Corey Taylor - Wait And Bleed - Isolated Vocal Analysis - Slipknot - Singing & Production Tips

[@tracyyochum4360]

I loved how they mixed Coreys breathing sounds throughout songs on this entire album. It really adds to the aggression and madness for something as subtle as that. They don't do it really anymore on any of their following records.

[@jsleazy5838]

Yeah , I’d say it’s in Iowa just as much and a bit in vol.3 but I agree too bad. Corey’s kinda got more technique now instead of really going at it, which is probably good lol

[@poorboyrally]

Ross Robinson is a psychosis genius

[@georgedunham7311]

They do man just not as common coz most of the guys are in a better place. They aren't fake, but you still hear Corey moaning at the end of lines occasionally. Totally agree though, it gives me goosebumps, my favourite album, probably because of the insanity

[@Madchris8828]

These vocal breakdowns are fantastic. I know little about the vocal recording process, so it's teaching me quite a bit.

[@p.c.principal7324]

And it’s about real vocalists you care about, not weird rappers and opera singers

[@Madchris8828]

@@p.c.principal7324 exactly!

[@loizard4134]

He wasn't using false cord at all when screaming lmao, he was straight up yelling and adding distortion from his throat. He blew his voice out many times on the first album tour and was only allowed to speak for 30 minutes a day, which was during shows. Pretty nuts how his throat is still around tbh

[@bob.ross330]

i think he kinda knew how to scream properly but he pushed himself too far for too long. after watching tons of live videos, it seems his voice didn’t really start to noticeably deteriorate until after the iowa tour. it’s around then that he kinda stopped jumping around while screaming like he used to; that’s really hard to sustain without running out of breath and fucking your throat up. during vol3 i think he wanted to try something different vocally but chose something that was damaging. now here he is in his prime again.

[@masso392]

He was using a bad false chord technique which is why he almsot lost his voice and why his voice change competely after IOWA You cant just "scream" for an entire album cycle especially considering how many shows they did without losing your voice.

[@roxnroll8050]

That's what I heard... He was referred to Melissa Cross somewhere along the way to make it more proper and preserve his voice and still kick ass

[@campar1043]

@@bob.ross330 I read that’s why he did that unique higher pitched yell/scream on Vol3, to save his vocal chords

[@williamreynolds3487]

Everyone says this. It’s not true. He was using false cord (or at least some sort of technique) but not very well, which would explain why during self titled he basically whispered during interviews. Then, during Iowa he really refined his scream and he sounded much better (more consistent and powerful). You can’t just do shows night after night and sound as good as him without technique.

[@roxnroll8050]

THE song that changed my life. Until this song, it was all screaming (Slayer) or regular rasp (Metallica) for me, but it was the first song that had melodic parts mixed with hellish screaming. Still love this song to this day! Awesome, fantastic vid!

[@cornbredx]

The thing that strikes me whenever I hear this song, but especially now that you're isolating the vocals here, is how young he sounds in this song. When this album came out, when I was in highschool, I think that was one of the draws. I know now this was an urban legend, but at the time the rumor was Corey was 17 when this song was recorded. He wasn't but you could be fooled into thinking he was by how young he sounded at the time (you never really saw their faces at the time so you couldn't really judge by that although he's fairly short in comparison to the others in the band so arguably that could add to the myth as well). I enjoyed your commentary and analysis here. This was interesting.

[@khhhbijcckajrbtkgikqldjren587]

wasn't he like a little bit over 20 when he joined slipknot

[@TheOneAndOnlyDJRapta]

@@khhhbijcckajrbtkgikqldjren587 yeah he was like 24 in 1997 when he joined

[@Dalejunior88]

​@@khhhbijcckajrbtkgikqldjren587he was 23

[@kiwibarsch642]

Imagine a drunk hateful and testosteron boosted Corey Taylor screaming the shit out of the microfon and then him making a serious analysis of it haha

[@DeathMetalDuelist666]

Whoever disliked this needs to rethink their life

[@D-Man_Jam]

Pp

[@DustinTavo]

Yeah I don’t get it what is the point? If you don’t like good vocal Analysis then why are you watching it? What don’t you like about this? Cause it really can’t get better imo. And it has professional production on top of that and even shows how the technique is done. What more could you ask for?

