ANOTHER vocal thread

Flaming Toilet Bag · 25th August 2003, 06:04 PM

Here's a question for all you metal vocalists...
although I don't think I'm a metal vocalist, I wanna roughen my voice up a bit...it sounds too nicey nicey...
hitting notes isn't a problem, but it sounds too...nice. I've tried belting it out when practicing, but all it does is make my throat ache for ages...

any help?

Jon · 25th August 2003, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rossie

Here's a question for all you metal vocalists...
although I don't think I'm a metal vocalist, I wanna roughen my voice up a bit...it sounds too nicey nicey...
hitting notes isn't a problem, but it sounds too...nice. I've tried belting it out when practicing, but all it does is make my throat ache for ages...

any help?

breathing helps
but you gotta know you limits, sometimes your throat cant take it and your going to end up doing some permanent damage to your throat.

i aint a metal singer, but i do scream in NE... and i play in a sorta metal band as well

Fat Pete · 26th August 2003, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rossie

Here's a question for all you metal vocalists...
although I don't think I'm a metal vocalist, I wanna roughen my voice up a bit...it sounds too nicey nicey...
hitting notes isn't a problem, but it sounds too...nice. I've tried belting it out when practicing, but all it does is make my throat ache for ages...

any help?

why change your voice to suit the style of music? be proud! do your own thang, sista! there are a million james hetfields out there. be the first rossie.

JOHN kondemned · 27th August 2003, 01:10 AM

I had a kinda hetfield type style when i started singing and have since then deepened it quite alot. Try to emulate someone within the vocal range that you want to achieve and fuckin' go for it. I started to sing early Machine Head songs mixed with some Pantera, Sepultura and even Cannibal Corpse and mixed it all together and over time found my voice.
The only real tips i can give is sing alot louder (the louder you sing the deeper and more aggresive your voice will become) And make sure it comes straight from the gut (try to do it from the throat and it just won't work ripping your throat to bits in the process)

If you don't naturally have a deep voice it will be hard to sing with one but yeah dude give it a go. The world needs more fuckin' Metal \m/

Misanthropy · 27th August 2003, 01:35 AM

Gotta agree with Pete. Stop worrying about whatyou hear, and start worrying about what you feel. If you have something worth screaming about you won't even have to think about it. Until the end of the set, heh..

Flaming Toilet Bag · 28th August 2003, 07:28 PM

it's hard to explain
i don't want a metal voice - it's not metal music, i just want my voice to sound rougher, cause it sounds too smooth... i just thought i'd ask you metal vocalists cause you guys have like really rough voices...maybe it's a natural thing, I dunno.
I just don't want people to think I sound daniel bedingfield or something stupid like that.

i've tried smoking lots, and that doesn't help either

hehe

Ross · 29th August 2003, 12:35 PM

Just practise man, that's all you can do. 'Sing' along to Emperor or something

Just keep doing it until it doesn't hurt anymore

25th August 2003, 06:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Flaming Toilet Bag Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone. Posts: 2,537	ANOTHER vocal thread Here's a question for all you metal vocalists... although I don't think I'm a metal vocalist, I wanna roughen my voice up a bit...it sounds too nicey nicey... hitting notes isn't a problem, but it sounds too...nice. I've tried belting it out when practicing, but all it does is make my throat ache for ages... any help?

27th August 2003, 01:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
JOHN kondemned Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 275	I had a kinda hetfield type style when i started singing and have since then deepened it quite alot. Try to emulate someone within the vocal range that you want to achieve and fuckin' go for it. I started to sing early Machine Head songs mixed with some Pantera, Sepultura and even Cannibal Corpse and mixed it all together and over time found my voice. The only real tips i can give is sing alot louder (the louder you sing the deeper and more aggresive your voice will become) And make sure it comes straight from the gut (try to do it from the throat and it just won't work ripping your throat to bits in the process) If you don't naturally have a deep voice it will be hard to sing with one but yeah dude give it a go. The world needs more fuckin' Metal \m/ Last edited by JOHN kondemned : 27th August 2003 at 01:13 AM.

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27th August 2003, 01:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	Gotta agree with Pete. Stop worrying about whatyou hear, and start worrying about what you feel. If you have something worth screaming about you won't even have to think about it. Until the end of the set, heh..

28th August 2003, 07:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Flaming Toilet Bag Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone. Posts: 2,537	it's hard to explain i don't want a metal voice - it's not metal music, i just want my voice to sound rougher, cause it sounds too smooth... i just thought i'd ask you metal vocalists cause you guys have like really rough voices...maybe it's a natural thing, I dunno. I just don't want people to think I sound daniel bedingfield or something stupid like that. i've tried smoking lots, and that doesn't help either hehe

29th August 2003, 12:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ross Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lenzieshire Posts: 3,613	Just practise man, that's all you can do. 'Sing' along to Emperor or something Just keep doing it until it doesn't hurt anymore