Scar Symmetry Hire Two Vox 2008-10-07 by Altmer | 26 Comments |
SCAR SYMMETRY Announces Two New Singers - Oct. 6, 2008
Swedish melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY have issued the following update:
"When things went from bad to worse and we realized that it wasn't going to work out with Christian [Älvestam, former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist], we were faced with two options; either calling it quits, or seizing the opportunity to take the next logical step in the evolution of our sound. We chose the latter.
"We've used both growls and clean vocals in our music since day one, and with each album we've pushed the envelope of what you can do vocally in a metal band to the point where a lot of the songs on 'Holographic Universe' [SCAR SYMMETRY's latest album] would be hard if not impossible to sing live. So the question is: Is it really possible to push the vocals even further and manage to perform everything live?
"The answer is YES! Instead of hiring a new singer, we decided — some of you might already have figured it out by now — to recruit TWO singers! The idea of having two vocalists in the band is something that's been in the back of our minds for a long time, and after auditioning and rehearsing with two of Sweden's best vocalists we're thrilled, excited, stoked-beyond-belief!!!
"So let us introduce you to...
"Roberth Karlsson - lead growl vocals and backing clean vocals:
"Roberth was our first choice for the growling position. Jonas once called him 'Sweden's finest growler,' which is no overstatement. Roberth has been involved in many band throughout the years, among others EDGE OF SANITY and FACEBREAKER.
"Lars Palmqvist - lead clean vocals and backing growl vocals:
"Roberth introduced us to his longtime friend Lars, who blew us away with his powerful-yet-beautiful voice. You can imagine our excitement when we learned that he's a fantastic growler as well! Despite his amazing talents he's virtually unknown to the metal public, which just might change as of today!
"We are very fortunate to have found these guys. They bring to the band not only their incredible skills but also a positive vibe we haven't had for some time.
"We've posted a videoclip from when we auditioned Roberth and Lars, as a little teaser... Yes it might come across as we were drunk the entire time, which probably is very close to the truth. Enjoy!"
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Tagged: Scar Symmetry
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thats kind of cool. hope they do well. ive heard Roberth's vocals with Facebreaker and i liked his growls
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This could be cool, I need to watch the audition tapes.
This also shows how amazing Christian is, with the fact they needed two vocalist to replace him.
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Roberth was great with Facebreaker! Scar Symmetry have clearly been doing their homework here!
Bands with two vocalists are usually much more energetic live aswell. This could really be a massive step forward for them!
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This will turn out very well, can't wait for new stuff.
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This is nothing to jizz about seeing as their last album was boring as hell.
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Lol, bet they kill Sonic Syndicate
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Need to hear both first before judgement.
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i dont wanna judge but im not too enthusiastic
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I'm really interested, actually... This could help them produce some really interesting stuff.
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Lol, bet they kill Sonic Syndicate words cannot express my hate for that band
i love Pitch Black Progress, bring on the new singers AND A TOUR hopefully
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this is great news... im a huge fan of SID and HU... but I dont like PBP much.
nontheless, great news and cant wait to hear the new stuff.
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Sounds really interesting, i'd love to hear this. Holographic Universe is one of my top 5 albums this year.
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Interesting and really cool! love this band and can't wait to see them live.
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Holographic Universe owns, I'm glad they're finding their way out of this rut.
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we cant kep one so lets get two!
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Maybe this will help bring the band out of melo-death mediocrity. Christian was a fine death metal/clean vocalist with a pretty impressive range...hopefully this move works out for them.
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I watched the audition video, both are very impressive vocalists.
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Never liked this band too much. Plus, I thought Christian was way overrated as a vocalist, his cleans were okay, but his growls were very very meh.
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it's gonna suck without Christian because he's so awesome, but this will be interesting to see how it turns out.
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Their latest album was pretty solid. I am a bit anticipated to hear the two vocalists.
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Awesome! Now they can be like Mushroomhead!
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This is good news. Be interesting to see if it works.
Never be as cool as Mikee Goodman & Justin Hill from Sikth though.
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Awesome! Now they can be like Mushroomhead!
Dear fuck, they were bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LOL
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sounds like they've thought about it rather than done it for gimmicky reasons, which many a metalcore act has done.
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The new vocalists are really good and their voices are not as fake as Christian's.
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