How to growl (Amon Amarth, Opeth, Morbid Angel style)

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Жыл бұрын

Disclaimer: I am not a vocal coach, expert or influencer. If you have questions, please drop a comment and i'll try answer as best i can.
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Intro song: Sodomisery - Resurrection
(from my bands first EP with previous singer)
• Sodomisery - Resurrection
----------- My band -----------
linktr.ee/sodomiseryofficial
----------- Me -----------
linktr.ee/slowfingered

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@search895 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ola Englund.

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

'Growla Englund' - perhaps..!

@lightmarez1794 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@bustakeats1416 Жыл бұрын

@@SlowfingeredOla The Growler sounds like a dope name

@PH03N1X-yt 6 ай бұрын

Holy🤣🤣🤣

@haimkeissy 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@JacobPomales 9 ай бұрын

Will definitely keep this in mind next time I'm practicing in my car

@user-vd6rk4wj6u 3 ай бұрын

In my car rn

@jepulis504 Жыл бұрын

How are these metal heads all so darn cute

@Johannesklement154 Жыл бұрын

I wish my crush would say that too

@RastaganTheGreen Жыл бұрын

We burn all our disgusting, evil, angry calories through our music, so just the cuteness is left.

@nicoleta8964 Ай бұрын

"I have no idea what I am doing" same, brother.

@witchthief9735 Ай бұрын

The auto texting @ 1:18 : "..the two main steps that helped me unlock my girl" Me: 👀📝

@HanemanHunters 2 ай бұрын

That was helpful! One of my favorite growlers is Mark Jansen. Cheers!

@Slowfingered 2 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad to hear!

@Demonic_Reacts Жыл бұрын

Growlah Englund FTW!!! Gonna try this!!

@laksana4307 Жыл бұрын

thank you for this man

@augur_munin Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@xaemyl 8 ай бұрын

Simple but effective. Thanks for this!

@etherneedle 7 ай бұрын

This was dope made me smile and understand simply

@BryanMorrison675 Жыл бұрын

Thanks super useful!

@L30NGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Will try this! Good vid! U deserves alot of more followers😊

@nekk-ra7080 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Every bit of advice helps from those who are doing vocal fry, even if they're still learning as well - there's always some new bit of info to discover. And you have a great sound to your voice!

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Thanks, apprechate it!

@azur9044 7 ай бұрын

crazy, i actually love your band, found you guys somehow on spotify thisis a massive coincedence. i love mazzaroth dude

@dikor_ded 11 ай бұрын

OMG, best tutorial. thx!🖤🤘

@evelic Жыл бұрын

Cool, I´m gonna try this. Thanks.

@regularjohnstudios Жыл бұрын

Love the change from the huge growl at 2:20 to the nice polite energy, haha. But yeah this video is pretty helpful, thanks!

@TheDarkTenacious Жыл бұрын

I'm in a band and honesty I still feel like I could do alot better in my growling vocals so I practice and practice My Fry Screams and I don't always get it perfect but I never give up I love this video Thank you! I Subbed!!

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Just keep on practising !

@bustakeats1416 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial man

@yortriaf176 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video.. this really works well... I already knew how to metal growl a bit already, but this improved my metal growl so much more. This actually works for throat singing as well.

@rodrigocosta7374 Жыл бұрын

Because of this video I discovered your band. Sick! Followed you on spotify!

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Thanks, cheers mate

@Slowfingered 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the comments and feedback! I put out a new video where i adress a few of them along with some Do's & Don'ts kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN6KbK6ZutK7YoU.htmlfeature=shared

@ukasznowaczyk8034 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Mate 🤘

@mrpresident8546 3 ай бұрын

Im trying to sound like nathan explosion in dethalbum 2-3 + rhythm and lead guitar + drums with double kick. One man band dream is coming close i can feel it!

@mindfuc 7 ай бұрын

Nice one brother!

@zfilth4860 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much ！The pronunciation part is very helpful ！

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

Sorry I forgot to run the wave college as got caught up with the wave tree

@rasmusmikkelsen1892 6 ай бұрын

It took me about 4 months but it actually worked! thanks to this video

@Slowfingered 6 ай бұрын

Thats awesome, glad to hear!

@santiagodiaz1383 11 ай бұрын

like we say in my country Argentina, sos alto capo chabon, mil gracias por esto (you are the best, thx very much for this video)

@matias6119 11 ай бұрын

que onda perro

@Slowfingered 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers from Sweden my friend.

