BeechBark Journalism Club-8 Emily Hayhurst Does Metal Screaming Take Talent? Seth Cackowski Club Member usually low voice. And as you are it’s pretty self explanatory, you are the “throat clear,” because what Now there is a common mis- going at a low voice, build it up to screaming while you are singing. you want to do, is have a scream, conception that I intend to cor- a scream. Simple right? Well not But yet again I hear you saying “bUt but you want to add the “throat rect. Now what I am talking about many people actually know how It’S NoT tHaT HaRd tO dO.” And clear.” Or, the end of it really, be- is on the matter of the genre of to do that correctly, me included. I let me tell you, you’re wrong. It is cause at the end of the “throat metal music. Does metal scream- can’t metal scream, don’t judge. To extremely hard to do.You first have clear,” when you are pushing your ing take talent? Now I know what hear this happen, you could look to know how to sing, which I would tongue against the back of your you’re thinking; it’s two things. up the song “Rocking the Boat” by believe not many people could do throat, it will make your voice go a First, you are thinking, “Who ac- ICE NINE KILLS (great song, it (including me). And then after little bit higher. That’s exactly what tually listens to metal? Especially, also is about the horror movie se- that, you have to be able to metal you want to do. Find the middle metal music that screams?” And ries “Jaws,” and I recommend you scream, in two different pitches. ground between the “throat clear” second, you are thinking, “What is give it a listen). There are many Yes, two different pitches. Usu- and the metal scream, and sing this misconception this kid is talk- different ways to do this type of ally most metalcore/heavy metal while doing it. Not too easy, huh? ing about?” Well, aside from many scream, aside from the one that I bands have two different types of Now do you believe me people’s beliefs, metal screaming just explained to you. You could do pitches for screaming, and it usu- when I say that metal screaming actually DOES take talent. I know, it for a longer period of time, which ally takes two different people; one takes some talent? Because if not, weird right? You’re just screaming for the high pitch, one for the low you are really stubborn. But go words into a microphone, seems pitch, along the lead singer (be- ahead, try it for yourself. If you want easy enough? It’s actually way cause the lead singer usually has to try it for yourself, there is a Wiki- more complicated than that. There a beautiful voice and can’t mess it how on how to do it, with pictures. are many different types of metal up by screaming). To find a band And please, record it and send it to screaming than what you would that does this, you could look up me, I would love to see how many believe. The two types I will be the band ICE NINE KILLS, which people would fail at doing this. explaining to you are the two that I mentioned earlier, and to find ex- actly what I am talking about, you are the most common in metal/ This is the band Ice Nine Kills. screamo. Mind you, I am only giv- could look up the song “Commu- ing you the basics on how to do is a little bit harder to do, or you nion of the Cursed,” or the song these, or else this article would could go for just a short growl. To “Stabbing in the Dark” (another be way longer than it needs to be. do this, you try to make a “blah” song about a horror movie; Hal- The first type of metal sound from the back of your throat, loween. Also recommend this one screaming is the midrange growl. and as you are ending it, you want 10/10). But aside from my man- You can find this in almost all met- to push your tongue against the crush on Spencer Charnas, the two al/screamo songs. It’s pretty com- back of your throat. It will make types of metal screams are similar mon, and you will find it beginning your voice go slightly higher. I in how you do them. For the low- Above is a picture of the lead many songs. Doing it is pretty easy, like to call it the “throat clear.” er pitched, you do a normal metal singer of Ice Nine Kills, Spencer and takes the least amount of tal- The third and final type of scream- scream, but as you are screaming, Charnas. ent. Basically what you do, is you ing, which is the hardest to do (I you just throw in some words. For add pressure to your diaphragm, can’t even get close to doing it) is a higher pitched scream, you want and push out with your voice, at a the scream sing. What it is, is well to sort of mix the metal scream and

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