Well EJ, the voice is part of the genre. Eddy Vedder (Pearl Jam), Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), all have the same similar sound. Since folks like Creed and Days of The New and Seven Mary Three are grunge influenced bands, it comes with the territory. Heck, I even sing like that when singing grunge-style rock. You wouldn't believe how easy singing like that comes to you. It's very naturalistic, almost basic and primitive. Screw the high-pitched, whiney voices of late 80's hair bands...grunge is as close to a primeval folk sound as rock will get. Especially Days of The New, who are an acoustic grunge-influenced band.