@user-lp1fr1tj4u 11 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHA. I LOVE THIS VID!!! I will not be talking about anything technical!!! RAd. I cant wait to learn from you. Cause i just wanna SCREEEEAM and you make it easier. Thanks banger!!!!

@shatteredstiks7392 8 ай бұрын

This did make more sense showing your force the air from the diaphragm not the throat

@andretoivonen9737 2 ай бұрын

You are good at what you do. And something worth mentioning is that if you press the back of your tongue against the roof of your mouth, you are going to sound more like a beast. This coming from a 25+ years death and black-vocalist

@Slowfingered 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment brother! Yes, tongue placement and shape of the mouth makes a big difference. I never really consciously think of it, which is why this sort of direct advice is great. Will try your idea out! Cheers

@andretoivonen9737 2 ай бұрын

@@Slowfingered Jag kollade upp ditt band Sodomisery btw (Y) Ni har ett förjävla skönt sound måste jag säga. Ni fick ett nytt fan idag =)

@Slowfingered 2 ай бұрын

@@andretoivonen9737 Kul att du diggart! Tack som fan 🤘

@alexandergrissinger7647 11 ай бұрын

interesting take on the technique to sounding brutal...what honestly helped me discover The Voice as Ill call it is when a buddy of mine Told me a long time ago when I was trying to make a Band.. " Alex stop trying to sound like Dani Filth and put more Balls in Your voice .....Which at the time really pissed me off...But it was the perfect fuel to The fire...I would practice at it Daily with that idea seared in my head ...Kinda of like how you clearly pointed out.." I SEE I FEEL I AM!!!! Then Long Behold My voice became a fuckin force to be reckoned with....I can still project it to this day 20 years later

@Slowfingered 11 ай бұрын

Great story, thanks for sharing! It's always interesting to hear how others found "it". I can relate to the Dani Filth stuff. I think most people think they know how they "should" sound. But atleast for me, i had no idea how my natural and relaxed growl would sound until i found it. Only been doing this for 5 years so far. But 2 albums and a bunch of live shows later, i still sound like i did when i started.

@DustinTavo 5 ай бұрын

It’s crazy when people say this cause Dani has all the way from deep low growl to whistle tone high but okay?

@fatsuperfly Жыл бұрын

Good stuff! For me I always felt it in my cheeks or jaw when I do low growl stuff, it’s harder for me to sound raspy and higher pitch screams. Some can produce higher stuff, but anytime I’ve tried it feels forced. it’s like singing, have a voice, but don’t try to sound like others, we all have our own, even when it comes down to scream or growl whatever you will call it. Great vid

@bustakeats1416 Жыл бұрын

I can’t NOT sound like Hegg lololol

@n0l1f3music Жыл бұрын

Dope

@sunmanjones6832 5 ай бұрын

Thank man!

@violentbob 11 ай бұрын

really good tutorial, i am going to try and improve my screams, i just wanna sound like Mikael Åkerfeldt, i think he is phenomenal

@gageclark2390 Жыл бұрын

This was helpful I’ve been doing harsh vocals since I was 16 and now I’m 23 I watch vocal tutorials from time to time to brush up and find new things to better hone in on my technique….. Anyway I just thought I’d add that with David Vincent style of vocals you can always hear his voice in his growl so to get closer to his tone I find that putting my voice in and a little less growl it sounds more similar I guess you can also say that is the same technique that Barney Greenway from Napalm Death and John Tardy from obituary use…

@justineaton6386 Жыл бұрын

How to do black metal screams: take your current technique and start morphing it to sound like either Palpatine or Pop-Eye. I wish I was kidding.

@nathanwright5543 Жыл бұрын

*puts on face paint* "I am the Senate"

@iforgotmybin 5 ай бұрын

almost 10 days andi can finally scream, soon ill be able to growl

@andantejungle9378 2 ай бұрын

omg bro i could never get any volume out of my growls until i saw this vid and then it was like instant

@Slowfingered 2 ай бұрын

That's awesome! 🙂

@lukeiggy Жыл бұрын

Cool tutorial! I think it's totally OK to make a tutorial, which shows things more from a perceptual side, than from a technical side. Often tutorials don't go into how it should feel!

