Post by TheCMRecluse on Jan 18, 2024 8:24:18 GMT
Steve Cobucci
Associated Acts: Wolves At The Gate (2008-present)
Vocal Range: G♯1-E5 (3 octaves, 8 notes)
Vocal Type: Tenor Of Drifting Sorrows
{Vocal Summary}
In most cases with metalcore bands a lot of people would assume the one who screams in the band is the main vocalist. After all, a trait in metalcore is that it should have screaming as the prominent vocal style. For Ohio resident Steve Cobucci of the Scripture-driven melodic core band, Wolves At The Gate, this is one of the rare occasions where the person with the cleans sounds more like the lead singer than the screamer, at least in my eyes. Cobucci is the clean vocalist of the band where at the time was Colin Jones and currently, Nick Detty while great screamers in their own right, Cobucci’s voice demands a lot more uniqueness and attention. His powerful yet vulnerable sounding voice is a characteristic that many fans consider when describing the band’s music as one of a kind. His high register is powerful and while he doesn’t scream some of his belting sounds are so filled with grit and pent-up ardor that he sounds as big as whoever is screaming. Such a whirlwind of sentiments can make a listener feel as if they got hit by coal from an angel. Also a unique attribute, at least to me, is that Cobucci is one of the few tenors in metalcore to actually use their lower register more than most which is moody, emotive and even melancholic. Cobucci has made himself stand out with many of the clean singers in metalcore as being just as intense if not more than the unclean vocalist which for a core band can prove that singing can get a point better than an aggressive expression.
In most cases with metalcore bands a lot of people would assume the one who screams in the band is the main vocalist. After all, a trait in metalcore is that it should have screaming as the prominent vocal style. For Ohio resident Steve Cobucci of the Scripture-driven melodic core band, Wolves At The Gate, this is one of the rare occasions where the person with the cleans sounds more like the lead singer than the screamer, at least in my eyes. Cobucci is the clean vocalist of the band where at the time was Colin Jones and currently, Nick Detty while great screamers in their own right, Cobucci’s voice demands a lot more uniqueness and attention. His powerful yet vulnerable sounding voice is a characteristic that many fans consider when describing the band’s music as one of a kind. His high register is powerful and while he doesn’t scream some of his belting sounds are so filled with grit and pent-up ardor that he sounds as big as whoever is screaming. Such a whirlwind of sentiments can make a listener feel as if they got hit by coal from an angel. Also a unique attribute, at least to me, is that Cobucci is one of the few tenors in metalcore to actually use their lower register more than most which is moody, emotive and even melancholic. Cobucci has made himself stand out with many of the clean singers in metalcore as being just as intense if not more than the unclean vocalist which for a core band can prove that singing can get a point better than an aggressive expression.
{Discography Checked}
Wolves At The Gate
Genre: Metalcore/post-hardcore/hardcore punk/hard rock
EPs
Prisoner Of War EP (2009) B♭2-B♭4
Pulled From The Deep EP (2010) C3-B♭4
We Are The Ones EP (2011) G♯1-B2-C5
Back To School EP (2013) B2-B♭4-B4
Reprise EP (2015) G♯2-B♭2-B4
Dawn EP (2020) A2-C5-D5
Lowborn EP (2022) D3-E♭3-C5-E5
Studio albums
Captors (2012) B2-B4
VxV (2014) E2-B2-C5
Types & Shadows (2016) E2-B2-C♯5
Eclipse (2019) A1-B♭2-C♯5
Eulogies (2022) D2-A2-E♭5
Lost In Translation (2023) B♭1-B♭2-D5
Wolves At The Gate
Genre: Metalcore/post-hardcore/hardcore punk/hard rock
EPs
Prisoner Of War EP (2009) B♭2-B♭4
Pulled From The Deep EP (2010) C3-B♭4
We Are The Ones EP (2011) G♯1-B2-C5
Back To School EP (2013) B2-B♭4-B4
Reprise EP (2015) G♯2-B♭2-B4
Dawn EP (2020) A2-C5-D5
Lowborn EP (2022) D3-E♭3-C5-E5
Studio albums
Captors (2012) B2-B4
VxV (2014) E2-B2-C5
Types & Shadows (2016) E2-B2-C♯5
Eclipse (2019) A1-B♭2-C♯5
Eulogies (2022) D2-A2-E♭5
Lost In Translation (2023) B♭1-B♭2-D5
Significant High Notes:
E5 ("Lowborn")
E♭5 ("Eulogies", "Stop The Bleeding")
D5 ("Apocalypse Please" [Muse cover], "Heathens" [Twenty One Pilots cover], "No Tomorrow", "The Cure" (Redux))
C♯5 ("Attack" [Thirty Seconds To Mars cover], "Breaking The Habit" [Linkin Park cover], "Broken Bones", "Deadweight", "Drifter", "Embracing Accusation" [Shane & Shane cover], "Eulogies", "Flickering Flame", "Shadows", "When I Was Older" [Billie Eilish cover])
