I don’t mean singing in a foreign language, I mean if they aren’t enunciating their words.
There is a style of singing where the singer rolls one word into the next word, or just cuts a word off. I find it distracting and I tend to skip the song very quickly when I realize what they are doing.
While it is a popular way to sing, I have never enjoyed it. I heard some of it in the 1980s but it wasn’t widely used. Today I find a lot more singers doing it.
So, does that mean you’re not into metal or opera? They both technically have lyrics, but a casual listener will have no idea what they say.
Depends on the type of metal.
Hair metal bands from the 80’s most were easy to understand. Most of AC/DC was easy to understand.
Opera is that rare exception. Not much into it. But once in a while there is something there that I do enjoy
Listen to this https://youtu.be/nEh10iBzgvU
I think a casual listener can understand it
That’s a good point. I totally forgot that clean vocals also exist. When I think of metal, all that comes to my mind is RORRORRO GRRROGRRO!