500 using Tapatalk
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Lzzy's voice is like nails on a chalk board to me... I hope we can still be friends. :lol:
Wow. :shock: ...I can't imagine what kind of hellish aberration this woman's voice must be must be if the Manson fan finds it aurally deplorable.
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Wow. :shock: ...I can't imagine what kind of hellish aberration this woman's voice must be must be if the Manson fan finds it aurally deplorable.
:lol: I never said he had a beautiful voice. I'm just a fan of the 'whole package': when he's at his best, his albums are dark and unsettling, and throw in a penchant for just writing huge rock anthems as well, and you have the basis for why I like his work. His voice isn't great, but it does fit the music. Halestorm, again, do this 'nice' post grunge thing that's not gonna offend anyone and, whilst Lzzy probably does have a technically better voice, it's again on the post grunge side of things and I just find them really dull.
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On my mind - well, I'm saving up to have my older album professionally mastered so it holds up better to the new one. But how far is too far? I recorded Ingrate between six and eight years ago; it seeing the light of day in 2011 was almost arbitrary. It was recorded so sporadically, wherever I was living at the time, that the sounds are all over the place. And so I've taken it upon myself to re-record some guitars and vocals that aren't up to my current standards. At this point it's almost a new recording rather than a remaster. It's going quickly, and I'm really happy with the improved sound, but I wonder if I shouldn't just be moving on.

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I think Lzzy has a nice voice. If you're looking for substance, Halestorm is not for you. They make catchy songs that you'll hear on the radio for a months then forget about almost immediately. But Lzzy is gorgeous. Sent from my LGMS500 using Tapatalk
Yeah, that pretty much covers it, really. It's not like I have a particular problem with more mainstream rock and metal. I'm much more open to commercial stuff than most people here. I really like Disturbed and Ill Nino, for example, not to mention Korn and a shit ton of melodic metalcore and post-hardcore stuff. I think it's specifically the post grunge thing that bothers me. Being a fan of proper alternative/grunge music, this even simpler watered down version of it is kinda guaranteed to piss me off from the get go. If there were just a bit more dirt under the finger nails to what Halestorm, Shinedown and the like do, and it didn't feel quite so Disney, I may feel differently. Halestorm are admittedly good at what they do, though, and Lzzy isn't exactly Rosie O'Donnell, is she? ;)
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Tattoo session later today, looking forward to it as I've not been for a while. Also getting some piercings, surprise surprise, nipples. lol
Good luck. My nipple piercing never healed. The first one, I took out after three years; it just wouldn't work out. I tried it again on two separate occasions and had no better luck. Similar issue with my tongue, it never stopped hurting. All I have left now is a couple of earrings, just waiting for my son to rip those out...
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