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Grand-wazoo t1_jdsbuz3 wrote

Don’t sweat it. My wife is a choral teacher and she frowns upon my taste in metal simply because she can’t fathom how people scream like that without destroying their vocal chords. I try to tell her there’s specific vocal techniques just as with any style of singing that alleviates some of the damage but she just ain’t having it.

So she really won’t tolerate my love of Dying Fetus when she’s around. Just as well - I wait till she leaves for work and blast it and thrash around the living room instead.

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srone t1_jdsmh91 wrote

Play her these two songs:

Ghost Love Score

Pisces

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Grand-wazoo t1_jdsnlt9 wrote

She has no problem with clean vocals in metal, it’s strictly the pig grunts and high screams she can’t deal with. She compliments the skill and musicianship of the instrumentals all the time.

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srone t1_jdso10g wrote

Did you listen to all of Pisces?

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Grand-wazoo t1_jdsq06p wrote

No, because she got onto me to turn it off once she stopped singing and started screaming.

What are you getting at with this song?

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srone t1_jdsr5zp wrote

This is a good example that shows that growling, when done correctly, does not hurt your voice. The fact that she can go back and forth relatively effortlessly would be impossible if it was damaging.

I don't like that type of singing at all, but this song has really grown on me. I came across her through this video of a vocal coach that analyzed what she's doing.

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