Rock Band Santa Cruz Will get Blasted for Utilizing Backing Tracks

Exhausting rock band Santa Cruz has been blasted on social media after footage of the group performing with a pre recorded vocal observe went viral.

Within the video, which might be seen beneath, frontman Archie Cruz clearly stops singing and strikes away from his microphone throughout the band’s efficiency of “Beneath the Gun.” The lead vocals proceed to be heard, but Cruz doesn’t return to his microphone till the tune’s refrain kicks in.

The video has drawn the ire of rock followers in every single place, with TV and radio host Eddie Trunk the loudest amongst them.

Watch Santa Cruz Utilizing Pre-Recorded Vocals

“That is past phrases,” Trunk declared through social media. “Everybody I suppose simply okay with this? As I’ve stated and have been saying, this has develop into an epidemic that should cease. So unhealthy it’s [got] to the purpose this band doesn’t even try to pretend their lip synching. Gorgeous.”

Trunk went on to clarify that, in his opinion, artists who use backing tracks are dishonest their followers.

“Think about paying to see a band you’re keen on ‘dwell’ and it’s something however. What’s the purpose? Think about you’re a band that places the work in to be dwell, and others do not, play to a pc, and followers speak about how nice they sound. Pathetic. It’s the norm in pop, it’s gotta cease in rock. Bands, followers and promoters need to care {that a} dwell rock present is dwell or it is going to solely worsen. Insanity.”

In keeping with their Spotify biography, Santa Cruz have “the only real mission to play Exhausting Rock / Metallic because it actually ought to be performed.” The bio additionally boasts concerning the band’s “intense showmanship and a real mastery of their craft.”

A variety of rock followers and musicians responded to Trunk’s rant in opposition to Santa Cruz, referring to the clip as “pathetic,” “blatant fakery” and “the lamest shit I’ve seen in a scorching minute” (amongst different issues).

In response, Santa Cruz have insisted that the incident was merely a publicity stunt.

“Professional-tip: fuck up a observe dwell on goal & get a shit-ton of free publicity,” Cruz wrote on Instagram. “Y’all fucking purchased that shit.”