

Train yourself to know what hurts your voice instinctively and how to predict it. Think about what makes your throat hurt or hoarse. The presence of adrenaline is never as high as when delivering some aggressive lines. It’s not always easy to know what’s right or wrong for the voice when doing growls and other types of extreme metal vocals. Teach yourself what’s right and wrong for your voice Staying with one vocalist’s style might also lead to not getting everything possible out of your voice. You might also wind up causing harm, if your favorite singer isn’t the one with a comfortable pitch for your particular voice. You might wind up sounding less unique if you go on a non-stop diet of Mikael Åkerfeldt songs. I am not saying “don’t sing your favorite song”, but know that it can have downsides. This leads me to one of the most important tips: don’t copy other extreme vocalists like your favorite death metal growler. Don’t get stuck doing one particular style that you like musically Don’t copy other vocalists This means you really need to try different pitches and styles to find a comfortable tone. Someone with a high voice might have a beastly, deep growl and vice versa. The thing is extreme metal vocal pitch doesn’t always coincide with speaking voice pitch. People’s voices are really different and it’s hard to predict which type of extreme vocals that will fit.

The quality varies, but if you have a specific question I can almost bet that there’s a singing coach or a YouTuber out there that has a good answer to it.

Dive into the content and apply the tips in real life. A lot of it is in video form and a lot of it is very practically oriented. There’s a lot of good content out there about growling and other types of extreme vocals. Read and watch content about extreme metal vocals and apply