[@AIrobut5323]

It was recommended and I didnt like it. Guess KZbin should get the dislike... Also yeah, people should have to give a reason if they dislike.

[@simtau8364]

Why? Everyone has the right to dislike a video for any reason. Not every recommandation from YT fit my personal expactations.

[@jamiegunn]

Isolated vocal analysis is always fun. So much comes out of these. I like Corey's relaxed clean approach along with the blending of the screams. Very cool video!

[@CaliberFiftyVideos]

Not only are the tracks "panned into the center a bit", they are in fact *just mono* ! After I listened to them, that is what is most impressive production-wise, how they made it sound so impressively huge while it's just going straight up and down in the spectrum meter.

[@chrisliepe]

SO cool... thanks for adding this. At one point, I did "mono" my mix of these and I felt like I heard a little difference... as in the originals are NOT QUITE true mono, but you might be right!

[@CarnageRemixes]

@@chrisliepe maybe they're dual mono? im not quite sure

[@florentmagere3782]

Corey is such a vocal beast...

[@prestonjarrett]

I’ve never been a huge Slipknot fan, but Corey’s screams are something else. Great job breaking those down. A couple of other good examples of the vocal break + low tonal base are Jeffrey Moreira from Poison the Well, Luc Lemay from Gorguts and Aaron Turner from ISIS (the band).

[@djabthrash]

That vocalist from POISON THE WELL is sick indeed.

[@jaymzOG]

I love these breakdowns, especially of heavier songs. It really helps to dissuade the "well I'll never be able to sound like that" mindset. And definitely saves some people's voices lol.

[@personalinfo6263]

This was awesome! You should do an analyzation of one of slipknot’s Iowa songs, like Left Behind or People=Shit

[@alexbourgeois7863]

If he does any song off Iowa it should be disasterpiece and have the intro be Corey in the disasterpieces dvd going “this song. Is called. Disasterpiece here we go” 😂

[@victorupreti6285]

so glad you did this song Chris!! out of all the songs on this album something about this song sounds so raw and really demonstrates the power of Corys vocals

[@AaronToro]

Whenever im warming up to do some false chord rawrs, when i first start pushing through my break and im in the phase where you use very short phrases to ease in, I ALWAYS do the line "i-have-sinned-by-just" a few times. It really helps stay relaxed in that coordination AND stay engaged with support. When i know im ready i finish the "by making my mind up and taking your breath away" and i know im ready to rock

[@chrisliepe]

Nice

[@djabthrash]

Nice

[@4menshenin]

5:57 I wonder how much time will it take for my neighbors to call an exorcist if I practice this at home

[@withmygoodeyeclosed]

Lol

[@Madchris8828]

12:20 that gurgle growl thing Corey does 😂

[@noremorse9117]

took me 2 years to make my neighbors call the police xD but they thought i was dying cuz i was tryna do silencer scream its stupid hight pitch dying cat scream i guess

[@yuriyuriyuriyuri5002]

I love that these are always half vocal lesson and half production tutorial.

[@JohnnyS1cK]

Oh my god, this is truly awesome. You are by far one of the best (if not the best!) content creators related to music/vocals.

[@burghurs976]

I love how it's super clean now but in the final product they make it that gritty metal finish lol so dope

[@caffeinechaos1334]

I love how they didn't edit out Corey's last breath at the very end of the song. Killer.

[@cawrhy]

I always get a ton of value from your commentary and breakdown on these. Love it!

[@elrevelde04]

I love how in the last part of the song, before the chorus (10:05) Corey sings in phrases, following the rythm of the drums

[@ЮрийКоханчук-щ1в]

Not a vocalist, but it's kinda interesting to watch

[@RudolfHorvath]

I am super surprised now, what a great point about the 'pitch' in his screams. I always thought he sounded different since All Hope is Gone and couldn't really place my finger on why, I thought it might have been the damage on his vocals cords but Corey himself never said he hurt his voice (I mean, yeah he mentioned instances where he couldn't sing but this happened to every singer I know). Listening to this without background music you can actually hear the same basis for the screams he does now, just without the 'pitch'. You can especially hear it when he screams "free" at 10:10. Maybe it is a result of a different production approach and being less off the hook since he is older now as well, hard to tell. With that being said, as you yourself would put it - Cool stuff! Love it, maybe could do something from Iowa too? :P

