Greater Scabbia's Words About Being A Women's Vocalist In Metal World Dominated By Men

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JAKARTA - In Jonathan Montenegro's My 3 Quertions To series, Lacuna Coil's band vocalistpanny Scabbia tentang perempuan yang dianggap lebih serius dalam scene metal dibandingkan ketika bandnya pertama kali dibentuk hampir 30 tahun silam.

"Did I feel anything is changing? Of course, yes. When I started, there wasn't a lot of bands with women's line-ups. Metal was still not allowed for women, because it was a very male-dominated realm," promulgated Blabbermouth, quoted from Blabbermouth, Tuesday, January 3.

Currently, said the vocalist, bands with male vocalists still dominate. However, there are more bands with women in the line-up. It's just thatter insists, Lacuna Coil remains different than other bands that are also led by frontmwoman.

"I don't think it's going to happen that we're going to look the same, and part of it's okay like this because we're different. I think we're a different world."

"What I don't like about being a woman in a male-dominated world is the fact that we are very often judged by our performances, and I know; lots of men get the same thing."

"But for women, this is kind of... Say for men, if their appearance is attractive, it's plus value. For women, it's plus in terms of media attention; it's plus in terms of I don't know people are pinning with you; but that's not necessarily an increase in the potential you already have. And that's a shame, because people shouldn't be judged by their appearance.

"I understand that performance is the main thing you see, but it would be cool if possible to go beyond that, especially in music, where the musical instruments you play, the sound you push out of your body, and the feelings you want to convey with music are the most important thing."