I started by singing the lyrics of "Orion". Wish me luck!

1986 James: what the heck are you talking about?

I'm just imagining Chris' wife hearing muffled shouts of "SEEK AND DESTROY". "Honey, are you doing okay in there?"

FUN FACT: One of the reasons James sounds different after the Black Album Tours, is because after losing his voice, he took some lessons.

7:28 teen boys singing alone in their room 😂

James being super shy and not wanting to be lead singer at first blows my minds, then ends up having the best metal voice in his prime of all time 85-91

3:18 James in his 80’s singing

Man, first Shadows, now Hetfield... If only you also did Dio, then my dreams would be completely fulfilled.

James definitely wasn't much of singer early on, but a vocalist. That certainly changed. Analyzing some peak live singing would have been cool.

Ride the lightning be like: “we can buy all ice-cream” 😂

8:52 notice how his voice is identical to Hetfield's when he's trying to mimic

3:01 I always laugh when you do those examples, probabily the most fun vocal coach in yt.

Have you considered talking about Serj Tankian? That guy has some serious control over his voice. During old soad days and his solo stuff

Please make a "how to sing like Phil Anselmo"

Used to sing in a Metallica cover band. The way I always described trying to get that sound to people was "Bear down like you're going to take a shit, without letting any air out (as in, diaphragm pressure & air compression). Then, let some out by opening your cords, but not all of it. Now try to sing like that, & you'll get the general idea." A kinda crude explanation, but it usually got the point across.

For next Suggestions: Dave Mustaine Tom Araya Ozzy Osbourne

Step 1: End every other word with “AH” even if not possible

Dont forget he is playing while he is singing . Greatest rhythm guitarist of all time 🤘🤘🤘

All I can say : YEAH!

The real way to sing like James Hetfield is to completely trash your voice by singing completely improperly. I sacrifice my vocal chords so I can recreate the early 80s James voice so well

Don’t forget to mention in Kill ‘Em All, Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets James still didn’t have a developed voice so they layered multiple vocal audios to get the best result so there is now way you can perfectly imitate his voice.

8:46 what your mom hears walking by your room during quarantine

Chris, we can't thank you enough for your videos man. God bless you

Doing Dave mustaine from Megadeth would be really cool. His voice is an...acquired taste for sure.

Not even James Hetfield can sing like James Hetfield these days....

James Hetfield also, for ten years, consistently sang in standard tuning without down tuning.

Holy shi... That Fuel sounded almost like James himself

You are impressively in control of your vocals. I love that you not only display but also encourage the experimenting side of finding one's voice. Keep it up :)

0:23 you described perfectly the amazing voice of James Hetfield

Love how Hetfield used clean and rough vocals in the St. Anger album. It made the album a lot more powerful.

Always wanted this lesson! Thank you, Chris.

Just sing "ouhhww!" and "yeah" alot.

To think they were trying out singers back in the early days because James wanted to just play guitar, it would of been a completely different Metallica.

Ive found that if you naturally have a gritty voice, its easy to do his voice.

3:33 James in 1994 after 3+ years of burning out his gritty roar of a voice

I've been waiting for this to happen for so long! And now it's here! Thank you!!

The Ride The Lightning part sounded like metalcore vocals, amazing.

Fefore And Justice for All, Hetfield used a technique that almost made him lose his voice, like M. Shadows. It's something that many metal and rock singers do before getting training.

You never cease to amaze, Chris! Thank you!

This was such a creative and clear vocal lesson. *Thanks brother!*

Amazing video! I've always practiced my singing simply by just belting out every tune from the "Master of Puppets" and "Black" album in my car and the constant "practice" actually helped me sound like my own version of Papa Het, ESPECIALLY the "YEAHHH'S!". Thanks for helping me even more Chris! You just earned a new subscriber!

Man you’re a great teacher, these videos have been super interesting to watch. Would love to see you try your hands at Michael Åkerfeldt from Opeth someday, he’s my favorite vocalist out there (best examples of his incredible vocals is Ghost of Perdition, both his clean and distorted stuff from that song is legendary)

Yay! Been waiting for this one. Awesome analysis 👍🤘

man omg, i laughed so much watching this, it's just so good, keep it that way! Best vocal teacher on youtube, period.