@mystercapybara5054 3 ай бұрын

Jesus is teaching how to do hell vocals

@Zeschizowany.PARANORMALNIE 2 ай бұрын

🤣

@Zakk9410 Ай бұрын

Yo , i'm not the only one people think looks like jesus

@WFly101 Ай бұрын

Lmaooooo

@hcnilsson Жыл бұрын

Wait.. What.. Saw you guys this Friday!🤘 Good show, hello and well explained video👏 Internet sometimes. What are the odds?!😅

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming out to see us. Cheers

@johnwalter6410 8 ай бұрын

You forgot one very important thing and that's to bring it from your diaphragm not from your throat. If you try to do it with your throat, you're gonna get a sore throat and blow your voice out you have to bring it from Downlow in your diaphragm

@Slowfingered 8 ай бұрын

Correct. But i explain it in a different way. By learning to shout "Hey" as i do in th video, you automatically engage the right muscles. Using the 'diaphragm' and other terms never helped me understand what it means or how it should feel. But you're 100% right about not pushing it with your throat. Cheers

@PeterGegenheimer 11 ай бұрын

🤘🏻

@deefman123 Жыл бұрын

i am comfortable making growls but they lack volume! the hey! hey! hey! part might help

@deefman123 Жыл бұрын

can throat sing though, overtone throat singing is almost the same ball park but you must have a lot of push in your diaphragm. sing from your gut.

@deefman123 Жыл бұрын

can confirm, the HEY HEY HEY part is INTEGRAL! it works without killing your throat! now to make my neighbours think im possessed

@nekk-ra7080 Жыл бұрын

Does make it easier to learn how to project your voice.

@thomster8639 Жыл бұрын

you don't need volume to do good growls, in fact it's better to put more emphasis on your technique and style you're looking for over volume. you will notice you're doing things right when your growls are at about the same volume as your normal talking voice or lower. the reason it's better to do that is because you don't want to put excess energy and lung air capacity into sounding loud and straining your vocal cords, microphones can do that for you.

@Vaampe Жыл бұрын

Best explanation this far. Very on point. Does it hurt ur throath in the long run ? Thank you

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And no. Been doing this for 4-5 years. Recorded two fullength albums and done a load of shows with Sodomisery. Never had any pain. Not even after 10hr vocal recording session 3 days in a row. Cheers man

@12GASlug 4 ай бұрын

Great video my man, put me back on track

@Slowfingered 4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear! Thank you 🤘

@fjord9689 10 ай бұрын

I have a very hard time to relax my throat while I combine those two sounds. Do you have any tips on how I can so better? Also awesome video! Best one so far. Ive been trying for yours to growl correctly.

@Slowfingered 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! It's a bit hard to know without hearing/seeing what your doing. But a thing to keep in mind is that it's not about the volume and doing it "loud". Try to do a deep laugh (if that makes sense) without it being loud. The louder you are, the more tension your putting on your throat. Atleast from my experience. Might do a part2 video on this. Hope it made sense. Cheers mate

@fjord9689 10 ай бұрын

@@Slowfingered Thank you for your response! Ill keep that mind. Also a part 2 would be super cool.

@KillDozer44 Жыл бұрын

What song is that in the intro? Bad ass

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Song is called Resurrection and is from my band Sodomisery first EP (with previous vocalist). I put a link in the description. Cheers

@etdicila8894 7 ай бұрын

Really great tutorial, I made sounds I couldn't imagine being able to!! But when I do it, it scratches my throat so I assume I'm doing something wrong

@gray01216 7 ай бұрын

It happened to me too when i started growling. Try to use more air and let it flow and pass smoothly.

@talfrynn5067 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

@ritualdeathmetal Жыл бұрын

You kinda sound like Peter Tagtgren from Hypocrisy. He also did Nightmares Made Flesh with Bloodbath and he sounds insane on that

@thomasmartus1873 Жыл бұрын

thanx for the great introduction. But even after weeks of trying I have slight pains in my throat. What is your experience ? is it normal at first ? Or is my approach to the technique wrong ?

@davianantonov6174 Жыл бұрын

Its normal at first and this is coming from a vocalist in a death metal band

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

My experience is that if you feel pain - you're doing it wrong. Feeling a bit thick or dry in your throat is normal afterwards in the beginning. But hard to say without hearing you. My best guess is that you're probably pushing your voice too hard and aren't relaxed.

@KyrreEleison 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing :) My question is: do you consider it safe to try to learn growling on your own, with YT tutorials for example, on a regular basis? I'd love to learn growling but I'm too anxious to find myself a coach. Yet I'm concerned that incorrect techniques, if not pointed out by someone and fixed, could make some damage to my vocal chords. What do you think?

