10 Rock + Metal Acts Who "Went Soft" But Still Rule

[@bendring]

To be fair, every Rock/Metal band is accused of 'going soft' every time they put a new album out these days

[@randpaul7031]

Every as in 1 in 50.

[@magdachlebicka3895]

Scorpions got heavier 😊

[@elcabezon5487]

The industry dictate to put on a mellower tunelol

[@superdupersaiyan3658]

And every band with some kind of popularity is instantly considered a sellout now.

[@youtubeuser4943]

It's fine at least Bandcamp has that good shit

[@SeriesOfTubesPerson]

It's weird how when some heavier bands go soft they end up putting out some of the most emotional music ever.

[@matiasdonosomora9505]

They were always emotional, Just different emotions you know, anger and anxiety

[@zackzallie8735]

Opeth

[@shailendraahangama3627]

@@zackzallie8735 Opeth still have some heavy songs after Heritage. Obviously not Death metal heavy.. But more in the classic metal or hard rock vein of heavy.

[@zackzallie8735]

@@shailendraahangama3627 Yeah. It kinda bought back to 70s prog rock and heavy metal music.

[@shailendraahangama3627]

@@zackzallie8735 Exactly. Lots of Sabbath influence in it too

[@guitarboi9]

I don't know if Robert Plant should count. His solo career was entirely different and separate from Led Zeppelin.

[@hammeredwithhorror]

My thoughts exactly!!! Zeppelin shouldn't even be on the list to begin with. They had "soft" stuff right out of the gate.

[@jamietowne2932]

It's kind of like saying Nirvana were heavy, then having the Foo fighters and calling them soft.

[@claremack2668]

@@jamietowne2932 know i’m a nit late to this convo, but you could also think of it as comparing SOAD with serj’s solo career

[@jeffreycanfield1939]

Now make 10 artists that went soft and suck because of it

[@dimitriid]

Morbid Angel should get all 10 spots because of Radikult.

[@syopliger7038]

MistaTwoJeffreyTwenty Yaay Metallica, Cradle of Filth

[@andrewblahut6213]

MistaTwoJeffreyTwenty Yaay yes good idea

[@tax_evad3r]

+Sy Opliger CoF is good again though

[@yilienboumedine5617]

in flame ?

[@natelandherr5202]

Keep in mind in the case of Robert Plant, he's old.

[@sixtyninety]

Nate Landherr true

[@MagnificentFiend]

Nate Landherr And he tore his vocal cords up something awful. He's soft now precisely because he used to be so hardcore.

[@MozTheBoz]

I don't know why Plant is here. LedZep is doing bluegrass/acoustic music even from the beginning (Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, anyone?)

[@nathanexplosion5639]

Nate Landherr hes like a metal Theoden

[@LordNothing]

Yes, is kinda moronic to have Led Zep in this list. Maybe Moonspell or Tiamat could be a better pick.

[@abadtime3319]

Good list! "Heaviness" is not the same as quality.

[@aaronmcbryer3980]

It can be if you're good at it. Carcass.

[@bdwitt66]

Going soft makes your heavy stuff more heavy. Dynamics are good!

[@nicolesmrekar5866]

Yes, if it's in the same song, sure...…….if your heavy stuff was 10 years ago.....not so much.

[@dimitriid]

Kudos on Katatonia, Amorphis, The Gathering and Anathema: Seems like Doom Metalers are the masters of this transition.

[@cevindevy]

TIAMAT

[@entropicchaos8148]

I was waiting for Tiamat too

[@Revcharge]

WHOAH! that guy from The Gathering turned into a chick. LOL!

[@thearchivist7824]

That "chick" is Anneke van Giersbergen who isn't in the band anymore. She does her own solo work and also works with Devin Townsend.

[@zoomoo318]

and now VUUR, who just put out a rather badass first single imo

[@jessiemorris9322]

Revcharge fml😂😂

[@mlwsf]

Hahaha

[@SamLibman]

Robert Plant and Zep always had a mix of heavy songs and beautiful softer pieces. I wouldn’t really say he “went soft.”

[@joepplaysdrums]

Amorphis is an incredible band! They're not as heavy anymore as during their early days but they still had some pretty heavy stuff on their latest albums. I actually prefer those later albums with Tomi Joutsen

[@MrUndertaker1212]

Joep Dominicus That is so true. Saw them a few months ago and they were really damn good.

