Death Metal (and related genres)
Can someone enlighten me as to how people can listen to someone screaming "Rawwr rawwr rawwr" into microphone?
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:05, 15 replies)

aw thats not fair, man!
Lots of metal I find impenetrable but it isnt easy to play so there is definitely something in it for people who like their music textured.

The rawr thing or the heavy metal scream is often dull but some singers not only scream effectively but can change to a 'clean' vocal at the drop of a hat and the counterpoint is impressive and sometimes even lovely.

Check out Opeth and their singer Mikael Akerfeldt.

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(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:09, closed)

^^This
Or, for amusement value, listen to 'Nemesis' by Arch Enemy, then look at this picture

Yep, she's the singer
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:13, closed)

The lovely Angela
I swear most people only go to Arch Enemy shows to hear "The woman who sounds like a man". She's tiny. But a great crowd puller.

She's also one of the few death metal screamers you can actually make out the words in.
(stimpy, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:14, closed)

I agree
She is lovely...

But she's still only average looking compared to Christina Scabbia
*drools*
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:16, closed)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
saw this person Lauren Harris at Sonisphere. She actually rocked quite a lot.

edit: Turns out she's daughter of Iron Maiden bassist, Steve Harris!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:22, closed)

All 3 of those lovely ladies
would feel the wrath of my cock!
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:27, closed)

If you think Arch Enemy rock...
Check out Veronica Freeman from 'Benedictum'.

www.benedictum.net/VeronicaFreeman.htm

Sounds like a butch Bruce Dickinson, looks like a porn star.
Wowza!
(Billy The Fish wants to gargle with Lucy Pinder's bath water, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 18:57, closed)

Do want, all of them.
Also add any number of other female metal singers. Quite often they are hot.
( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Wed 21 Oct 2009, 3:31, closed)

Oh god, yes!
I would totally go gay for her :) *drooooooooools*
(MissUnexpectedNuttering Mad to live, Mad to talk, and burn, burn, burn...., Tue 20 Oct 2009, 19:37, closed)

Opeth are gods
and I love you for saying so :D
( Kyazrael Juan, two, three, floor?, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 18:18, closed)

I miss Lopez.
He's s'posed to be releasing material with 'Fifth To Infinity' soon but I doubt it will ever materialise.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 20:17, closed)

If I knew, I'd tell you
But I don't know why either, I simply enjoy it.

Tomorrow I'm off to see a few bands, two of which are near impossible to understand - Trigger The Bloodshed and Behemoth.

Not sure what it is, be it the intricate guitar work, the drummer going insane, or something like that, but I love it!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 17:11, closed)

mental guitar work
is fucking tasty, and hard as hell to play :D
( Kyazrael Juan, two, three, floor?, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 18:19, closed)

Go back
to your chart music, little child
(Dr Zoidberg is going for a scuttle, Tue 20 Oct 2009, 18:28, closed)

Metal's not just about the vocals
There's a hell of a lot more to it than that. Personally, for me, it's all about sick basslines and even sicker drumbeats. You should try listening past the vocals, turn your bass up to max and keep the volume at a decent level :)
(TheUnthinkingMinority needs some new music to listen to., Wed 21 Oct 2009, 15:39, closed)