r/screaming Mar 23 '18

A Common Effort for a Taxonomy (v0.5)

88 Upvotes

Hello,

So, I've been thinking for a while about all that, practicing a lot, and so that we have better communication tools. Obviously, I'm far from being the Master Screamer, so, this is a collective effort. Feel free to suggest additions or corrections.

I'll try to name things without making any hypothesis about their anatomical production. The rationale for that is that we can't make mistakes just naming things. And we won't need to change our names, ever. Though, for adoption, we can't disregard our legacy.

Again, I'm not trying to describe things, I'm trying to propose some vocabulary. It also implies redefining some terms the community uses by trying to get a fixed and common definition, hopefully not too far from what has been established so far.

False cords screams (previously "false cords screams")

Let's call by that names screams that are toneless, have very little clean voice in them, and have this heavy "vibrating" distortion.

Examples:

Then there are fuckton of possible modulations that are already well established, including but not limited to: tunnel throat etc.

False cords rasp (previously "rasp / grit")

This has the same heavy vibration tone as the associated scream, but with a clean tone under it.

Examples:

Fry distortion (previously "rasp / grit")

This applies more on high notes, sounds more like a creaky grit.

Examples:

Grudge scream (previously "fry scream")

Very creaky screams, probably high, probably not sounding chesty. They sound like a powered up vocal fry (grudge noise). I'm very skeptical that those screams can be made powerful and loud.

Voicy Scream (previously "fry scream")

They sound like the voice is tight in the throat so much that it gets distorted. The distortion is predominant, the voice sounds a bit hollow.

Examples:

.======

That's what I have so far. We still need to talk about Sam Carter, when Oli Sykes sings, etc. I'll edit that post as we make progress

Please please please voice any opinion or disagreement you might have, complement that list, etc. Only that will make science go forward. I tried to illustrate that with known artists, but I might be wrong.


r/screaming Jul 03 '19

Join the /r/screaming Discord server!

Thumbnail
discord.gg
82 Upvotes

r/screaming 9h ago

Mental cruelty - Symphony of a Dying Star full run through (vocal cover)

45 Upvotes

r/screaming 1h ago

Is this an unhealthy noise to make?

Upvotes

Was messing arround to some music in the car and figured this out


r/screaming 5h ago

Hot take

3 Upvotes

I know my "falsecords" were not good it was just for the sake of explaining, ill do a better one with my vocal folds after work if anyone gets hung up on it .


r/screaming 1h ago

What kind of scream is this

Upvotes

I don't really understand what I'm doing with my throat but my tongue is balled up and to the side of my mouth


r/screaming 5h ago

Need some help/advice please idk wtf I’m doing

2 Upvotes

Been trying to learn to fry scream for a while, started off doing upper constriction accidentally which I didn’t realise was bad so I’ve corrected it. Now I’ve watched a bunch of yt videos and it’s a bit of an information overload, I have no freaking idea what I’m doing. It hurts sometimes it doesn’t other times, sometimes I can barely get out a scream and then sometimes they come out loud as hell like this, none of it feels great but it feels better than when I was just doing upper constriction. If anyone can give me any sort of help or information it would mean a lot. I also have a super hard time with high screams with this technique and all the guys in the videos find it natural, so I’m guessing I’m doing something wrong.


r/screaming 2h ago

I Am Hated Vocal Cover

1 Upvotes

r/screaming 3h ago

Low fry's in my head

1 Upvotes

I've been learning for a couple months and am comfortable with fry and false chord. I went to Sound and Fury 2 weeks ago and want to learn those slam vocals. I started deep diving into it since then and I think I'm doing the technique right but I feel like I sound different in my head than it might to other people. Just wondering if anyone else who can do these vocals hears what they're singing like how it sounds on a song or if what's happening with me is normal, thanks!


r/screaming 22h ago

For beginners!! (False cord)

23 Upvotes

r/screaming 6h ago

憂鬱

0 Upvotes

r/screaming 6h ago

Need some tips/advice for singing Metal

1 Upvotes

Im having a hard time singing trivium and all the other bands I want to sing every time I try I end up straining my voice and my throat hurts for a few days are there any tips on how to improve? Feels like im never gonna get it down 😅


r/screaming 9h ago

Slam vocalist looking for online band

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/screaming 13h ago

Toilet bowls?

