Does anyone sing anymore?

[Joel4662]

This thread is stupid
I will say
There are plenty of good singers in metal these days
And like 100000 finely tuned non-metal vocal stylings to choose from
Screaming goes better with some music

Yeesh...

 

[Joel4662]

Metal riffs in general have progressively got more complex and seem to have taken the spotlight away from vocals. The screaming acts more as a rhythm section (like a rap I guess) and lets the guitars take the spotlight doing the melodic work in the songs. The difficulty comes when trying to put a counter-melody in the form of "real singing" over the top of an already over-the-top riff.

+100000

 

[DullElysium]

Darroh Sudderth.


EDIT: oh yeah, and I have been practicing both singing and growling. I can't say I'm good at neither but I find them both just as satifying when done right.

 

[Mago]

Metal in the 70s isn't the same as Metal nowadays. The music changed, so it's logical that the vocals will too change.
That's the only thing I have to say in this stupid thread that only has maybe 3 posts that aren't written like you belong in the kindergarten.

 

[jipchen]

Wow, what a stupid thread. You want a soft tissue for your vagina RichS? I think it drips.

 

[Virgil.]

Mikael from Opeth said in an interview (can't remember where though, but I know I heard him say it) that he combines elements of beauty and brutality in his vocal style and in Opeth's songs. Why have just all singing or all screaming? It's all about the yin and yang... good the bad... clean vox vs death growls.

 

[abt]

Gareth, whom in my opinion is one of the best vocalist around, chimes in with a powerful koan.

Bands with vocals are overrated, the only REAL bands are the ones with all ride unicycles while playing 20 minute accordion solos while dosing up on powerful hallucinogens and receiving visions from the earth mother saying "YOU ARE THE LAST TRUE TRIANGLE OF THE AGES, GO FORTH AND SPREAD GREEK YOGURT TO THE IGNORANT MASSES, BUT ONLY WITH A DASH OF HONEY!!!!!"

Pure genius. Read it and weep old timer.

Oh, and this.

RichS's generation: Sing about dragons n shit

Current generation: Scream about homework n shit

Now bring forth my yogurt.

P.S. I can't believe they gave you guys access to the HaHa middle finger emoticon. What were they thinking. (Insert 10 posts here with HaHa middle finger emoticon).






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[MondoLikeMetal]

Here is the delema - If you are a great melodic singer, or in a band that writes for a great melodic singer, but enjoy doing the screams and squels and growls, then go for it, but if you are doing it just because it's fashionable, then you're just a follower and have placed your band inside the "cookie cutter". The next great band isn't following the latest trend, but following there own stream of consciensness.

Here is a history of bands/artist that have taken the "cookie cutter" and threw it in the trash. They saw the trend, and went the other direction.

Willie Dixon bucked the trend by putting a band around, and creating coherant arrangements for, the solo blues players of his day

Frank Sinatra changed the swing band shows away from instrumentals, to the lead singer now the focus of the band

Elvis took rythym and blues and made it sexy and fun - He wasn't afraid to play "black" music

While bands/artists had other people write for them, the Beatles wrote thier own songs.

Pink Floyd changed the idea that a band had to sell "singles'. Started album rock.

Bands like The Doors, Black Sabbath, and Alice Cooper bucked the hippie, feel good bands

The Sex Pistols. in a sea of sappy, corperate bands like Boston, Journey, Foreiner, etc, brought danger and attitude back into rock

Metalica, Anthrax, Slayer, said "FU" to Glam Bands (Poisen, Motley)

Nirvana killed the hair band era

Public Enemy Rocked Rap

Dragon Force brought back great guitar soloing and melodic singing

Who's next?

 

[midget donkeys]

.....Dragon Force brought back great guitar soloing and melodic singing.....

I predict this statement will start some poop flinging.

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ It almost did but I don't feel like unleashing the Spanish Mayhem right now

Needless to say that statement is:

Dead

Fucking

Wrong

it was actually another band that I equally hate with a singer that sounds like Don Dokken's little sister that was credited with that back in the late 90s ... and even though I didn't agree with it then, it was still long before there was ever a Dragonforce

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

To whom are you referring Carlos?

But yeah, fuck Dragonforce, what a lame, one-dimensional parody of good power metal (in b4 "THERE IS NO GOOD POWER METAL DURR HURR HURR" )

 

[Skinny Viking]

Hammerfall

 

[El_Gato]

Spanish Mayhem ?¿

On topic:

I like 50% melodies, 10% screams

and 40% STFU

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Hammerfall

Oh wow, I always thought I was alone among power metal fans in my disdain for them, sweet

 

[Jevil]

Hey little bitches, I love power metal so be careful what you say or you'll die impaled by the power of the sword of the thousand flames.


1. What is power metal? Power Metal term was born in the mid-late 80's, and was a mix between speed and power of the thrash metal and melodies of heavy metal. Awesome bands from german NOISE label.

2. I hate bands like DragonForce, Sonata Arctica, and new waves of double kick and high-pitched vocals.... that is not power metal.... that is what people think it is power metal. Is "Painkiller" a powermetal album then?

And Hammerfal is not a power metal band, but a classic heavy metal band, great riffings that remind me of Accept and other bands from the 80's. But yes, it's singers sucks, that is why i can't listen to them... too gay for a band that sings about metal, battle and epicness.


Back to the topic... errr.... suck my balls.

 

[nialldoran]

@Marcus: you are not, hammerfall are awful, old helloween would kill any hammerfall material,

 

[Skinny Viking]

Spanish Mayhem ?¿

Indeed

 

[ratsapprentice]

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ I'm not mexican you ASS!

Still fuckin funny though


*Disclaimer* - There is nothing wrong with being Mexican. They are a hard working, industrious people with a rich and deep culture & heritage

 

[JeffTD]

*Disclaimer* - There is nothing wrong with being Mexican. They are a hard working, industrious people with a rich and deep culture & heritage

I see what you did there.