Funeral For A Friend, Download Festival 2024 | Lucas Woodland Vocals & New Music | Interview 

His voice is totally gone, he couldn't do the songs justice anymore. It's a shame to see him go, I'm not sure on replacing him as the songs lose a bit of meaning if they're not sung by him but I'll give them a chance.

@@FieldDave44TentI think it’s a mixture of both things honestly. His voice has undoubtedly changed and he couldn’t perform to his previous level. However, and I say this as a voice actor with a humble amount of clinical training on speech, he had the capacity to address that but chose not to, I suppose because it didn’t seem necessary to rehabilitate his singing voice for a short stint of shows and no long-term goal. I don’t judge him for that, and he ultimately knew his priorities so took the commendable step of making way for someone who could dedicate themselves fully. The only concern I’d have is that Matt isn’t overlooking vocal damage that could need rehabilitation regardless of what he does for a living. Or that an underlying issue will go missed without treatment. He’s a fantastic person so I hope he’s looking after himself.

Doesn't seem that way, Matt has been super supportive of Lucas and the guys. Think what he was trying to say was the same energy/excitement as when they first wrote and rehearsed the songs with Matt

Nah, Matt doesn't want to get back into Touring again, which was the reason they split in the first place. Think he has a whole different life in Germany now and doesn't want to uproot that, but he also didn't want to stand in the way of the rest of the band continuing.

In addition to the other responses, I think FFAF can just be quite straight talking sometimes. I didn’t read what Ryan said as pointed or cynical. I think having a young gun like Lucas come in, in his prime, added a jolt of energy to rehearsals. Which is fair, to me. After a stellar career, Matt wasn’t in the same place, his priority wasn’t singing while Lucas is an active musician with the dedication to give to performance.

@@johnkelly3549 Yeah and to add to that, in the lead up to the 2019 reunion, I remember Matt saying he hadn't sung a word since the last FFAF shows in 2016. He was in a totally different place and fair to him for staying on his path, even though it feels bittersweet not having him there anymore.

@@Mariooo57 I heard that too, possibly on the Sappenin podcast. He also said his warmup had been screaming to Black Flag for half an hour before showtime. It was probably meant in jest (because I’ll tell ya right now, that’s no way to warm up your voice) but I didn’t get the impression he was approaching those shows as an active singer. Anyway look, I’m happy he’s happy where he is, as any fan would be. He put in a mighty shift. But I do wonder if he’d have considered staying on if his voice was more maintained from his recording/touring days.

My man Kris Coom-bob, the Riff King himself 🎸👑 🤘He looks different cuz he’s wearing a hat

@@jackalope901 why do I feel like he's asking who the heck is Lucas Woodland instead? xD

If you’re asking who Lucas is, he’s the singer of Holding absence, an amazing melodic post hardcore band

@@jackalope901😂