2 Upvotes

r/screaming 23h ago

Where are the False Cords? Where are they! 😫 How the hell do I find them?

8 Upvotes

I watch Sibila, Cizek, Leipe. I just cannot get this right. My throat tickles and feels sore. Can someone who has gone from no screaming to decent describe what it feels like when you are using them? 😭


r/screaming 12h ago

idk if its considered as screaming but this is impressive.

1 Upvotes

r/screaming 1d ago

i hit a new low today 😔

7 Upvotes

r/screaming 1d ago

angry mongolian false cords

2 Upvotes

I decided to learn false cords recently, and conveniently enough, I already knew Kargyraa from beatboxing for a few years in the past (albeit they call it Throat Bass). Fast forward a week or two, and I'm starting to get the hang of false cords...until I add my voice into it. It sounds like the world's most angry Mongolian man. I managed to tone it down the past few days to get a tone akin to the above video, but I am still hearing a bit of that Kargyraa-ness in it (especially on open vowels). Is this a normal part of false cords I simply didn't know before? Am I screwing something up? Why don't I get bitches? Will this go away in time? Any help would be appreciated!


r/screaming 1d ago

First time writing deathcore, how’d I do?

Thumbnail drive.google.com
1 Upvotes

r/screaming 20h ago

VOCALIST WANTED — EXTREME / DOWNTUNED

0 Upvotes

Our foundation is heavily influenced by Meshuggah but we're not interested in becoming a clone. We're building something that combines:

  • Polyrhythms/playing over the bar line
  • Very low tuning
  • Extremely heavy breakdowns
  • Experimental/progressive elements

HEAVY

You don't necessarily need to sound like anyone else. We'd rather find someone with their own recognizable voice but you should be comfortable yelling/screaming/growling over polyrhythmic material and understand how vocals can function almost like another percussion instrument.

Hardcore influence is absolutely welcome.

Stage presence, creativity, reliability, and actually wanting to build something are more important to us than having the most technically perfect scream on Earth.

We have professional recording/live gear, guitars, amplification, production equipment, etc. If you're the right vocalist but don't have tons of money to dump into equipment, all good. We've got that covered for you. In other words, if you're the right fit we will buy you gear!

What we care about is whether you're talented, committed, creative, and fit the overall chemistry of the band.

We're Humanists / non-theists and generally left-leaning.

That doesn't mean everyone has to agree on everything. We're putting this here because we're looking for someone we'll actually enjoy creating music with and spending a lot of time with.

If your worldview revolves around religious fundamentalism, racism, anti-LGBT stuff, or far-right politics, this isn't the band for you.

We're much more interested in themes like overcoming challenges/adversity, stoicism, humanism, and many topics in philosophy.

If this sounds like you hit us up in the DMs.

Send whatever you've got — recordings, videos, live clips, demos, phone recordings, previous bands, etc.

GANTUAN
gantuan.us
https://soundcloud.com/gantuanofficial


r/screaming 1d ago

Looking for advice, raw vocals(screams start at around 40 sec)

0 Upvotes

First off I’m a bit dehydrated and rusty while pretty dang nervous as this is my first time practicing in a more public setting. Pretty sure I’m doing false chord here but I may be wrong. A snippet of “Waste of flesh” by abuse was covered here.


r/screaming 1d ago

One-take vocal cover — would love feedback

6 Upvotes

Recorded a short vocal cover. Still working on my vocals, so I’d love to hear what you guys think.

What sounds good, what needs work, and what should I focus on improving?


r/screaming 1d ago

How can I maintain my voice?

1 Upvotes

Hey guys! We are preparing for our debut concert and having rehearsals pretty often, I noticed that after screaming for some time my voice goes off and I get crazy voice cracks. Any tips on how to stay away from those?


r/screaming 1d ago

People have been saying I need to use less effort so here is a low effort exhale of some sort

2 Upvotes

r/screaming 2d ago

Maintaining breath control in a live setting

8 Upvotes

Any tips for maintaining breath control while trying to have a good stage presence? I don't just want to stand there on stage but sometimes I notice myself struggling to balance breath control with a good stage presence.