How do I do shrieking vocals?

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#1 Mr_Versipellis
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I can do an okay death growl wihout it hurting, so I think I'm doing it right (all the air is coming from my lower chest). However, does anyone know how to do the kind of brutal shriek that's favoured by a lot of bands from my country, Britain? I'm thinking of stuff like Architects, SikTh, Fellsilent, bring Me The Horizon etc. It's not a black metal shriek; more like somewhere between that and a metalcore yell. Thanks :)
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Taking a shot to the balls will get you shrieking with the best of them. :lol:

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You don't, if you want to be a musician of any value to the world.
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Taking a shot to the balls will get you shrieking with the best of them. :lol:

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MMMMM, metalcore huh? then just scream as if you saw something really scary, scream like a 15 year old girl!

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You don't, if you want to be a musician of any value to the world.Darwin_Award
you mean like miley cyrus ^_^

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I can do an okay death growl wihout it hurting, so I think I'm doing it right (all the air is coming from my lower chest). However, does anyone know how to do the kind of brutal shriek that's favoured by a lot of bands from my country, Britain? I'm thinking of stuff like Architects, SikTh, Fellsilent, bring Me The Horizon etc. It's not a black metal shriek; more like somewhere between that and a metalcore yell. Thanks :)Mr_Versipellis

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#9 Hellfire-1
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It's pretty simple, Try it and either you'll have the voice for it or you won't. If the audience doesn't get out earplugs, you're doing ok... : ) I really don't think there's any real "tips" for this kind of thing, it is something that is best self taught, preferably when no one else is around at first.
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There be alot of hate for the deathcore/metalcore genre's floatin' round here so it might not be the best place to ask, but I think its just a keep trying thing, maybe get some singing lessons.
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#11 smokeydabear076
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There be alot of hate for the deathcore/metalcore genre's floatin' round here so it might not be the best place to ask, but I think its just a keep trying thing, maybe get some singing lessons.FrostyPhantasm
But wouldn't they be shrieking lessons? It seems to me that shrieking and singing are two different things, but I could be wrong.

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#12 Atheists_Pwn
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whisper it into a mic, less strenuous and it sounds better
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#13 coveredeyes
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Not 100% sure on this, but if you just start off screaming as you would if you were really angry you may find you can hit the shriek/scream quite well. If this doesn't work for you then I guess the scream comes from the back of the throat rather than straight from the diaphragm and opening your mouth wider than a growl might help. Best bet is to look it up or post it on a more musically inclined thread who are more tolerant to different genres. Hope that helps... :\
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#14 Rikardur
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Practice utilizing your diaphragm. This is key.