death metal vocal chart

[EchoForever]

so im thinking about doing a chart that labels death metal vocal styles and lists at least 5-10 albums that accurately have that vocal style

i need albums with these vocal styles
(if you can think of any more than go ahead and suggest some)

Demonic

Gory
Obituary - Slowly We Rot

Angry

Clean

i went ahead and added an example

hopefully this makes sense, im not too good at explaining shit
after i feel like weve put some good stuff down ill edit it all into a chart

why you ask? for fun i guess i dont fucking know

 

[Phylactery]

Do you mean clean sounding growls (struggling to think what this means), or actual clean vocals?

Demonic - Infester

 

[EchoForever]

well since its death metal i dont imagine to find super clean vocals, just something thats admittedly softer than ever other band you know

 

[Phylactery]

Oh, so like melodeath vocals that are generally less harsh? I get you I think.

I think you should add psychotic/unhinged and emotional/passionate as categories.

 

[EchoForever]

yeah you got it

also for aggressive im thinking of a death album but idk what one would be the best

 

[CiG]

Either of the first two Deicide albums are pretty iconic in the satanic death metal thing and Benton's vocals were especially demonic sounding.

 

[EchoForever]

thats a great point actually, i used to listen to their s/t all the time

 

[CiG]

Angry, perhaps Frank Mullen?

 

[EchoForever]

ok so definetely Effigy of The Forgotten for angry
s/t deicide for demonic
To The Depths in Degradation is an AMAZING choice for demonic cant believe i didnt think of it
and @Phylactery if you can give good examples of those categories than yeah


Demonic
Deicide - Deicide
Infester - To The Depths in Degradation

Gory
Obituary - Slowly We Rot

Angry
Suffocation - Effigy of The Forgotten

Clean

 

[EspaDa]

I still don't get what you mean by 'clean'.

Angry: Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption
Schizophrenic: Death - Symbolic, The Sound of Perseverance, Leprosy
Gory: Pestilence - Consuming Impulse

 

[Slayed Necros]

Demonic:

Miasma - Changes

 

[CiG]

Schizophrenic: Death - Symbolic, The Sound of Perseverance, Leprosy

Cryptopsy - Blasphemy Made Flesh, None So Vile.

 

[EspaDa]

^Exactly. I'd also list AtG's TRitSiO as angry and schizoprenic at the same time.

 

[arg]

^and faggoty too. fuck atg


I think DM vocals are better categorized by pitch and technique. But im busy so will post about it tomorrow

 

[arg]

This is how I would construct my chart...

Y axis:
High
High-mid
Mid
Low-mid
Low
Ultralow

X axis:
Screamy
Raspy
Shouty
Growly
Guttural
Cavernous

Then the bands would be at the intersections. Examples:

High-mid, raspy: Morbid Angel
Ultralow, cavernous: Immolation

God damn it I wanna make an excel spreadsheet right now but I'm on the road

 

[EchoForever]

resurrecting this dead thread because i decided to do the chart


if you have any suggestions or critiques please post them

 

[EchoForever]

im thinking Final Holocaust for gory

 

[crimsonfloyd]

You need some sort of "beastial" category for all the pig squealers and dog growlers out there.

 

[CiG]

And those weird vocalists that sound like a dog barking.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

You need some sort of "beastial" category for all the pig squealers and dog growlers out there.

Or, better yet, a "bestial" category. Wouldn't want him to print out an official chart featuring a daft typo.