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
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!