Hard rock for me is AC/DC, Def Leppard, Tesla, Kiss. Metal tends to be louder, ruder, darker, like Judas Priest, Slayer, Iron Maiden.
Back in 1994 there was no Judas Priest.
I played in a death-metal band. People either loved us or hated us. Or they thought we were OK.
A lot of people when they try to sing Skid Row songs, they're screaming and yelling too much. It's more singing than screaming.
As a vocalist, I can scream, and I've got a really good singing voice, but I can't do the really heavy vocals.
I'm not a big punk fan, but I love a good, solid screamer.
I guess I'm not really into female vocals that sound masculine, I guess. A lot of times, the heavy female vocalists always end up sounding like they're screaming or whatever.
Heavy metal drives me bonkers, it makes me want to vomit, heavy metal really is a pile of puke.
I loathe and detest heavy metal.
I actually had a bunch of songs that I worked on with Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed, but they were too heavy for me because my voice sounds good when I sing clean. It sounds good dirty too, but when I hear my voice sing really clean, that's a special sound.