@Slowfingered 4 ай бұрын

Think of it as going to the gym. Do you need a personal trainer to learn how to work out? No. You can figure it out on your own. Just pay attention to your body. Try stuff out. If you feel pain while doing it, then you're 100% doing it wrong. If not, then keep doing it until you see results. If you don't see results, try something new. Thats my approach to pretty much everything. Unlike working out, it is very hard for someone to hear if you have bad technique. It's all about how you feel when you do it. But with that said. It sure doesn't hurt having someone giving you tips & tricks to get stuff going in the right direction. As i did in this video. Hope my answer somewhat helped. Good luck, keep at it!

@TheShyArmyTV 8 ай бұрын

Are you able to do fry screams ?

@Slowfingered 8 ай бұрын

Yes. I do this mostly when I'm layering for a chorus to make the vocals sound huge. I record 3 tracks. 1 fry, 1 mid and 1 low. Then combine them. Might do a video on this.

@cremebeere7783 Жыл бұрын

But how do you make it sound so deep? When I do it, it is just my normal voice with heavy distortion. How do you make it sound guttural?

@Manhunt2299 Жыл бұрын

different mouth position try making you mout into an o shape and experiment with different tounge positions and you should get there

@cremebeere7783 Жыл бұрын

@@Manhunt2299 thank you !

@Manhunt2299 Жыл бұрын

@@cremebeere7783 np

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

For it to sound guttural (atleast for me), the power needs to come from the belly along with open throat and jaw. That is what i'm trying to explain with the "hey" and pronounciation part. Tongue placement/shape might also make a difference. Hope it helps

@pejter717 10 ай бұрын

You achieve the normal false cord growl by having mouth wide open and tongue in a normal position. You can do a low growl by emphasizing low sounds such as O or A. The E is usually used for higher sounds. The guttural sound (or the overall gurgliness) comes if you open your mouth into a tight O-shape and put the tip of your tongue either at the back of the front upper teeth or front lowe teeth. This pushes your tongue down as well as create an air pocket inside your mouth. Then if you do a false cord it should sound more constricted and gurgly. Note - this works for me, but everybody is built different.

@jaggillarintefisk 4 ай бұрын

After I have practised I can feel a small pain in my throat. On a 1-10 scale it's a 2. It always dissapears. Is that normal in the beggining or am I doing something wrong?

@Slowfingered 4 ай бұрын

This is a tricky one to answer. But the most important thing is that you don't feel pain while doing it. Pain is a clear indication of wrong technique. But what you describe sounds more like being sore after a long workout, which is normal in the beginning. As it takes time for your muscles in the throat to adapt. But it can also be that you are pushing your voice alittle too much. Or trying to do too much in too short time. I mostly felt this in the beginning. Then i learned to not push as hard, and be more relaxed. But i still feel sore every now and then after a long recording session, or live show. Just listen to your body, and see if it gets better. If not - try something different. Hope this made sense, cheers

@jaggillarintefisk 3 ай бұрын

@@Slowfingered Thanks a lot

@tb2192 6 ай бұрын

Now I have a question. When I do this, it kinda works, but when I clear my throat it stops working. Is that normal?

@Slowfingered 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like you've got the technique wrong. Put your hand/fingers on your throat. You should be able to feel a strong vibration. If not, then you're probably straining too hard

@tb2192 6 ай бұрын

@@Slowfingered OMG IT WORKS!!!! THANKS DUDE I TRIED THIS FOR SO LONG!!!!!

@Bluefireflareonspam Жыл бұрын

I’m someone who wants learn how to death metal growl/scream for the voice of one of my villains in my comic to make them as terrifying, threatening, brutal and inhuman as possible once I get people along with myself to do a comic dub of it once it’s finished being drawn If I could sound like will Ramos when I do the comic dub of it I’ll be very proud of myself lol

@rhythmmmmm. Жыл бұрын

I don't listen to lorna shore but I think they do fry screams. You won't get that sound from this technique.

@ThorsShadow Жыл бұрын

@@rhythmmmmm. Will doesn't just do fry screams. The guy uses various different techniques. It's not "just fry" or "just false cord". That's true for many Metal vocalists. Reducing it to just those two terms is, well, reductive. You can usually find a basis in techniques like fry and false cord. Of course. But saying Will doesn't do false cord (technique shown in this video) isn't correct.

@rhythmmmmm. Жыл бұрын

@@ThorsShadow You're putting words in my mouth

@Bluefireflareonspam Жыл бұрын

I’m fry screaming anyway lol

@JesusAriasAvila 11 ай бұрын

If you just take that same character and give him the voice of Buble gum barbie, it will be as dreadful.

