Should the new album contain more grunts/growls?

[flebbie]

Should the new album contain more grunts/growls?

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

I don't really mind if Chuck uses more or less growls.

 

[The Haunting]

I don't really mind if Chuck uses more or less growls.

Agreed As long as it's TestAmenT, you can't go wrong...I will buy it

 

[Brent]

I don't think so. I like the growling vocals from time to time, but I felt they were used too much on Demonic and The Gathering. All the best songs on The Gathering were the ones with the less growls in my opinion.

 

[coronerox]

Grows are some kind of trademark of the "new" Testament, so I wouldn't mind....I would love

I hope Eric continues with the killer Riffs.!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

I think Chuck should save the grunt for special occasions - less than The Gathering, maybe about the same as Low. He has such a killer voice it's a shame to waste it on constant growling.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Agreed As long as it's TestAmenT, you can't go wrong...I will buy it

Yeah!

 

[Deadly Embrace]

I would like to see the same variety of singing that was on The Gathering, alittle of everything................

 

[dom]

I agree with Deadly, The Gathering had a nice mix of it all, with both death and thrash vocals, and also had a good fresh feel to it.
\,,/

 

[progmetalgod]

Get rid of any growls and replace them with his aggressive metal singing he used on the first 5 albums. Also bring back the ballad so we can hear him sing properly, they write cracking power ballads.

 

[hiddenlegions]

I would like to see the same variety of singing that was on The Gathering, alittle of everything................

I voted MORE grunts if you want to call them that .... however the same as the Gathering is perfectly fine.

I agree, both singing styles are good on the Gathering and I think Chuck will continue with that style on the next record. But more power is always better I totally disagree that the "growling" should be less. It has become a trademark of Chuck's and think some of the best songs are WITH the "death" style singing. (ie: Fall of Sipledome, Legions of the Dead , DNR, etc ...) The power of his death growls and singing are a serious force and to take them away would leave the music less powerful.

 

[HUNGER OF THE UNDEAD]

I just wish he would hit those killer trademark highs again! I really missed that on First Strike Still Deadly

 

[Valofvalhalla]

The power of his death growls and singing are a serious force and to take them away would leave the music less powerful.

I couldn't have said that better myself.

 

[stefan86]

The Gathering was a perfect mix of clean and growls...but it doesn't matter really.
Chuck sings everything great.

 

[Wicked Child]

I like the growls...in smaller doses. I would really like to see Chuck scream those high notes like he did in the early days...Over! The! WAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!

 

[forevernin]

who cares as long as it sounds good

 

[midlife crisis]

hmm. it seems that ppl want The Gathering Part 2 seeing that the last option has the most votes.
I would like the new album to be minimalistic in growling, just like the FSSD album. I believe Eric said the new album is gonna be in 'The Gathering' and old school thrash vein. If it's gonna have a lot of Testament old school thrashier elements which can be found on their earlier records and FSSD then FUCK YEAH!!!
But if it's The Gathering Part 2, then meh...

Don't forget ppl, Testament are NOT a death metal band, they are thrash metal. If growling is all u want then there is Testament Demonic album and also there is death metal. I'm not up for the Testament to be a crossover band (ex. black-death/thrash, black/thrash, death/thrash) at all!!!

NP: Iron Maiden - Afraid To Shoot Strangers

 

[MindInsane]

Love Chuck's growls! He's got a KILLER death metal growl. This coming from an old school Testament fan who has always loved Chuck's growls...even when they were few and far between on Practice and New Order. I remember wishing he'd do it more back then...he's just so powerful sounding!

 

[The Haunting]

I like the growls...in smaller doses. I would really like to see Chuck scream those high notes like he did in the early days...Over! The! WAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!

Agreed:Shedevil: I love that scream which is done like no one other than Chuck Billy

 

[Hut*Hut]

There should be at least as many growls. Most extreme growling I dont like much, but Chuck has the best voice in metal, he can carry it off.
My one hope is that they speed the albulm up, a bit more speed, slightly less groove.

But they're the ones who know what they are doing.