Poll: Screaming in music. Do you like it or not?
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It has to be done right. Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth is great, because it's more like a mighty roar than an angsty emo scream or a death metal gurgle. And some black metal vocalists can actually pull off the shriek properly, so it's well suited to the oppressive, terrifying atmosphere the music is supposed to evoke.
A well placed scream can also work really well in a band that doesn't scream very often, as it creates a lot of contrast and dynamic tension.
A well placed scream can also work really well in a band that doesn't scream very often, as it creates a lot of contrast and dynamic tension.
I think screaming in music is a giant middle finger to real singers, but I can handle it in small doses. 4-5 straight minutes of pure screaming and my head will probably explode.
I'm incredibly particular about my music, and even more so about the bands I enjoy with screaming vocalists.
Lamb of God, In Flames, Children of Bodom and Gojira are the only ones so far.
I can't stand a high pitched scream like in C.O.B (Alexi Laiho is just a fantastic guitarist), and I don't like low growls like in All Shall Perish.
If I can't understand you, go fuck yourself vocalist.
"But you can't understand most of what any metal singer says" ...I can hear the words of various sentences, just not the whole thing, that's how I am with every band in any genre anyways.
Lamb of God, In Flames, Children of Bodom and Gojira are the only ones so far.
I can't stand a high pitched scream like in C.O.B (Alexi Laiho is just a fantastic guitarist), and I don't like low growls like in All Shall Perish.
If I can't understand you, go fuck yourself vocalist.
"But you can't understand most of what any metal singer says" ...I can hear the words of various sentences, just not the whole thing, that's how I am with every band in any genre anyways.
Screaming? It can be beautiful, but it can be awful as well. Usually it's the latter, but there are many sexy screams as well, like Maynard's in The Grudge by Tool.
I prefer shouting to screaming though, which is probably the reason why post-hardcore is a genre I enjoy listening to.
I prefer shouting to screaming though, which is probably the reason why post-hardcore is a genre I enjoy listening to.
It is the devil's sound!
And I love it. It depends on the genre and the exact atmosphere the music is trying to create, but when you're distorting the shit out of your guitar tracks, having a naturally 'distorted' voice often fits better than clean vocals.
For the record, when I'm thinking of screaming I think of hardcore or black metal style screaming, not the shit you typically hear in new metal or metalcore which gets on my nerves. That doesn't even sound like screaming, more like someone's having an asthma attack.
And I love it. It depends on the genre and the exact atmosphere the music is trying to create, but when you're distorting the shit out of your guitar tracks, having a naturally 'distorted' voice often fits better than clean vocals.
For the record, when I'm thinking of screaming I think of hardcore or black metal style screaming, not the shit you typically hear in new metal or metalcore which gets on my nerves. That doesn't even sound like screaming, more like someone's having an asthma attack.
I think that second clip may very well be the worst attempt at trying to create any kind of metal I have ever heard. Congratulations, I suppose.Duffeknol said:
If by throatbleed you mean what I think you mean, you're doing it wrong. Incredibly, horribly wrong.Esotera said:
The OP pretty much described my stance on screaming. I find it obnoxious and unnecessary. I dislike it more than I dislike the use of auto-tune...
Actually, that's not true, I fucking hate auto-tune.
Actually, that's not true, I fucking hate auto-tune.
It depends on the bands really. I don't mind screaming in music, I have quite a bit on my ipod and enjoy listening to it (despite most of my family feeling the opposite) but sometimes I hear a band screaming and I think "what the hell is this, it's fucking terrible". I suppose you have to get the right balance.
i like it as long as it's used appropiately. when you were a kid, have you ever had too much of a good thing to the point where you got sick from the mass amounts of orange sherbert and chocolate syrup? same goes for screaming.
in alternative rock, i like it as long as it's minimal or undermined by the lead singer. maybe in a song about frustration or anger, some of the lyrics can be screamed as loud as possible, but not the whole song. too much screaming would break the melody.
now in death metal, this is where screaming, growling, howling, w/e is god. there should be a lot of it in this genre unless other wise indicated for the artists dramatic intentions.
rap.....fuck off
in alternative rock, i like it as long as it's minimal or undermined by the lead singer. maybe in a song about frustration or anger, some of the lyrics can be screamed as loud as possible, but not the whole song. too much screaming would break the melody.
now in death metal, this is where screaming, growling, howling, w/e is god. there should be a lot of it in this genre unless other wise indicated for the artists dramatic intentions.
rap.....fuck off
No? There's no point in learning how to play the keyboard well, when you could learn to play guitar!. There's no point learning to play guitar well, when you could learn to build computers! There's no point learning too...IronicBeet said:
And then we end up with a bunch of unicyclists or whatever, and there's no variety. And variety is the spice of life, and music.
There's a lot of different factors that I put on it, but generally yes. I hate when the whole song is just some guy screaming, that kinda ruins it for me, I also hate when they make that weird noise that doesn't sound like words just some "GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHLLLLLLLL" it's just annoying. But bands like All That Remains (The Fall of Ideals CD) can get away with it because I understand the lyrics behind it.
Also I like screaming in music that isn't screamo music. For instance in "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars, I love when he yells out "This is who I really am inside!" which isn't music's definition of "Screaming", but it's definitely the dictionary's.
Also I like screaming in music that isn't screamo music. For instance in "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars, I love when he yells out "This is who I really am inside!" which isn't music's definition of "Screaming", but it's definitely the dictionary's.
I understand some of you saying that Avenged Sevenfold aren't 'screamy' at all but the amount they do for me is just right, Unholy Confessions, I won't see you tonight pt 1 and 2, Second heartbeat. The early stuff is the stuff I like.
I like a little amount of scream but I don't want a whole song. when the choruses are sung and the verses are screamed that's ok with me too. as mentioned before I don't want a whole song.
I'll make a suggestion for you escapists who like screaming,
try the band
Artist: The Word Alive.
Album: Deciever
Best song on Album: Epiphany
I like a little amount of scream but I don't want a whole song. when the choruses are sung and the verses are screamed that's ok with me too. as mentioned before I don't want a whole song.
I'll make a suggestion for you escapists who like screaming,
try the band
Artist: The Word Alive.
Album: Deciever
Best song on Album: Epiphany
I like it. If it's done well it's amazing, if it's done passably then it becomes the background and not the focus of the song, and if it's done badly then the vocalist just sucks. It is really an acquired taste though, so I understand why a lot of people just can't stand it, and I like it best when it's mixed with what we in the metal world call "clean" vocals.
