/r/screaming

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A subreddit discussing heavy metal screaming, extreme vocals, and death growling techniques. You are encouraged to show off your skills here!

/r/screaming is your sub if you:

  • Practice harsh vocals of any kind, even in a mix with cleans

  • Want to learn and don't know where to begin

  • Are interested in recording yourself for covers or technique improvement

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/r/screaming

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What technique is this? Gutscape navigator by Sallow moth

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2024/11/11
10:52 UTC

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How to stop my voice from cracking

I don't know what kind of scream I'm going for but when I do it right it's like a higher Iowa scream. Problem is I keep getting voice cracks. Like squeaking here and there. If I do it long enough all the distortion goes away and I end up unintentionally yodelling. I'm not sure if my technique is correct, but it's like the least painful technique I've done.

If I just belt out a growl, it doesn't happen. But when I do it for the duration of a verse, it happens almost every line.

Any help would be appreciated.

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2024/11/11
10:18 UTC

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tell me oli sykes technique in all the old albums including this is what the edge of your seat was made for, doesnt matter if its unsafe or not just please tell me

THE SKY IT BURNS ITSELF

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2024/11/11
08:37 UTC

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what technique did oli sykes use when he said man down man down in it never ends

hi please comment

6 Comments
2024/11/11
06:27 UTC

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Anyone got a good tutorial for slam gutturals and bree's? As well as death metal/bdm/tech death/groovy death vocals

I wanna start to learn how to do these but have no idea where to start. Anyone got a good video or teacher?

6 Comments
2024/11/11
04:41 UTC

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What type of screaming am I doing?

I finally found something that clicked, and doesnt hurt my vocals after im done with it. Is this fry screaming?

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2024/11/11
04:23 UTC

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Songwriting

Question.
I'm having a problem where I'm only writing lyrics about the same two things over and over and can't break the mold.

They are both traumatic for me and I suffer from PTSD over one of them.
How do you break the mold and write lyrics that aren't

"FK YOU"
[Breakdown starts]

This is what my mind wants, It's therapeutic, I just think a lot of my lyrics are incredibly brutal for a metalcore/post-hardcore band.

(the example is incredibly mild vs what I've been working with lol)

5 Comments
2024/11/11
04:03 UTC

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What is this and how did I do?

Was trying to fry scream and I think I did a decent black metal scream.

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2024/11/11
04:01 UTC

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Help

Hey everyone, my names Seth. I’m reaching out to hopefully get some help with my fry screaming. I took Chris Liepe’s class with Will Ramos to learn how to false chord scream, and I really enjoyed it and learned from it a lot. But I’ve always wanted to fry scream since I prefer to sing and I like the way you can hear the notes in a fry. So I signed up for another one of his classes, this time with Andy Cizek. Again, great coarse, and I feel like it got me on the right path, but I’m not too sure if I’m progressing correctly.

I feel like if I were to be able to get with someone who can fry scream well and hear me and give me feedback, it would absolutely help me progress tremendously. I’d even be willing to compensate for your time if you want. If anyone would be willing to do so, please feel free to dm me or comment and we can find a way to connect. Thank you for your time! :)

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2024/11/11
03:57 UTC

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Fryscream help cant tell if its a real one

I heard that if you make a whimpering dog sound and move it back you have it but it sounds on par with speaking voice or feels slighty quieter even tho its slightly louder

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2024/11/11
02:49 UTC

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How long did it take you to feel comfortable joining a band?

I’ve been practicing my vocals on and off for a year or so, now starting to take it more seriously. I’ve been consistently practicing for a little bit now and want to play with others but I don’t think I’m yet. How long did it take you guys to feel ready to gig?

4 Comments
2024/11/11
01:00 UTC

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Sound like shit or nah?

Any advice is welcome. Thanks!

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2024/11/10
23:40 UTC

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How can I make my highs higher? I think they are kinda low and I can't figure out a way.

1 Comment
2024/11/10
23:23 UTC

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Anatomy of false cord and high voice question

I've heard, and experienced first hand, that doing false cord in your head voice is super bad for your voice.

But I don't know why that is, or if it's okay to do in a more chesty mixed voice.

Some input would be appreciated, thanks!

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2024/11/10
22:06 UTC

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I redid my vocal.cover of demolisher that I posted a bit a ago I think I did better

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2024/11/10
21:00 UTC

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Little bit of old Thy Art type highs

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2024/11/10
20:00 UTC

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Cover of Reinventing Your Exit first mix snippet

We’re (Sorry, No Refunds) working on releasing a cover of Reinventing Your Exit by Underoath and we just got our first mix back, let me know your thoughts!

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2024/11/10
19:46 UTC

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SHOUTOUT TO MIRALAX FOR HELPING ME SPIKE MY DRINKS

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2024/11/10
19:05 UTC

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Best bedroom mic for dirty vocals?

Doing some false cleans on a track and was interested in what everyone is using to record with?

2 Comments
2024/11/10
18:24 UTC

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My first time trying to change between high and low scream, does it sound good?

I'm open to any critics

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2024/11/10
17:21 UTC

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Help moving from subharmonics to screaming

So for a while I've been learning and perfecting subharmonics, so much so that it's become natural when I try to add distortion, and appears in my daily speech.

I've recently started trying to learn to scream, but not sure how it's supposed to feel, as every time I try to enter my fry register in the way that all the guides suggest, it just comes out as a sub.

Is there anyone that can describe how it's meant to feel in comparison to subs so I can get an idea as to whether I'm practicing correctly and along the right lines or I need to find a new way to visualise things. (Also I'm at the very early stages of learning so anything I can record for a better insight won't be of much help, sorry)

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2024/11/10
17:08 UTC

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Please tell me if this is good or not

3 Comments
2024/11/10
17:00 UTC

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how to scream it never ends, im talking about the man down man down screaming part, how do i do it??

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2024/11/10
15:56 UTC

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what technique is this

self taught, initially all false chord now i'm thinking a little differently cause of some crackles

31 Comments
2024/11/10
15:23 UTC

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pain from screaming..help

hey guys, im not really new to the screaming,ive been screaming for a year now and some day i decided that i wanna learn some new techniques. what i did was just place my tangue on the roof of my mouth and played with it a little bit. i found a position in my mouth where it sounded awesome and i was sooo happy.

while practising it it got better and better but after a week or so i noticed a pain in my cheeks? or somewhere like that. basically area right before your ears which mussles moves when you open your mouth wide.

idrk if it hurts bcs of screaming or something else,but do you guys have any tips of how to get rid of this pain? if yes,pleasw write them down,im actually hopeless last few days cuz i cant yawn,eat or open my mouth properly

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2024/11/10
15:20 UTC

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Another novice vocal cover

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2024/11/10
03:04 UTC

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10 second guttural

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2024/11/10
02:04 UTC

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Current progress - 3 months

Need some help here lol

Wanna start by saying that this doesn't hurt at all! It's just a tad bit tiring and hard to do consistently

First off, is this a false chord? I think it is, but tbh, I don't really know. I do think it sounds alright though.

Secondly, how can I hold this for longer? I understand the concept of compression, but I can't seem to do it without losing my volume/sound. I find I get light headed if I try to hold this for a little bit too long.

Lastly, I think it sounds somewhat "dry", and I'm trying to figure out how to get more closed-off/"rrrrrrr" (compared to what I would refer to as an "aaaaaa" sort of) noise I hear in a lot of Deathcore.

Thank you!

4 Comments
2024/11/10
01:42 UTC

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11 months into doing fry!!! What do y’all think?

1 Comment
2024/11/10
01:37 UTC

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