In a striking interview with RevolverCourtney Laplante, Spiritbox singer, returns to the sense of song Soft Spine And denounces the toxic figures which dominate the metal industry.
Soft Spine : a frontal attack on industry tyrants
Released last September, the song Soft Spine is undoubtedly one of the most abrasive titles of Spiritbox to date. Behind its sound intensity, Courtney Laplante expresses a very real anger there: that directed against the abusive and hypocritical behaviors that plague the world of metal. In an interview with Revolverthe singer explains: “I thought of all these assholes who are adored in our environment, and I wanted to break their mouths, as if they were the stalkers in high school.”
Rather than naming them, Laplante prefers to face them through his music: “When I sing this song, I can tell them what I have to say without pronouncing their name, without offering them a platform.”
With Soft Spineit highlights a frequent dilemma in the industry: accepting money from people indirectly linked to controversial figures. “Everyone finds themselves one day in front of an offer from someone who works with someone else that we know how to be problematic,” she says. “And that pushes us to ask ourselves how far we are ready to go, morally speaking.”
A desire for deep change in the metal scene
Over the years, Courtney Laplante has become one of the most powerful voices of modern metal – on stage as outside. Faced with an environment still largely dominated by conservative male figures, it now refuses to be silent. Laplante denounces in particular the return in force of a certain nationalism at festivals, with groups that brandish American flags or play the national anthem in the middle of a breakdown. “What is this bizarre commercial patriotism?” she wonders.
She is just as lucid when she evokes the place of women in the Metal scene: “I am always fascinated by being a minority in this environment, while women represent at least half of the planet.” She fully assumes it: her positions will not please everyone, but they are necessary. “I’m just talking about my experience. And for each person it bothers, there is another who will do good.”
-This personal and artistic transformation is reflected in the way in which Laplante is now tackling her career. Less inclined to denigrate herself, she says she wants to fully embody her voice: “I want to have the confidence necessary to say: ‘Yes, I deserve it.’”
Spiritbox is experiencing a meteoric ascent
With his second album Tsunami SeaSpiritbox continues to expand its audience and make an impression. The disc, greeted for its emotional richness and its ambitious production, explores the dualities that cross the life of Laplante: introspection, anger, resilience.
The Canadian group will start a tour of European festivals this summer, with several important dates for the French -speaking public:
After a remarkable collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella And two nominations at the Grammy Awards, Courtney Laplante affirms her position as a must -see figure of contemporary metal. With titles like Soft Spineshe redefines the borders of a genre which, according to her, has long been dominated by complacency and the status quo.
And as she says herself: “I no longer want to be that person who is minimizing. I want to be the one who looks in front, who says what she thinks, and who fights for what she just believes.”
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