[@joepplaysdrums]

Have yet to see them live, would love to!

[@thearchivist7824]

Completely agreed.

[@piotrrostek9401]

When death/black metal goes soft it sounds like regular Katatonia.

[@zuhairkayaly1835]

Idk if I'm right but Opeth only went "soft" vocals wise , instruments are still heavy imo

[@jacobsarvathayaparan2337]

zuhair kayaly It's not quite as noticeable but Opeth's instrumentals are nowhere near as heavy or roff based as they were before much more progressive rock and funk influenced now. Drums are still pretty similar tho

[@thadavidrain]

That's because you have a beast like Axe on drums. That man can play hard on a soft song and it fits perfectly. Though he is not the only one. Martin Lopez was and still is like that.

[@ollyrogers1714]

also in the song bleak, it is like half singing and very melodic, i dunno if thats the best 'heavy' song to choose, and yeah their soft song still had some fairly heavy sounding riffs.

[@EarthenDemon126]

Was about to say the same thing about Amorphis

[@davidtsang5424]

I think guitar wise they went soft, drums are more or less the same. Just compare the guitar tone of Blackwater Park to In Cauda Venenum

[@theriffnotebook8412]

So happy to see Katatonia! My second favorite band of all time and one case where "going soft" made them 10x better! Seriously, if you love music, listen to Katatonia's last four albums ASAP.

[@abadtime3319]

The Riff Notebook Dead End Kings is a fantastic record

[@DefenestratedMessiah]

Dance of December Souls & For Funerals to Come will always be their masterpieces!!! Of course the later stuff is good but Tonight's Decision is the only "soft" record of theirs that comes close in terms of quality in my opinion.

[@nene12431]

The Riff Notebook saw them live they are fantastic

[@EdgardCavalcanteMent]

People must separate old katatonia from the new katatonia!! Same with Opeth and other bands!!

[@EdgardCavalcanteMent]

It's like compare Black Sabbath with Dying Fetus!!

[@dennisvague-entity6716]

Amorphis not just went soft they had a continuing evolution straight from the start. their first album was Doom/Death Metal. the second incorperated Folk influences. the third had very little death and more clean vocals. than they went more into direction of progressive rock. and when Tomi Joutsen joined as lead singer they embraced the death metal roots again and from that point on their sound contains elements of everything they have done before. with on the later albums even hints of black metal.

[@jonathasmarques5725]

Never heard them, but bro, this looks amazing.

[@damiensdarkcorner7924]

You can make the opposite: BlackThorn Pantera Testament Avalanch

[@SmellingDemColors]

Slipknot's gonna be here because Loudwire

[@Xenon631]

Pietari Sänisalmi L

[@sixtyninety]

Pietari Sänisalmi im betting on it

[@TheNephewdk]

nope

[@Rekko82]

When did Slipknot go soft? All the five albums are heavy.

[@smeefbeef12]

Reijo Piippula subliminal verses?

[@breetanner1568]

I miss growling opeth. ghost reveries....

[@anttam117]

I’m glad of Ulver’s drastic change. They went from generic Black Metal from Norway to one of the most sophisticated bands around. Perhaps they have settled now for a tried and true electronic sound and there won’t be as much experimentation as before, but they still produce music of the highest quality

[@KilianxFire27]

Amorphis are at their prime, Under The Red Cloud is fucking epic

[@jadis40]

One my favorite releases from 2015. Hell, I have that album cover as my avatar here on KZbin. Amorphis has been consistent as hell since bringing Tomi Joutsen on board back in 2006.

[@Impaler8890]

Amorphis still does harsh vocals as well as clean. Katatonia is an unfair mention on the list as the singer destroyed his voice before the first album even dropped. He’s best buds with Mike from Opeth who did the vocals on the first album. So they changed their sound so they could still make music.

[@mariechavez8967]

People just get older, man. Or it's because of all those years of straining their vocal chords. Or it's both, but atleast they're still kickin'.

[@jameslomax7720]

More like 10 bands that progressed as musicians.

[@sergrojGrayFace]

Totally not! Most sound great before and great after, and "going soft" was a shift in direction, *not* a progress or regress. For some it was progress, for some it was a regress, e.g. Opeth.