7:30 when I sing seek and destroy that's how I sound 😆😆😆😆

I love these types of videos you do! Man, I would love to see you talk about Dustin Kensrue from Thrice. Especially some of the stuff from the last few years is super intriguing singing to me.

fun fact James didn't even want to sing when they first formed the band Edit: I probably should have added that he wasnt really confident with singing pre Kill Em All. As others commented if it werent for Mustaine joining they may have gone with other options

Would you please consider Kurt Cobain (he sometimes sounded like he didn't have a good technique but at the same time sounded great and original) in your "How to sing like..." series? And also John Garcia from Kyuss, he has a great control over his grit and overall voice! Like on a Kyuss Bizzare festival 1995 show.

Seems like a “buzzing” sound kind of technique. I feel a similar result like trying to sing nirvana type stuff

4:30 sounds like Klaus Meine

I find it so cool seeing a safe and technical approach to singers who didn’t have any technique early on. Really rewarding taking different bits from your favorite vocalists and making your own voice and singing safely.

Perfect man! Thanks for this!

Hey Chris, love the vids. A David Draiman would be awesome!!

I think a How to Sing Like Jonathan Davis would be interesting

Wow, i just discovered your youtube chanel, I'ts 4 AM, i have to go to sleep, but man...I've been searching so long for a lesson on James's voice and YOU are golden...you explain things so well and easy to understand.Thank you and God bless you!Subscribed!

Chris does not disappoint. Thank you man! YEAHHHHHHHH

5:53 😂 i loved that part

I hear you, man. “Safely” is the keyword. You know more about singing than me; I’m a guitarist who “discovered” that I could sing. My natural range is in that Hetfield, Matt Drake, John Bush, Layne Stayley type range. I say my natural range, because those ranges is where I can feel most comfortable singing with “hyper comprehension” and using my false cords. I also feel comfortable in that Lashon Witherspoon range. However, I “blew out” my voice after after becoming a vocalist for a band in Japan. I can do vocal impressions (but cannot effectively do some that I previously did after I had surgery to remove a vocal cord polyp). I developed said polyp via pushing my voice to hard onstage during gigs (drinking hard alcohol between songs), and my day job (broadcasting and using my voice constantly). Also, while on stage, I pushed my voice HARD, because of all the rage inside me. I ended up having surgery to remove the polyp. However, I think I, recently, developed another polyp. This time is was a combination of stress from my previous job (changed careers recently), drinking cold liquids and, once again, said rage. Oh, and smoking. Literally, blowing out smoke and jumping right into growling vocals with smoke still rolling out of my lungs (I know; very stupid of me). My problem is I need to CONTROL my rage and only push my voice when needed, not CONSTANTLY pushing it. Honestly, I’ve been considering vocal lessons to help me learn when to push and when to hold back. Now, I am of the mindset (now) that I should push it only when recording, not when singing by myself or even live. Also, to me smarter and not drink cold liquids and smoke while singing. Hetfield (and Matt Drake of Evile) both have the same vocal style, but both “lay off” when singing live. They don’t push as hard, live. It makes sense, one shouldn’t push when doing many consecutive gigs. Again, my main problem seems controlling my emotions and not going all out. I am sure I can still express my rage without trying to scream it out of my throat with every ounce of my being. I don’t want to end up like Phil Anselmo. He had a great voice, but his rage destroyed it.

This video has helped me so much!!!! From here on out it's just practice. Thank you so much!!!!

I love your vocal break examples, very fun to do lol

Holy crap you did it!!!

2:42 Christopher Walken, is that you? xD

Gotta day this video has really helped me figure out how to get a more controlled distortion with my voice... more do than any other! I’ve actually gone back to the Freddie Mercury and Layne Staley videos and have had a much easier time getting the grittier tones by singing a few lines of Fuel first! Thank you so much!

Would love you see you break down some of the more ballad-y songs like Fade to Black, Nothing Else Matters, Mama Said and Sanitarium

Love your channel Chris. I’ve been singing professionally for 42 of my 55 years and I learn so much from all your videos. I’d love to see you do Sing Like videos for Lou Gramm, Brad Delp, and Freddy Curci if and when you get a chance. Thanks in advance. 😀

2:57 - foreshadowing a possible "how to sing like Kirk Windstein"? :D Awesome work, thank you so much for it! Also, I have a suggestion, please: a video like this about Peter Steele, from Type O Negative, would be amazing.

