I know I’m going to catch a little hell for them lol.
But fuck me, Courtney with her ethereal clean vocals and bestial growls is a force. Thing is, it takes one fucking great band to hold up to a voice like that.
This is the first song I heard of theirs, though it was The one take version rather than the album/video version.
Yeah, jinjer is bomb :)
The usual go-to is “but that’s not real metal” with some degree of exaggeration so that it’s obvious it’s not to be taken seriously. There’s the occasional “it’s okay, it’s great that there’s bands for little girls to like”, or some equivalent. And a personal favorite, “poseur /s”.
I tend to call it a gimmick when the way the sing/scream is done never serves individual songs. But, you’re right, it’s probably more of a difference in songwriting and arrangement than the band just trying to jump on the bandwagon. I can’t think of any examples off the top of my head because I tend to just move on without remembering anything other than the fact that it didn’t work (for me anyway).