[@kakstin]

"Progressing" can mean many different things. I don't know why a change in style is always treated as synonymous with "progression."

[@ISuckOffCops]

The gathering got exponentially better after going soft. Amazing band

[@Gastónnnnnnnnnnn]

Im a simple man, I see opeth, i like it

[@andrewd7316]

I like St. Anger *grabs popcorn*

[@thadavidrain]

Me too. Not as much as other albums ofc. It's still their weakest but I can still jam to that... if I throw Lars' snares out of the window...

[@BoonTobias80]

There's some good shit on there.

[@ririrose1462]

It sounds good when it's live tho

[@jacobvalencia9667]

Don't turn into Watchmojo Loudwire.Please.

[@metaku397savionburnette6]

Jacob Valencia they screw the abbot brothers/pantera on their video called top ten muscial siblings

[@francoaranda6499]

too late

[@kevah94]

No Metallica? I love Load and ReLoad but I thought they would be "soft" enough, but apperently not... Good for me :D

[@jessy8998]

Kevin McDonald But they don't exactly rule, i love the two albums also but i wouldn't say they "still ruled" in the same sense that their previous albums did

[@jebbassett9648]

They're not soft now, not that they ever really went soft enough to be on the list in the first place.

[@kevah94]

Josepi Yeah I know, but the internet plebs keep fokk'n around sayin that Metallica are soft and shit nowdays.. Makes me fokk'n mad mate, I'll cash'em outside any day

[@jessy8998]

Kevin McDonald nobody says they're soft, they're just not liked as much

[@ryanjarvis2178]

Kevin McDonald until it sleeps

[@cooliocaptin517]

100% agree with Amorphis. I love their newer stuff. Under The Red Cloud is a masterpiece

[@nudge2626]

Damn the black metal albums of Ulver are some of my favs but that live footage of their early days was rough.

[@alex7712dk]

michael poulsen volbeat?

[@1974BigJay]

It's called progression, if you stay the same you become stagnant.

[@roguelead72]

Slayer comes to mind.

[@guibox3]

LOL. Half the Norwegian Black metal bands have been around for 20+ years and never changed their sound. Cradle of Filth, Slayer, Megadeth.

[@1974BigJay]

guibox3 I agree but if you listen to those bands and I love Slayer they have become stagnant

[@guibox3]

So what exactly made them 'good' before, but now they are stagnant? What exactly are you basing this on? The tastes of society? Why should a band with good sound change for the sake of changing? What about AC/DC? They are just as good as they've always been and they haven't changed their sound. Good music is good music no matter when it was conceived. As Angus Young said, 'If you've got a great cake, why f*** with the recipe??"

[@guibox3]

So you're saying I learn to love a band because of their sound and I listen to them BECAUSE I love that sound. But all of a sudden, they completely change and somehow that's okay? Somehow, my 'ear buds' changed taste right along with them? That makes no sense. If I love cake because it is made, I'm not going to say, 'Damn..I love this cake, but I want to change it. Let's add brussel sprouts! Why? Who knows. Apparently we're just supposed to change things up and expect them to be just as good.'

[@guillermocarreon3071]

Baroness is like Vine...they become better with time and every album is greater than the last one Also, you forgot Devin Townsend

[@ivangomezprado434]

Guillermo PIMP Wine* lol, Vine is dead

[@guillermocarreon3071]

Iván Gómez jaja true! I meant Wine...autocorrector

[@brodiiie]

Opeth's version of soft: "GOD IS DEAD!!!"

[@aphexmaxim]

Most of the time when they “go soft” their music gets better in many ways

[@emrahercancakir]

I was really cool to see SENTENCED. great band! RIP Miika

[@deaconblooze1]

I guess this doesn't really count because it's a band vs solo career but, Acid Bath/Dax Riggs. If you haven't heard his solo stuff, you're missing out.

[@addisonlewis723]

NamelessHere Forevermore True!

[@thehumancrayon3264]

They did the same with Led Zeppelin / Robert Plant, so it counts.