[@TheInsanelyEpicMan]

It sounds like less primary cord engagement, which he might do for safety reasons. I definitely feel like We Are Not Your Kind is a sweet spot between the early stuff where he really wasn't concerned with his technique as much (even though Chris is showing us how to go about this in a safe way, Corey was not safe and if I recall ended up blowing his voice after Vol. 3; see: Corey Taylor Explains Why His Scream Changed) to a more experienced and more mindful/safe Corey Taylor that can still kill both.

[@number1Don]

Great Chris. I don't listen to 'Slipknot' due to the shouting but everyone knows this song and it is great. Corey Taylor is a brilliant singer and his best songs to me are when he sings with his natural voice. I don't know how I came across the song 'Snuff', I had the album but I dont know why. It was a shock and it stood out due to the contrast to their usual music. I wished more of their songs were like that. I never knew what he sounded like before that song and now it is one of my favourites of all time. I have come across Stone Sour which is more songs in the tone that I prefer. Very diverse and a great artist.

[@enterloblolly]

Vermillion pt. 2 is quite similar. Both great songs!

[@nathansmith891]

Really enjoying these isolated vocals videos.

[@tlniec]

There is an alternate mix of Wait and Bleed that doesn't feature the yell vocal tracks (or at least not as much of them) - might have been on a movie soundtrack or something like that. It completely deflates the song.

[@robertphillips2868]

Listen to the Wait and Bleed (Terry Date mix) it puts the clean backgrounds over the top scream mix.

[@Phalcon22]

Awesome as always! What about Joe Duplantier from Gojira ?

[@MrKerlac]

Flying Whales

[@Faeron1984]

Yes please

[@lovzygaming3144]

yes

[@Felsep06]

Sphinx

[@jayvoorhees1431]

I can't wait to see them live again. Love the video!

[@ravn53]

I love how you get a really close approach to corey's scream. Keep it up!

[@RobertT1999]

Terry Date's mix of Wait and Bleed features the clean and talking vocals more obvious because the other vocals are brought so low that they're almost non-existent (or maybe it was playing out of a speaker into a microphone).

[@bobbydelamar606]

Not gonna lie, vocal isolation sounds weird. Kinda like the way you use it for breakdowns. Good for teaching.

[@originalvonster]

I only know of a few really aggressive songs, but this is one of them. My best friend made me a CD including this and a NIN song to blast out when I was an angry. I'd sing along like I was in chamber choir 😂. Wish I could pull this off, this video has helped a bit. Really enjoying this series with production tips.

[@uamurphy]

- Is this the Krusty Krab? 5:43 - NO, THIS IS PATRICK

[@codybyas2675]

I honestly highly recommend don’t try screaming like Corey Taylor. It can really mess up your voice. I used to scream like him, and it sucked! I screwed up my voice and couldn’t even learn how to scream properly for 3 years

[@ChawedMirthPrattEnterprise]

so that's why his neck is so huge. got it.

[@codybyas2675]

@@ChawedMirthPrattEnterprise lol! Yup! That neck is like a tank!

[@trendkill3333]

Learnt the hard way as well. Although I can sing along to his Iowa stuff quite easily after 1 song my voice feels fried so I don’t do anymore. Even Corey messed his voice up from the Iowa tour because he was just screaming with no technique. It was just drunken screaming

[@brancovers]

9:56 me every time i hear corey scream's

[@DustinTavo]

I love your videos. Also just noticed the crazy space aged trackpad thing. Huh. These breakdowns are really awesome.

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

You should do Jinjer - Pisces

[@AJ-mw4nb]

"... inside Michelle I wait and bleed.." I sang that for my girl Michelle during her menstruals

[@flaccidmould9088]

another awesome choice! loving this series

[@ernie371]

Really enjoying these Corey Taylor vocal videos! :)

[@derekbroughton4324]

He still doesn’t say “I felt the HATE rise up in me”

[@lovzygaming3144]

@Chris Liepe please do a video on Joe Duplantier's Vocals, especially during the magma and from mars to sirius era. Ive always been fascinated with Joe's vocals and I'd really like to learn more about the techniques he uses to sing/scream.