@callmekensei2799 2 ай бұрын

thanks for your input

@romanzahumensky3664 Жыл бұрын

how long does it take for the growl to be usable? PS: in three months we play a concert with the band and I can't growl

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

If you manage to do it without feeling sore in the throat and without too much tension, your good to go. But playing live also produces alot of adrenaline, so you easily overcompensate. Just go for it, live and learn, good luck!

@romanzahumensky3664 Жыл бұрын

@@Slowfingered thank you! Since I watched your video, I'm doing as you said, And it sounds like something will come of it one day!

@paketed88 Жыл бұрын

Is it louder than a normal conversational voice? How much?

@GrimButcher140 Жыл бұрын

Depends on your projection

@MellonVegan Жыл бұрын

Depends on the person, to an extent, but yeah, I'd generally consider this very loud. I mean, I personally suck at fry screams and may generally have a loud voice but still, false cord is so much louder for me personally.

@noneofyerbeeswax8194 Жыл бұрын

Having no idea of how you're doing what you're doing makes it more TRVE KVLT, so it's totally fine. :) One tip: lifting up your shoulders when taking a breath is proper fuck-up. It indicates a rather poor technique. You have to breathe with the belly. The power for singing comes from the balls, quite literally - it's the pelvic floor muscles and the belly muscles that do most of the work. The upper chest, shoulders and, most importantly, the neck must be COMPLETELY relaxed if you really want to project the sound and not damage you voice. It might be less important when growling but still. I'm not even gonna ask what genre of music your band plays - as you're from Sweden, it's automatically melodic blackened death metal. :) God Jul och gott Nytt År.

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and for the tip! You're probably 100% right. Might seem like I'm only using my chest. But i take full breaths (inhale from belly first, then expand chest). Think i got that from years of doing breathing excersises every day. Might be overkill and enough with the belly breathing only. Will try it out! God jul my friend!

@noneofyerbeeswax8194 Жыл бұрын

@@Slowfingered If it doesn't hurt, then you're probably doing it right. :) I'm no vocal coach either, it's just what I was taught by actual vocal coaches and classical singers. I had thought that my voice was weak and I would never be able to sing, but they made me realize that I was very wrong. The proper breathing technique made all the difference. It doesn't really help with hitting the right notes though, so I still suck.🤣

@Slowfingered Жыл бұрын

@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 awesome, just keep practising. Nothing is impossible. I'm learning how to sing clean at the moment. And there's no shortcut. Just putting in the time and trying new techniques until i find what works for me. If i don't notice any improvement at all in 1-2 weeks. Then i try something different.

@TheWatcher_82 Жыл бұрын

Be honest, the edit at 2:59 was because you had to cough right?

@Kamil_Srnka 11 ай бұрын

Why does it matter?

@TheWatcher_82 11 ай бұрын

@@Kamil_Srnka same reason you're questioning me. Inquiring minds want to know

@chickenpotatogod 4 ай бұрын

I dont understand, I watched a lot of videos for different techniches I wanna learn, and people say thanks and shit, but then I TRY IT AND IT I CANT DO IT, and comes out sounding completly wrong, what am I doing wrong

@karkon479 3 ай бұрын

Just be natural and dont force it. You already know how to do it subconciously example when you are really angry and scream at someone, you may notice that u already has that basic growl. If you can somehow capture that technique while u r angry and learn to reproduce it later then u can build upon that basic growl to evolve into other type of growls

@chickenpotatogod 3 ай бұрын

@@karkon479thats the thing, idk how to do it naturally or how to even force it, truth is idk what I am doing

@karkon479 3 ай бұрын

@@chickenpotatogod its okay bro it takes time. Another trick that got me the idea is when i was having a cold i tried to mix sneezing and screaming at the same time and it sounded something like slipknot scream. It might not be the growl u wanted to sound like but it will give you an idea of how metal scream works

@chickenpotatogod 3 ай бұрын

@@karkon479noted and thanks

@chalybee8689 3 ай бұрын

Back ground music to loud

@toddroba9972 4 ай бұрын

how to do a tired sigh??? i never did that in my life, and it confuses me all the time i watch tutorials

@12GASlug 4 ай бұрын

think of falling back into your chair and sighing, that's a tired sigh, like a sigh of disapointment

@toddroba9972 4 ай бұрын

@@12GASlug i mean, how do you get the rattle? when i'm tired i'm just letting the air out

@Slowfingered 4 ай бұрын

Think of it as he described it. But instead of just letting air out, give it a push with your stomach. Same feeling as when your trying to take a shit (im serious)

@toddroba9972 4 ай бұрын

@@Slowfingered okay, thanks