Enjoyed watching every second of this video! lookin forward to the next on:)

Awesome work. I liked it very much.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and maybe a full video on Russell Allen from Symphony X. He's got a similar gritty, almost macho man metal style like Papa Hettfield, but it can almost get more brutal. Just check out their song Set The World On Fire to hear him switch between his grit and cleans. Maybe another one to add to this sort of hyper-compression group with Hettfield and M. Shadows. Thanks so much man, I've learned a lot about my voice from your videos, and I'm excited to see where the future takes me. Thanks man, and keep up the great work!

How To Sing Like James Hetfield : - Yeah - YeaYeahhh - Ouhhh - Ouhhh Yeahhh

I'd love one of this about Glenn Hughes and/or Daniel Johns (Silverchair's era). Amazing content as always. Thank you!

For whatever reason this was incredibly unnerving to watch but, damn, you know what you're doing. Fantastic video!

"Look to the sky just before you die, it's the last time you willl!"

Hey, I love your videos. You've been the easiest person to understand, and I always end up taking something useful out of your videos after I've watched them. Do you think you could do a video on Johnny Craig? Especially on the shout/scream/whatever it is that he does. Keep making these, they're awesome :)

Well done dude...very good explanation of James voice

7:41 pushing more downward and using that break technique. I tried your advice and I’ve never had a better sounding and feeling false chord scream!! Whoa, thanks man!! Found you from your appearance on the Specter Sound Studios channels. New subscriber here 👍🏻

4 minutes in.. and already pressed LIKE haha.. You are awesome Chris!! Thank You, you're a great teacher and a nice person!! >>> Now, off to watch it 'til the end!! ;)

15:35 I wonder what your neighbours are thinking :)

Amazing!! Thank you very much Chris!!

James's belting, and clean vocals are so underrated, I swear.

YES....Oh wait....YEAHHHHH!!

11:48 - so well described and bloody hilarious at the same time. Brilliant!

Just started the video. Looking forward to some yeyahs!

Metallica was the first metal band I ever listened to from the beginning I fell in love with their music and James even just as a person!

One of the few vocal teachers that teaches grit and screaming keep up the great content would love to see one on Kurt Cobain!!

No justice???His vocals were super aggressive on it. Would have loved to see you cover some.

I just discovered Chris’ videos & I absolutely LOVE them! Sometimes I laugh out loud with his exaggerated examples. But it really works!

11:52 This stuff that you're getting into there, I think that might be something I'm doing to an extent, moderating notes in certain phrases with my support. I can do some vocal phrasing, like the stuff you hear in Irish music (Paul Brady etc). But last year I tried to master singing the "you're as warm as Tennessee whiskey" phrase from Tennessee Whiskey by doing it slowly over and over. I made it to 5500 times (wanted to get to 10.000), but felt like I couldn't speed it up without missing the intonation on the notes. But it's been a while since I tried, and I've practiced a lot since. I'll revisit and try again with this in mind. Thanks as always, Chris. It's cool to learn from these videos, even when you cover vocalists that I don't usually listen to.

Hey man great vids should do Devin Townsend and Howard Jones(Killswitch Engage)

Hey man, your videos have helped me a lot. A Joe Duplantier would be awesome!

Awesome lesson, man. Thanks so much for doing this, I always wanted to see some good analytics behind JHs singing talent. But I must mention that (for "Kill 'em all" and partly "Ride the lightning" albums) he didn't "control" much of his singing. By his words, it was more like :"I started singing, and they wanted more aggression. So in the end of recording , I was just yelling at microphone

wished you would've included more of his later stuff (like loverman and the mercyful fate medley), that's when he was at his best.still a great video =)

Just add an “uh” at the end of most lines and you’re well on your way to attaining the signature Het sound. Harvester of sorro-uh I think, the black album and LOAD era, was James at his best vocally.

Love this! Any interest in continuing the hyper compression singers with Michael Poulsen of Volbeat? Obvious Hetfield influences but a lot of unique and interesting techniques as well. Often referred to as the Metal Elvis if you havent heard him

This is amazing! New sub!

great job man!

Holy moly Chris is a real gift from god here on KZfaq

3:07 You sound like rick from rick and morty

Thanks a lot for this video!

Sou brasileiro, acabei de assinar o canal. Sua didática é tão boa que não preciso falar fluentemente em inglês para entender a lição. Muito obrigado! Você é um excelente profissional. Ótimo trabalho! Parabéns! 🇧🇷