Who was the first to incorporate clean/growling vocals into their music?

[MetalManCPA]

Going back to the ignorance is bliss thread, that's how I feel right now. This answer may be right under my nose, but I feel asking fellow Opethians is easier than doing the research myself. So, was Opeth the first to mix the two vocal types within the confines of a song, or was it done before them?

 

[Lee_B]

Maybe Fear Factory?

 

[Till Fjalls]

Hmmmm, tough question!! Maybe King Diamond, if you count his other vocal style as growling....

 

[Frodnat]

There were defintely some that were using clean vocals and growls in their songs. For example Edge Of Sanity - Spectral Sorrows (1991 or 92 ??? Dan Swäno rulez !!!), My Dying Bride, The Gathering, etc... It is really common, but no one seems to push that style to such a perfection like Opeth did ...

 

[MacMoney]

You mean using both clean and growling vocals in their songs? Well, Cynic did so on their Focus record back in 1993. Testament had some growls in their Practice what you Preach album in 1989 not sure if there were some on The Legacy in 1987.

 

[MacMoney]

Spectral Sorrows came out in 1993. Seems that I forgot about it.

 

[Misanthrope]

DT skydancer used growls ( and you can consider them growls not like king diamond ) and clean voice. And also female voice and it was on what 89?

 

[MacMoney]

Skydancer was recorded in 1993.

 

[Malaclypse]

what's with theatre of tragedy? dunno what their first albums were like, and when they were released, but they do exist quite some time.

 

[MacMoney]

First Theater of Tragedy was released in 1995.

 

[Malaclypse]

oops. damn i'm sooo uneducated.
let's try sentenced?

 

[my dying groom]

Um...perhaps Celtic Frost?

 

[Malaclypse]

hey you,

seems you got fairly addicted to http://www.fiese-scheitel.de
at least according to your chanding avatars

 

[MacMoney]

I totally forgot about Celtic Frost... Shame on me...

 

[crumbling mirth]

i think the first band to incorporate both growling and clean vocals into their repertoire was abba. i could be mistaken, however.

 

[Hail Eris!]

Who was the first band just to growl?????

 

[crumbling mirth]

bathory, mayhem, celtic frost, venom...no idea, hail eris!

 

[my dying groom]

seems you got fairly addicted to www.fiese-scheitel.de

Yeah, I was so impressed by Nitro's appearance and Steel's 'Say Goodbye (to Love)' that I couldn't resist putting up a fully fledged spandex campaign.
But I've only got one Nitro avatar left, so the worst is already over by now and I can finally return to my actual self in the knowing that I made a contribution to the preservation of a tasteful sort of clothing that mustn't die out because it's way too 'metal'

 

[Malaclypse]

i appreciate your motives in helping to revive a species almost died out. you deserve... well... the purple heart at least for your efforts

 

[my dying groom]

*blushes*
Oh...thank you!

Wow, I just realized that Mark changed the avatar limits, so the new max. is 100x100. Now I can even spread the word...errr... the look of spandex in XXL