[@martyrofgrenth2136]

Actually, Amorphis are still kind of heavy. I can't listen to them for too long though, because these days the vocalist is not doing as many growls. But when he does... hoooo weee! Oh and Katatonia went soft because the vocalist can't growl anymore for shit. :/

[@maxg0at01]

Martyr of Grenth I

[@Enigmalake]

A lot of dudes growl. Most can’t sing like him. Honestly he has a distinct voice all around.

[@d2d2505]

amorphis is the definition of going soft and still ruling

[@vilitimonen286]

1:05 Amorphis is so freaking epic and has truly an unique sound!

[@Randomhero348]

Opeth is definitely number one due to the fact that most of the bands that went "soft" suck ass now yet Opeth is still fucking amazing

[@GrayWoIf]

To be fair Zeppelin always had a mix of heavy and soft songs on their albums so it was nothing new to Robert.

[@bigmattyp]

I don't see it as "going soft". I just see it as maturing and trying different things. Great bands progress.

[@RustyNickels]

GG Allin was always soft.

[@williammunson2508]

Somehow, seeing Alcest on here was the most satisfying thing ever. I never knew they actually made legit black metal before they shifted to what some now call "post-black metal".

[@saucedonkey88889]

where's Suicidle Silence?? 🙃

[@SAI-st4uu]

SAUCE_DONKEY Suicide Silence: Bold and Brash Me: Belongs in the trash.

[@NIGHTMARE1412]

The video title says "Still rule"

[@terry.b.drummer9997]

SAUCE_DONKEY suicide silence will be on the list for bands that went soft and are fucking shit

[@SeriesOfTubesPerson]

In the words of Filthy Frank: Shut the fuck up. No one cares about Suicide Silence. (tosses self-titled into a trash bin) Know your fucking place, trash.

[@nimanikpoor2135]

SAUCE_DONKEY no one said it soooooo... TEE HEE

[@Brandon2940]

Shinedown - "Threat To Survival"

[@JustinTOsburn]

DUDE. Paradise Lost. Wtf

[@nastthemetalhead696]

So happy to see Katatonia and Amorphis on a loudwire list! And Sentenced and Anathema too! :)

[@heretictemple9830]

Maybe some grinders will hate me for that but Nasum went (just a little bit) softer. Their early stuff was pure grindcore but their later albums (still grindcore) became more melodic but they were still great.

[@chrisgriderjr3870]

Heretic Temple Have to agree but no bad album from Nasum yet.

[@heretictemple9830]

All their albums were great. The melody was just an addition for their music. This is what made them original. BTW Nasum is my favourite band ever.

[@chrisa4284]

I actually agree with basically all of this video (allowing for the leeway afforded by the quotation marks around "went soft"). I often find Loudwire videos end up rather wide of the mark, but yeah, pretty much spot on here.

[@luluskywo]

Nice list. In terms of bigger acts I think that Slipknot (Vermillion, Snuff), Trivium (Silence in the snow vs Ascendancy, Shogun) are good picks too.

[@chrisdalayap5128]

ApachE the thing is, slipknot didn't go completely soft. They have softer songs but most of their songs are still heavy. AOV for example.

[@luluskywo]

True, and I thought about it but still going from Iowa to Vermillion part 2 is pretty significant. They didn't really go soft overall but more here and there with great success.

[@AerologyGuitars]

ApachE agree with both

[@DeadlyDie]

I'm surprised Enslaved wasn't on here (though happy to see Katatonia and Uliver!)

[@somekindofdude1130]

me personally prefer opeth with their sound because it let's them show their skills

[@somekindofdude1130]

Yeah just criticize someone you never knew in the comment section about his taste in music. Yeah it seems a very smart move I think you are so clever

[@toxicholocaust5553]

Diamond Lu Dickwad Why so hostile bro?

[@justinchancellorlegod8057]

He used an hostile approach but he's still right you know

[@somekindofdude1130]

Justin Chancellor le God I think you misunderstood. I am not saying that opeth weren't good as a black / prog metal band but in my opinion by changing their style of music made something new. Many bands play prog/black but none plays their new style because they have invented it. It's my opinion either you like it or not.

[@justinchancellorlegod8057]

Im not discussing about the fact that you prefer new opeth, and the fact that they created something new doesn't make the music more complicated, as I pretty much think heavy opeth is as much, if not more technical than soft Opeth, even if they are both great

[@MrBurnlan]

Glad to see Alcest on this list. A great act for sure !

