No Clean Singing is an American heavy metal news and media website based in Seattle. The website primarily covers extreme music,[1] and "bands with vocalists who exclusively scream, growl, or otherwise avoid melodic, 'traditional' singing".[2][3] Islander is the site's owner.[4]
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Type of site | Music, news and media |
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| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Owner | Islander |
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| URL | nocleansinging |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | November 2009 |
No Clean Singing was founded in November 2009 by Islander, Alexis, and IntoTheDarkness.[1][5] The site was named in reference to Islander's dislike of Myke Terry, then-vocalist of Bury Your Dead, feeling his use of clean vocals (in contrast to previous vocalist Mat Bruso) was part of "an awful trend".[4] By 2012, the site had regular writers based in three US cities, and some based in Japan and the United Kingdom.[1]
In a May 2016 interview, Islander reported that No Clean Singing had received 1.1 million page views and about 260,000 users in the previous six months, with 40% of its internet traffic coming from the United States.[4] At that point, the site's most popular post was their 2014 review of Babymetal's 2014 debut album (21,000+ views), followed by a post about Gojira (20,000) and a review of Devin Townsend's Deconstruction (2011) by writer Andy Synn (16,000+).[4] Although the site itself does not feature any advertising, Islander has had to pay to promote the site on Facebook;[4] he has publicly criticized the platform's EdgeRank algorithm for limiting the site's (and other blogs) reach unless they paid for promotion.[6][7]
No Clean Singing features news, album reviews, interviews, and event calenders.[2] Unlike most heavy metal websites, it does not publish negative reviews.[8] Islander has said that when he launched the website, he vowed that he "write about music I liked and wanted to recommend, rather than pretend to be some kind of critic [...] [and] to support music I enjoyed rather than tell people what they shouldn't listen to or make fun of bands."[4]
In 2017, No Clean Singing collaborated with Invisible Oranges and Southwest Terrorfest to launch the Northwest Terrorfest.[9][10] The website continues to sponsor the festival.[11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Blog jam: No Clean Singing". The Guardian. June 26, 2012. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Archer-Capuzzo, Sonia; Capuzzo, Guy (2021). Metaldata: A Bibliography of Heavy Metal Resources. Music Library Association & A-R Editions, Inc. p. 24. ISBN 9780895798923.
- ^ Roche, Jason (March 21, 2013). "Our Top Ten Online Resources for Metal Knowledge". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Choksi, Kunal (May 12, 2016). "Interview with No Clean Singing owner Islander". Transcending Obscurity. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Islander. "About". No Clean Singing. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Neilstein, Vince (March 26, 2014). "Is Facebook Trying to Extort Bands and Brands?". MetalSucks. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Islander (March 22, 2014). "The Latest Extortion From Facebook". No Clean Singing. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Guard, Old (April 2, 2014). "Mainstreaming Metal - Part 3: Fraud (The Home Team)". Last Rites. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Cory, Ian (February 6, 2017). "Northwest Terrorfest adds Warning, Young And In The Way". Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Injection, Metal (February 6, 2017). "Bringing Warning To America: An Interview With Terrorfest Founder David Rodgers". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Northwest Terror Fest announced full 2023 lineup ft AUTOPSY, MISERY INDEX, GHOUL, & more". lambgoat.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Macmillan, Paul (December 21, 2023). "Northwest Terror Fest with Repulsion, Amenra, Forbidden, Primitive Man, MVTANT, and More, Opening Next Batch of Tickets". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Diers, Kevin (April 18, 2023). "Northwest Terror Fest Returns for Three Days of Brutal Riffs". The Stranger. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.