"I Like the Music, But Do They Have to Scream?"

The Batlord · 08-18-2016, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TechnicLePanther

The point of the piece is that there is never really "silence". If you watch a performance of 4'33, you will hear many noises in the concert hall. No instruments, of course, but music is not always made with instruments, is it?

Dur.

Dylstew · 08-19-2016, 01:44 AM

I think the best entry level screaming is bands who don't scream but have very rough/raw distorted vocals to ease yourself in. Hell, one could even try it in another genre first. i've heard some rough ass blues vocals.

Mondo Bungle · 08-19-2016, 06:56 PM

Listen to WASP

Wpnfire · 08-19-2016, 09:29 PM

I love death growls. I don't have any pro tips to get into growling: I was predisposed to like the vocal style. I think growls sound bestial, and I like that.

TechnicLePanther · 08-20-2016, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

I love death growls. I don't have any pro tips to get into growling: I was predisposed to like the vocal style. I think growls sound bestial, and I like that.

I'm more of a screaming fan, but usually only in small bursts. For example, Roger Waters' banshee screams on Careful With That Axe, Eugene.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-20-2016, 08:35 AM

I like black metal screeches way more than death metal growls, but that's just me I guess.

grindy · 08-20-2016, 09:06 AM

Screams carry way more emotion than stupid growls.

Dylstew · 08-20-2016, 10:04 AM

Screams, Shreiks and Shouting/Yelling > Low Growls.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-20-2016, 10:14 AM

Glad we're on the same page here, team. While on the topic, early Burzum has some of my favourite extreme vocals ever, Varg Vikernes really sounds like a deranged murderer (lol) on some of those tracks.

Terrapin_Station · 08-20-2016, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

A lot of people seem to have trouble getting into one of the staples of metal: screaming/growling/shrieking and it's cutting them off from a lot of great music. I used to have this opinion when I was growing up with metal but something just happened along the way and I was cool with it.

I was wondering if you guys had any entry level screaming tracks or any methods to get used to the style. I was also interested if anyone is able to share their personal experience of how they stopped worrying and learned to love the growl.

I'm not a fan of that style of singing either, but it's not as if I don't like any metal with those sorts of vocals. However, I'd like it better if there were more melodic singing.

At any rate, one thing that I found helped me get into those sorts of vocals more was when that wasn't the only style of singing--when it was just one of many tools in a vocalist's arsenal.

For example, I like Alarum a lot, including their vocals:

(The audio quality on that upload sounds kind of like a cassette left in someone's car for too long, but that's the only upload I see of that track)

08-19-2016, 09:29 PM	#84 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	I love death growls. I don't have any pro tips to get into growling: I was predisposed to like the vocal style. I think growls sound bestial, and I like that. __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile*

08-20-2016, 09:06 AM	#87 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Screams carry way more emotion than stupid growls. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

08-19-2016, 01:44 AM	#82 (permalink)
Dylstew Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,366	I think the best entry level screaming is bands who don't scream but have very rough/raw distorted vocals to ease yourself in. Hell, one could even try it in another genre first. i've heard some rough ass blues vocals.

08-20-2016, 10:04 AM	#88 (permalink)
Dylstew Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,366	Screams, Shreiks and Shouting/Yelling > Low Growls.