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Y miren por donde, hace unos días, encuentro que el How Of The Day era el siguiente:
HOW TO DO HARSH DEATH METAL VOCALS
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Pues allá va, que no sé si el link seguirá o no (está en inglés, pero estoy seguro de que ustedes son gente de valía y lo entenderán) :
Are you in awe of the raw vocal stylings of death metal bands? Do you ever want to sing along? Here's how to emulate the guttural lyrics that make death metal music distinct.
Steps
1. Listen to any album using harsh vocal techniques. If you're not already familiar with the genre, browse the links listed below. Buy CDs from bands and singers whose voices you admire.
2. Learn how to sing properly. The most important technique for performing death metal vocals is to be able to control your breathing, establishing a balance between the force used by your diaphragm and your vocal cords. Using only the vocal cords will put undue pressure on them and is sure to damage them (minor damage will heal in time). Proper technique is established by using the diaphragm to push air out of your lungs (try going sssssss quietly and then increase in volume. The feeling in your stomach is your diaphragm. This is what you want to feel when performing death metal vocals).
3. Pick a lyric you want to perform (don't have one? Try Slayer's "Raining blood, from a lacerated sky!" While not actually performed as death metal, it sounds great). Try singing it normally, then slowly add more "fire" to it, until you can feel your diaphragm really pushing and you're getting that deep sound you're looking for. Anyone can achieve this, men as well as women (look at the current vocalist for Arch Enemy).
Tips
* Learn to control rasp and phlegm. Rasp = air coming up phlegm = saliva in your mouth/throat
* Harsh vocals will grow in volume as you gain skill with them.
* Don't use distortion or effects to cover any lack of vocal ability. It sounds bad and it's obvious why you did it.
* To create a more "brutal" sound, you can experiment with saliva in your mouth. It can be trapped between your tongue and throat. It's that "gurgling" you hear in many songs. An open throat is the key. The notes sung and air must come up with ease. One can use their tongue to deflect air being forced up and change tone. The lips are the second method of changing tone. You should never change tone by tightening your throat. There are many techs used in harsh vocals, but keep with a simple growl and scream until you've gained quite the skill within this vocal type.
* Act like you are gargling, but without the water, of course. Practice this until you can hear the gargling noise in the back of your throat.
* To create even lower harsh vocals, use the inhaling technique. Pinch the incoming air flow a bit farther back in the throat than when "gargling" an outgoing air flow. Moving the base of the tongue back creates a smaller opening and higher pitch; with the tongue forward (even sticking out if you like) the pitch will be lower. This inhaling technique can produce an extreme range of pitch, allowing you to both grunt and squeal like a pig. The incoming airflow will be nowhere near the volume of normal speech. You will need to speak using exaggerated lip movements and the front of the tongue while keeping the back of the tongue muscle in place. While an "inhale vocal tech" may sound "cool", be careful using it. It can (and likely will) damage your vocal cords. The inhale sound can still be created from properly done harsh vocals but requires range needed.
* Over time you'll learn your range, skills increase and you can try to achieve your favorite sounds.
* Practice normal singing for a month first. This will really strengthen your vocals cords and make it easier on you when you start doing death growls.
1. Be sure to have variation in your vocals. Monotone growling will sound boring after awhile, no matter how impressive your vocals are.A good vocalist for inspiration is Matthew Chalk, formerly of Psycroptic.
Warnings
* "No pain, No gain" doesn't fly. Put the ego aside and please don't ruin your voice if you're using bad technique.
* You can and will severely damage your voice with prolonged bad tech.
* Do not drink acidic liquids before singing.
* Don't be surprised if you don't sound like your favourite harsh vocalist--it's akin to everyone having a different singing voice.
* This type of singing is not for folks under 16, since it could damage your vocal cords if not fully matured.
* Harsh vocals always come from your gut; never your throat.
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