[@noahszymborski9611]

i think metallica definitely went soft

[@noahszymborski9611]

but every list cant have metallica

[@luckydominguez2654]

They did get less heavier, especially load and reload era, but not this soft, they still ad very heavy songs.

[@iamthetable5450]

compared to most of the band in this video they are fucking death metal

[@iamthetable5450]

go listen to spit out the bone and dare tell me they are soft

[@whyumad4484]

Dude you kidding , their new material isn't soft

[@Mayheml]

Alcest, technically began with 'Souvenirs d'un autre monde'' where you could say they were already soft. And thank god, their sheogaze era is tremendous.

[@picciloson]

Ulver is a yes, little blue bird is amazing

[@andersonsmith8625]

picciloson nemoralia compared to natterns madrigal is a huge shift, but both great imo

[@CihanKoseoglu]

damn now that I saw one last goodbye I need to listen to it 3000 times in a row again

[@216trixie]

Seems like a lot of these "metal bands that went soft" were really posers in the first place, and followed each other with the same sappy shit and wardrobe changes. Follow the leader, lol.

[@slimymclord8165]

Katatonia, Amorphis, Anathema... all of them followed Paradise Lost.

[@gragnokorganmasher6201]

216trixie you are a dumbass.

[@MrCapone1996]

216trixie this is a misleading title, they suck now

[@thearchivist7824]

216trixie what a fucking idiot.

[@MasterYugiMoto]

what about SOAD? their debut album was heavy as fuck, deserves top 3 on this list imo

[@xerodelacroix5552]

A better title would be "10 Bands That Grew Up".

[@expectedlime_8076]

Xero Delacroix lol

[@MATRIX1999ism]

Xero Delacroix partially accurate

[@TheReTurnersFlips]

Xero Delacroix I was thinking that while I was watching

[@destianpatrianagara1119]

What do you mean "grow up"?

[@rizzo_grt]

bitter-sweet It was a joke, come on. At least I hope it was

[@BehzodSabirov]

so funny to see anathema growling and then singinh along with symphonic orchestra. Anathema in symphony hehe

[@GLee-oe3op]

KISS went soft in 79 and made a comeback. Idk if that counts

[@GrayWoIf]

KISS where a Hard Rock band that post 78 changed genre every other year until they went back to straight to the point Hard Rock with Revenge. Guess you could say the same for Alice Cooper.

[@awesomenolan234]

G. Lee kiss sucks

[@nonamerenegade3332]

G. Lee Kiss had never rules

[@Zinetha]

Hell yeah, Katatonia!

[@LaughWhileItsStillLegal]

Satyricon is missing on this list

[@yungsock3625]

I like that u put amorphis here 🤘🤘

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Led Zeppelin was never a heavy metal band.

[@whatsabryan]

Chris L Poor kid. You don't know what heavy is.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Haabemaaster since when is 37 a kid? I've seen Plant live, have you?

[@henry2179]

Chris L The title says rock and metal

[@danzig3462]

Chris L But the title of the video does also say rock, and let's not forget led Zeppelin are a major influence in metal.

[@whatsabryan]

Chris L Just assumed by your hello kitty avatar that you wouldn't know heavy if it smacked you in your face.

[@GarboSweaty]

I only clicked this video to see if Baroness was on it. My favorite band currently.

[@drewwagnon647]

I swear, if mastodon's not on here

[@syopliger7038]

Drew Wagnon I'm just as sad

[@GarboSweaty]

Drew Wagnon Have you heard Sultan's Curse? That song has some big-ass balls. Mastodon has not "gone soft."

[@drewwagnon647]

Logan Simar that song is badass, but have you heard show yourself

[@isoh3107]

Yea I also expected to see Mastodon here.

[@davemustaine9687]

Drew Wagnon GOJIRA WOOOOOO!! FUCKIN BEST BAND EVER

[@spyroszoumperis7468]

Surprised to see my favorite band here (Sentenced). Nice one, Loudwire.

[@relishedwalnut4]

Avenged Sevenfold anyone?

[@friidryce1150]

The Stage is not "going soft" at all

[@DaMeMeThEiFxD4712]

Maybe.....