C5 ("Alone", "Anathema", "Asleep", "Blessings & Curses", "Counterfeit", "Dark Cold Night", "Dust To Dust", "Grave Digger", "East To West", "Eclipse (The Grey)" by Heroz Dawn, "Enemy", "Evil Are The Kings", "Face To Face" & "Face To Face" (Redux), "Heralds" (Acoustic), "History", "Kiss The Wave", "Lights & Fire", "Lowborn", "No Rival", "No Tomorrow", "Oh The Depths", "Out Of Sight", "Peace That Starts The War", "Rest", "Return", "The Aftermath", "The Bird And The Snake", "The Cure", "The King", "The Sea In Between", "Wake Up", "White Flag")
B4 ("A Voice In The Violence" & "A Voice In The Violence" (Redux), "Breaking The Habit" [Linkin Park cover], "Chasing The Wind", "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus", "Convalesce", "Drifter" (Redux), "Evil Are The Kings", "Flickering Flame", "Fountain", "Heralds", "Hindsight", "In Your Wake", "Majesty In Misery", "Morning Star", "Response", "Safeguards", "Silent Anthem", "Slaves", "Sleepwalking" [Blindside cover], "Stop The Bleeding", "Stupid Deep" [Jon Bellion cover],"War In The Time Of Peace", "Waste", "Weary Ground")
B♭4 ("All Eyes On Fear", "Alone" (Live from Quarantine), "Amnesty", "Awaken", "Broken Bones", "Counterfeit" (Redux), "Dead Man", "Deadbolt" [Thrice cover], "Diamond Eyes" [Deftones cover], "Drifter", "Eclipse", "Eclipse (The Grey)" by Heroz Dawn, "Enemy", "Lowly", "Man Of Sorrows", "Means To Believe" (live with Oh, Sleeper, CRN 2019), "Morning Star", "My Ransomed Soul", "My Trials To Your Agonies, They Do Not Compare", "Prisoners Of War", "Pulled From The Deep", "Relief", "Saints", "Shadows", "Sleepwalking" [Blindside cover], "So Augustine Won Some Wars…", "Step Out To The Water", "The Father's Bargain" & "The Father's Bargain" (Reprise), "The Harvest", "The King", "Through The Night", "Tonight My Son", "Veritas", "Weapon" by Tristan Halliday, "Weight Of Glory", "White Noise" by Sincerest Form of Flattery)
A4 ("Apocalypse Please" [Muse cover], "Asleep", "Breaking The Habit" [Linkin Park cover], "Deadbolt" [Thrice cover], "Face To Face" (Redux), "Fountain", "Oh The Depths", "Planning A Prison Break" [The Receiving End Of Sirens cover], "Safeguards", "Sweetness" [Jimmy Eat World cover], "Stupid Deep" [Jon Bellion cover], "The Aftermath", "The Bird And The Snake" (Reprise), "The Convicted", "The Cure" (Redux), "The Pretender" [Foo Fighters cover], "Understanding In A Car Crash" [Thursday cover], "Vapors", "Wild Heart")
G♯4 ("East To West" (Reprise), "Eclipse (The Grey)" by Heroz Dawn, "O Holy Night", "Pardon Me" [Incubus cover], "Prisoners Of War")
G4 ("A Voice In The Violence" (Redux), "Alone" (Live from Quarantine), "Relief" (Reprise), "The Bird And The Snake" (Reprise), "Weapon" by Tristan Halliday)
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Alone", "Anathema", "Eclipse (The Grey)" by Heroz Dawn, "Face To Face" (Redux), "Flickering Flame", "Lights & Fire", "Slaves", "The Bird And The Snake")
E♭3 ("Broken Bones", "Lowborn", "Means To Believe" (live with Oh, Sleeper, CRN 2019), "My Ransomed Soul", "No Rival", "O Holy Night", "O Come O Come Emmanuel", "The King", "Understanding In A Car Crash" [Thursday cover], "Waste", "Weapon" by Tristan Halliday, "White Flag")
D3 ("Come Thou Long Expected Jesus", "Enemy", "Heathens" [Twenty One Pilots cover], "Lowly", "No Tomorrow", "The Bird And The Snake" (Reprise), "The Harvest", "Rest")
C♯3 ("Convalesce", "Counterfeit" (Redux), "Drifter" (Redux), "Hindsight", "Pardon Me" [Incubus cover], "Weary Ground")
C3 ("Asleep", "Deadbolt" [Thrice cover], "Eclipse", "Man Of Sorrows", "My Trials To Your Agonies, They Do Not Compare", "Oh The Depths", Pulled From The Deep", "Relief" (Reprise), "Step Out To The Water", "Stop The Bleeding", "The Father's Bargain")
B2 ("Chasing The Wind", "East To West", "Fountain", "History", "Majesty In Misery", "Planning A Prison Break" [The Receiving End Of Sirens cover], "Return", "Safeguards", "The Aftermath", "Tonight My Son", "Vapors", "War In The Time Of Peace")
B♭2 ("A Voice In The Violence" (Redux), "All Eyes On Fear", "Eclipse", "Pardon Me" [Incubus cover],"Response", "Stupid Deep" [Jon Bellion cover], "The Bird And The Snake" (Reprise), "The Father's Bargain" (Reprise), "Veritas")
A2 ("Anathema", "Chasing The Wind", "Heathens" [Twenty One Pilots cover], "Kiss The Wave", "The Cure" (Redux))
G♯2 ("Waste")
G2 ("Face To Face", "Relief")
F♯2 ("A Voice In The Violence", "Embracing Accusation" [Shane & Shane cover], "When I Was Older" [Billie Eilish cover])
F2 ("East To West")
E2 ("Kiss The Wave", "The Bird And The Snake", "War In The Time Of Peace")
D2 ("No Tomorrow", "The Pretender" [Foo Fighters cover])
B♭1 ("Pardon Me" [Incubus cover])
A1 ("Face To Face")
G♯1 ("We Are The Ones")
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