Death Metal Vocals - a how-to

[dolivas]

Steps
1. Listen to any album using harsh vocal techniques. If you're not already familiar with the genre, browse the links listed below. Buy CDs from bands and singers whose voices you admire.
2. Warm up for your voice for 30 minutes. You should use "oohhhhhs & aahhhhs" to find your range and warm up with. Then progress into clear vocals. Start quietly and get louder as you can. See the related wikiHow on singing properly, or consult singing resources. This will help ensure that your voice stays healthy and strong.
3. Hum with your lips closed. If it vibrates, you're good. Then with an open throat and mouth, go through your "ahhhs and oohhhhhs". Use your diaphragm.
4. Sing a note within your range, then try forcing air up from your lungs and pushing out hard with your chest (almost like you're vomiting). Then return to a clear note.
5. Experiment with your voice. Find your range using the "ohhhhs and aahhhhs". You must be able to hit the notes singing clear to sing them in a harsh vocal.


hook em horns... bless you internets:
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-Harsh-Death-Metal-Vocals

[Professor Riffs]

If you need a how-to for singing death metal, then you just shouldn't sing death metal!

Just open up and let the chunks of blood and rotted flesh flow from your lungs, and try to vomit as many zombies and carcasses as possible. It also helps to thrash until you die from it. For added fun, you can take the John Tardy (Obituary) approach and forget about singing words all together and just growl gutteral sounds that occasionally sound like words. It's what the undead would do anyway.

[smopo24]

there is a dvd series out there that teaches you how to do it; they say that it's mostly in the facial expressions.......i'm thinking the other part is constipation.

[Nubus]

Originally Posted by Professor Riffs

If you need a how-to for singing death metal, then you just shouldn't sing death metal!

Just open up and let the chunks of blood and rotted flesh flow from your lungs, and try to vomit as many zombies and carcasses as possible. It also helps to thrash until you die from it. For added fun, you can take the John Tardy (Obituary) approach and forget about singing words all together and just growl gutteral sounds that occasionally sound like words. It's what the undead would do anyway.

[warmowski]

Alwys defer to an expert in the field. Death metal vocals?





COOOOKIIIEEEE




-r

P.S. Opeth rocks

[smopo24]

Originally Posted by warmowski

P.S. Opeth rocks

they certainly do. but i thought only their early stuff was typical death metal; their newer things are more prog. they even cover some ok computer songs from time to time......not to mention they play tours acoustically. they are an interesting band that has evolved a lot over time, much to the dissappointment of their blackmetal (fairweather) fans.

[warmowski]

Originally Posted by smopo24

they certainly do. but i thought only their early stuff was typical death metal; their newer things are more prog. they even cover some ok computer songs from time to time......not to mention they play tours acoustically. they are an interesting band that has evolved a lot over time, much to the dissappointment of their blackmetal (fairweather) fans.

I got into them late, at the album "Deliverance". It's so weird, because they kind of strike me as having three basic modes: a cookie monster mode, a Queensryche mode and a Helmet mode. Whats' weird is of those three, I only really liked Helmet before.

But those guys really put it all together. I read that all the songs are put together acousticlly, which kind of blows my mind because the drums seem so integral...didn't the drummer quit or something recently?

-r

[Professor Riffs]

I never thought we'd talk about death metal on here, so lemme ask:

Who's yer favorite death metal vocalist? Mine answer is actually 2 guys, Jeff Walker and Bill Steer from Carcass. The two together are just so awesome I can't even stand it. Any takers?

[dagosto]

While not actual Deth Metal my favorite growler is Todd Burdette form His Hero is Gone and Tragedy. It's a very unique growl and the way they record it makes the songs so much more of an existential nightmare, which I enjoy.

[mikegee]

wouldnt it be cool if there were a compilation album of deth metal singers singing all the classic easy listening songs? woah like some songs i was thinking that would be good would be:

precious and few
any carpenters song
afternoon delight
captain and teneile songs

you get the concept... it would sound cool and weird