[@ThaTruth223]

they were soft already

[@whoosher_9486]

Emilia Smith they had one bad album that doesn’t mean they’re trash, they went soft because m shadows stopped metal screaming and did shit like self titled and the stage, so they didn’t go “soft” but softer

[@kazukihiratani]

Okay, with Anathema, they wrote One Last Goodbye because they were two sons who just lost their mother. They are allowed to write a soft and sad song to vent their hardships.

[@jensdanielse9779]

Bands who went soft and sucked BMTH & Linkin Park

[@silovitipanj4958]

Jens Danielse lol Linkin Park's a thousand suns album is the best they've released and probably ever will

[@SAI-st4uu]

Jens Danielse and suicide silence

[@eizzah8323]

Qjdhdnwheuxjjs Refrigerator yeah but the last single .... meh

[@silovitipanj4958]

Oh yeah,Heavy is mediocore at best

[@hu9204]

But those bands have always sucked.

[@gjin9]

This is the Loudwire list that I agree with the most so far... But you forgot InFlames!

[@imzenny459]

bring me the horizon should be on here, they're not exactly "soft" but they aren't as hardcore as they used to be back in the day, and they still kick ass

[@piotrrostek9401]

Tab Zentic in Sempiternal, yes but this new record is a bit Joke.

[@hu9204]

They have always sucked.

[@shugo541]

when they came out i enjoyed the first 3 albums. Sempiternal i liked maybe 1 song but after that, fuck that.

[@TheKorfish]

Tab Zentic 😂😂😂 when were they ever "hardcore".

[@mackwhitaker341]

+David Sadowski I was thinking the same thing lmao

[@Kruxi16]

in my opinion, in flames belonged on this list aswell

[@Giratina1999]

Where's Metallica? Limp bizkit? Deftones? Korn? Linkin Park? Anyone???

[@arealbigchungus]

Alex Moreno you say slipknot sucks but put even worse nu-metal artists..

[@Giratina1999]

The_Slayer _Cannibal limp bizkit is better than slipknot

[@arealbigchungus]

Alex Moreno do tell

[@Giratina1999]

SevenZeroThree no they're not, listen to three dollar bill y'all

[@Giratina1999]

SevenZeroThree korn went soft when David dulcería left

[@andyghozz]

I'd also add Trivium. Their last album had the best vocal potential their singer has gotten in their whole carreer, and musically It's pretty amazing aswell.

[@96nikecha]

Every single one was better after going soft. Every. Single. One. Being too "hardcore" is just edgy and people grow out of it.

[@Goabnb94]

I don't think its a matter of being hardcore or edgy, just that they are passionate and as their lives change, the music changes alongside it.

[@96nikecha]

Define cluebwhat. Your sentence makes no sense. Just one question: How old are you?

[@Olle332]

Nikolay Stoynov I agree, listening to hardcore music is a part of being an edgy teen. Nothing else.

[@giannistsakalidis85]

opeth

[@96nikecha]

What about them? I have personally never liked them before their newest album.

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

Back in 2009, I would have said Mastodon is another great example, but nowadays, I guess they don't really count, as they went from heavy, got softer for three consecutive albums, started getting heavier again, decided to go a tad softer, and now their getting heavier again with Emperor Of Sand. XD

[@trialbystone2532]

more like Ten Bands Who "Went Soft" And Got Significantly Less Interesting

[@dimitriid]

Except most of this list got way better: Katatonia, Anathema, Amorphis, Alcest, The Gathering. You can say they're not your cup of tea but they went from generic metal bands to something quite different, that's fairly interesting to most of us.

[@deniz2551]

Ramen Zanza Sorry but if an act includes robert plant, its intresting.

[@fredrikfjeld1575]

Katatonias newest album is easily my favorite album of all of last year

[@emilelocas5496]

Ramen Zanza amorphis was and is interesting imo

[@GarboSweaty]

Have you heard Baroness' last two albums? Fucking masterpieces. Though that's not to say the earlier stuff isn't amazing.

[@cliffemall0404]

Don't really care, doesn't need to be heavy or loud, as long as it sounds good I like it 🤷‍♂️

[@konanarcher]

I bet Slipknot and Gojira are going to be here...

[@ahmedsaid5587]

xXxCodemasterxXx gojira magma masterpiece🎧🎸🎧

[@marc2000z]

xXxCodemasterxXx Since when was Slipknot soft?

