Metal death growls/screams - Page 2

On July 10 2008 09:23 boesthius wrote:
Necrophagist is technical deathmetal, as is Nile - sometimes they focus on being so technical it's hard for some to get into. BMTH is deathcore - metalcore with death metal influence; otherwise known as shit.

On July 09 2008 08:31 Mischy wrote:
oh lord lol I agree with Boesthius' statement Please go listen to necrophagist and nile immediately! Even Immortal Who can resist abbaths charm? Since I'm generous and work in the music industry i'm willing to help you out because I dont want to hear another failed attempt at music I perform metal quite often and I have to do vocals for most of the songs I happen to play. You dont have to use loads of air at all (unless doing extremely long phrases or long notes)...and dont look to achieve high volume instantly, you should be able to do a growl and successful scream at the volume you usually speak with. Let mics amplify your voice (you'll get louder and you'll be able to handle different dynamics better as you progress in your practice). As far as the technique well I'm not much into the pig-like vocal inhaling at all :S It'll tear up your vocal cords for sure (and it just isn't pleasant). To achieve the sound in growls you have to use your diaphram (so when you breath in, your chest doesn't move....it should feel like you're filling your stomach).

In reference to how your throat feels, well it should be like you're talking out of your nose I suppose is a way it could be described What I mean is you shouldn't feel your throat constrict, but you'll notice your tongue is probably farther back than usual (to use your false vocal cords more effectively without destroying your true vocal cords). Overall, tongue placement will change as you get better with this certain vocal technique. Any other questions just pm me because I refuse to type more here unless you go listen to necrophagist.

Edit: btw dont mic cup please...it's a big nono in my book. It kills any crisp resolution in your phrases and makes everything you growl sound like a broken dishwasher. I'm not saying you do it but its really common when people start out.

p.s.- If your throat hurts you're doing it wrong. Take a break from it if it does start to hurt or you'll damage your voice even more.

On July 10 2008 12:59 Ilikestarcraft wrote:

toooo much toooo muchhh

On July 10 2008 12:35 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
Abigail Williams is ok, I'll definately listen to them.
Here's the issue though Hypnosis.
Your going to be harrassed and ridiculed for listening to that stuff over Nile, Necrophagist for a lot of reasons.
The main ones having to do with the fact that they ARE just mindless breakdowns, the lyrics have nothing great to them at all, and they are a fad.
And the main issue I'd say is, you may be a scene kid.
WHAT ARE SCENE KIDS YOU MIGHT ASK?
People who think grindcore is iwrestledabearonce, and think that job for a cowboy truly is death metal.
lol

On July 09 2008 16:50 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
Guys, let's turn this into a thread about Necrophagist!

What's your guys' favorite Necrophagist song? Personally, I like Stabwound, followed by Only Ash Remains and Intestinal Incubation.

On July 11 2008 13:50 Kwidowmaker wrote:
Hypnosis, heard of Death? No one seems to have except for the cutie that sold me the Death shirt I just bought today. Basically, it's pretty much the original Death metal. It's well worth checking out; it leaves BMTH in the dust even thought Chuck is now dead.

-edit- not some of, it's THE original death metal.