Update – April 07th 1:32pm:
Householder has now clarified that he was joking:
So, this is not an apology for making a joke, but I should know by now you can't joke on social media. Singing WILL occur on the new album.
— Zach Householder (@Zachchapel) April 7, 2016
Update – April 07th 10:56am:
The band’s frontman Phil Bozeman has now confirmed there will be clean singing on the album.
Original Story:
Whitechapel fans had a lot to talk about yesterday after it was revealed that the band’s forthcoming new album would apparently feature some melodic vocals. Guitarist Alex Wade told Revolver:
“We all thought it was really cool how Randy [Blythe] from Lamb Of God wasn’t afraid to try some manly melodic vocals on their last record [VII: Sturm und Drang]. So Phil’s diving into that a little and seeing where it goes. He’s actually got a great singing voice.”
Fellow Whitechapel guitarist Zach Householder has poured some cold water on the notion though, tweeting:
For the love of god, everyone needs to quit freaking out. There’s no clean singing on our upcoming album.
— Zach Householder (@Zachchapel) April 7, 2016