[@konanarcher]

Marc Andrew Narimatsu Their entire carrier

[@geraldjamieson8428]

If they were soft for their entire career than why would they make this list?.....

[@marc2000z]

And also with Gojira, I would agree. With, Magma, they went soft, but that's still a good album nonetheless, one of the best metal albums of 2016 for sure.

[@6psycho9chick6]

This is probably the one and only time I'll ever agree with a loudwire list

[@quest4050]

SO basically 9 out of 10 times "going soft " is just getting a singer that can actually , SING!

[@jebbassett9648]

Nunya Bissiness you'd be surprised how much harder it is to learn to growl than sing clean.

[@arealbigchungus]

Josepi agreed

[@quest4050]

Make gargling noises and flap your jaw up and down. Any fucktard can do that.

[@arealbigchungus]

Nunya Bissiness do it then, match the pitch of all the gutteral singers, AND hold it longer than them...that's about 40 seconds buddy...good luck! i'll expect a video of this in 2 days!

[@jebbassett9648]

Nunya Bissiness I'm afraid there's a lot of technique involved, I'd even venture to say more so than clean vocals.

[@redpillpharmacy6877]

Was it Sepultura who started the ridiculous hell growl voice which subsequent herdlings followed?

[@anttam117]

I personally like Ulver much more the way they are now, than the way they were back in their black metal days. Same with Opeth. I honestly don't see them any softer than before, just clearer vocals, and god bless them for that, because I like to hear voices over screams. I like bands that progress through the years, bands like Ulver, Current 93, Swans, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (although I definitely don't like the mellow, moody, stuff after Boatman's Call) and that's the reason why I lost interest in other great bands, like AC/DC or Iron Maiden, which are very good, incredibly talented and brutal, yet... more of the same.

[@shailendraahangama3627]

Man great choice in music. I understand why you lost interest in AC/DC... But Iron Maiden? Monotonous and the same sounding? Dude I disagree. They have tons of prog elements in their stuff in their later albums. I suggest you give them a shot once more. Cus Mikael cites Maiden as a huge influence.

[@patricioalcorta4493]

I am a proudly fan of Anathema. This is quality !

[@mattgarbarinofitness]

Chicago better be on here.

[@chiphudak]

Matt Retro C.T.A. south California purples.......

[@chunky-music3623]

For a moment there I thought Katatonia's lead singer was Alan Rickman

[@pxatz9420]

Finally someone mentioning the mighty Sentenced...Hail Northernmost Self - Killers, never forgotten \m/

[@linafoppa-tofla3917]

3:06 my boy from Baroness playing soft and wearing a Dropdead shirt 👍👍👍

[@christophertrogdon2308]

Well Amorphis did change, but their name also comes from "amorphous" which means having an indefinite form or shape.

[@LSPD1909]

Robert Plant has always had more softer songs. They were heavy a lot but they have various different things that went into songs. Jimmy page even said in It Might Get Loud, "You have to have light to have dark"

[@BAMH7861]

I love Amorphis. Early or New. Been a fan since 2008 but the first song's I heard were from a 1990 demo before they released their debut.

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

I just discovered them last year (2022) when they opened for Eluveitie, and I feel in love right away.

[@BAMH7861]

@@guillaumelagueyte1019 I love eluveitie and even seen them live back 2019 as well :) I have the tour shirt but I never wear it because I don't like to where small shirts that much these days.

[@HeartCalcos]

You know a friend of mine showed me a "soft" Amorphis and then I went home and listened to Karelian Isthmus and was shocked at the difference. Both were good though.

[@WillWright-lx4hf]

Robert Plant is literally a different band

[@chrisstephens264]

I think every band has to change in someway in their music career they can't keep up the same shit all the time it would drive them crazy softening some of their music is just basically them showing a different side of them I like it

[@randallw1977]

How does singing cleaner where I can understand you better make them soft? The music part pretty much still had heaviness.

[@berkerrang4149]

To be fair, I prefer more energetic music, but my favorite bands have a decent amount of soft music as well. It takes just as much if not more talent to write ballads that send chills down your spine. It also usually shows off the vocal range even more. Some bands i skip over slower and lighter songs, but on the other hand, the reason i dont really enjoy core is because its in your face constantly and just starts to blend together.