Within Temptation‘s vocalist Sharon Den Adel reacted to Veronica‘s magazine cover saying it was sexist on Within Temptation’s official Twitter. The magazine pictures her as a “Metal Mama” to which she replied:
WTF? Yes, I am a proud to be a mom and I love metal, but I never see any man in metal or rock announced as “metaldaddy”. Come on, it’s 2019 and not the dark ages! Never the less the interview is 👍🏻 #VeronicaMagazine #thinkaboutit #newalbum out 1st of February pic.twitter.com/7iEMC4DlpG
— Within Temptation (@WTofficial) January 29, 2019
Trivium‘s vocalist Matt Heafy and Moonspell‘s vocalist Fernando Ribeiro posted their support to her claim. Matt Heafy posted a photo with his twins and Fernando said:
“I am a proud Metal Daddy for instance. Could be worse…”
https://twitter.com/FernandoMoon/status/1090542867129487360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1090542867129487360&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhiplash.net%2Fmaterias%2Fnews_759%2F296390-withintemptation.html
