Metal vocalists/screamers?

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Anyone scream here? Wrong forum I know, but the forums associated with metal are full of immature cocky kids and I wanna hear from someone else who struggles with screaming whilst playing bass
 
I scream in a post hardcore band, well it is hard to begin with, but I almost imagine that is like separate minds, I could probably help you out, but could you be more specific on what you need to know.
 
try contacting Wilson, hes a master of screaming and playing
 
Check out Catalepsy.

That's the band I used
to play for.

I think I was their second
bass player.

Those guys used to go
through bass players
like bags of nachos during
college football.

I also scream/yell/growl.

Was attempting to put a
side project together with
members of Condemn The
Infection and Blood By Dawn.
 
catworm said:
Anyone scream here? Wrong forum I know, but the forums associated with metal are full of immature cocky kids and I wanna hear from someone else who struggles with screaming whilst playing bass
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Learn how to do it properly before you do it for any period of time,please.This can be the quickest way to ruin a perfectly good singing voice.
 
+1 from Greg.

Seen too many kiddos
spittin' up blood at shows,
and that's no fun, believe
me, I've been there.

Gotta take care of that throat,
learn proper breathing
techniques and whatnot.
 
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
Check out Catalepsy.
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hmm..I met this german girl on a german festival (huh..) this summer, who told me she was writing or something for that band.
 
Thats the only way I can sing.... and I don't do much of it. With me, it's all throat, thus, all wrong. But it's pretty rare that I even have to sing at all. Club owners hate it when dogs come running into their clubs and have figured it out that when Randy sings, the dogs come a runnin'. As well as a mass exodus of their customers. So bands, clubs, neighborhood watches, and the local national gaurd unit all have asked me not to sing.

Peace
 
there's a really good dvd you can get to teach you to scream from your stomach rather than your throat like All That Remains etc....

i'll try and find a link for you
 
Greg said:
catworm said:
Anyone scream here? Wrong forum I know, but the forums associated with metal are full of immature cocky kids and I wanna hear from someone else who struggles with screaming whilst playing bass
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Learn how to do it properly before you do it for any period of time,please.This can be the quickest way to ruin a perfectly good singing voice.
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I have the technique down (not looking 'how to' tips) and have been screaming like this for a year and a half. I do use the diaphragm and it dosen't affect my voice at all, with no pain/wear. The main thing I was looking for info on was posture/positioning whilst playing bass. As we all know, 'wicks can be friggin heavy, and I feel it influences technique but i'm not sure how to deal with it. Aside from that, I can sing and scream for hours without wearing my throat out because all the push is from the diaphragm.

The DVD is by Melissa Cross: 'the Zen of screaming'. I've heard it mainly concentrates on breathing excerises rather than getting growl ect, but I don't have any trouble with that. I shall try and get a clip together. Anyone got any sound clips of themselves?
 
catworm said:
Anyone scream here? Wrong forum I know, but the forums associated with metal are full of immature cocky kids and I wanna hear from someone else who struggles with screaming whilst playing bass
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When I had the time to be in a "band" (more a bunch of friends playing for fun), well we wanted to learn some "Death" songs. First track I had to learn to scream and play bass was Spirit Crusher.... Took me a while, but like everything else in bass, you gotta practice a lot to learn to do it. My trick was to learn the bass part at the point I don't have to think about it to play it. Like you're able to speak to someone while playing it correctly. Then, I learned the vocal track in a similar way. Finally, put both at the same time. Take a while, but the next song you'll learn will be much easier. The first is always the hardest :wink:
 
Charmand G said:
TylerDurdenPSSC said:
Check out Catalepsy.
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hmm..I met this german girl on a german festival (huh..) this summer, who told me she was writing or something for that band.
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Pretty sure this is a coincidence
in band names.

The band I played for was at the
time based out of Titusville, FL.

Now currently out of New Smyrna
Beach, FL.

As for writing, it's all done by the
band, no outsiders.
 
catworm said:
Greg said:
catworm said:
Anyone scream here? Wrong forum I know, but the forums associated with metal are full of immature cocky kids and I wanna hear from someone else who struggles with screaming whilst playing bass
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Learn how to do it properly before you do it for any period of time,please.This can be the quickest way to ruin a perfectly good singing voice.
Click to expand...

I have the technique down (not looking 'how to' tips) and have been screaming like this for a year and a half. I do use the diaphragm and it dosen't affect my voice at all, with no pain/wear. The main thing I was looking for info on was posture/positioning whilst playing bass. As we all know, 'wicks can be friggin heavy, and I feel it influences technique but i'm not sure how to deal with it. Aside from that, I can sing and scream for hours without wearing my throat out because all the push is from the diaphragm.

The DVD is by Melissa Cross: 'the Zen of screaming'. I've heard it mainly concentrates on breathing excerises rather than getting growl ect, but I don't have any trouble with that. I shall try and get a clip together. Anyone got any sound clips of themselves?
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If I am unstanding correctly what you are asking for, the only thing that comes to my mind to help with posture while playing would be the old trick of setting up your mic where its higher than you would normally set it. This would force you to stand up tall and straight (open yourself up) when ever you want to use the mic. Now depending how you wear your axe (slung low or high) will dictate how much this will effect your bass playing. If you wear your bass slung extremely low, you might find it harder to straighten up so much. As you said, most wicks are heavy and from what I have noticed with a heavier bass slung low, I have a tendency to kind of hunch over it a bit. I have found I perfer to have my bass slung pretty high on my chest. I find I don't hunch over it nearly as much.

Hope this was of some help

Peace
 
I don't do it much, but when I sing and play I mostly howl..kinda like Glenn Danzig. :twisted: When I play, I force myself to stand up straight and square my shoulders (I currently play my bass at about mid torso level). When I sing in this position, I usually involuntarily raise my head like I'm singing to the moon or something. I'm kinda surprised I don't attract more canines too! :lol: but my cat likes to listen and watch me play, the dog, not so much...
 
Think its been mentioned already but defo learn the 'safe' techniques for screaming because it really can mess your vocal chords up for good. If possible, save your actual screams for live performances and just go for mild shouting during practices.

As for screaming and playing together, its the same principle for singing and playing. I use to sing along to cd tracks when i was playin the basslines. It's also easier to keep your basslines fairly simple when your screaming/singing until you get use to it, then add more complex parts when you get use to it and during vocal intermissions.

Rundown
 
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