[@JohnNugentJr]

5:29 & 5:42 Patrick Star sings Slipknot...or Spongeknot...or Slipbob...?

[@j_freed]

The screaming vocal section has some harmonizer and some autotune layers on it… It’s very effective at anchoring a sort of melodic line, which helps drive the song.

[@aran7teen]

5:43 Patrick has entered the chat

[@joshloaf89]

5:59 This scream sounds like the guy in Spongebob that screams “CHOCOLATE!!”

[@chrisliepe]

hehe

[@djabthrash]

And the original "chocolate" scream sounds like the "death" scream in the Slipknot "Iowa" album intro :)

[@p.c.principal7324]

I always hear these self entitled vocal coaches say that it’s impossible to sound like another singer and it’s so fascinating to see how you sound exactly like him with the right technique

[@GnarStark]

I just recently discovered I like slipknot lol. This is definitely my favorite track so far. The screams are great

[@simtau8364]

This is super intersting. Thank you for this content.

[@Killerman551]

The next one should be Corey Taylor left behind isolated vocals :D!!

[@thirdeyeblondabbyarrington1083]

CHRIS, PLEASE do a vocal analysis for Australian band Karnivool!! My fav band outside of Tool! Please please please!!!!!

[@matthewjelley8523]

please!

[@aaronramsden1657]

Love this chris, I might just sign up for your metal course

[@chrisliepe]

Looking forward to working with you!

[@Honkinonthebobo]

I'm a simple man, I see Corey Taylor and I click.

[@nicholasjarvis3260]

This album was recorded at the LEGENDARY Sound City Studio on the Legendary Neves Board..... No wonder it is an absolutely enormous album

[@lfb_bne]

So you could say that Corey’s voice back then had more... Purity?

[@JamesSSWayne]

pls do left behind, psychosocial, the devil in i and unsainted.

[@SevenIs4514]

I would love to see a deathcore vocal analysis. I was in such a band for years and the recording process was fascinating getting the vocals to not get buried underneath everything else going on.

[@chadkhudles852]

Anyone else wants Chris to cover a OG slipknot song 😏 Chris you handsome bald man stop being so charming i can't get enough of you bieng the best teacher ever! Also, damn Chris you always have it in ya I'm gonna need that course for some tips man...

[@chrisliepe]

That would be fun!

[@hateeternalmaver]

I came here actually crying like a bitch xD from a (to me) kind of emotional performance of Corey's and all this technicality you're giving me right now is what makes KZbin so great man.. Thanks for pulling me out my head!

[@KokiriForest24]

5:25 silvester stallone voice

[@bishfish1514]

This is great and good to know if I ever record music

[@Stiven_Szair]

you are incredibly great, you explain in a super nice way, nice tips and great analysis, great worK!! Thank you for your videos! Please consider to analyse Vermilion, me and i hope many other people could find it very interesting and helpful as it has a unique style i think.

[@fredscott9013]

I love this. You should do the song Eaten by bloodbath.

[@DustinTavo]

I second this one. Peter is freaking awesome. He can do these really high Whistletone fry screams also. He works into them too he starts mid and ascends up into the highs. Not like COF where he’s usually already at the pitch. I think I’d choose a different song though. Cancer of the soul displays a bit more.

[@steffenolsen2390]

Hey Chris! Awesome breakdown of this song. You should dissect Opeth vocals. The song Blackwater park or Ghost of Perdition, would be awesome to see! Much love!

[@williamreynolds3487]

I know you’re the expert, but I’m gonna go against the grain here haha. I do believe he was doing a full on false cord “growl,” as you put it, but using more of his real voice, making it sound a little like pitched screams (probably cuz he wasn’t very experienced and didn’t understand the concept of keeping the vocal cords open when doing false cord). I think what you were doing, and you probably know this, is what Corey was doing on Vol. 3, which sounds way different than the first two albums. I guess my last point would be that the technique you were doing and Corey was doing on Vol. 3 is extremely difficult compared to false cord and I have a hard time believing he’d be able to do that right off the bat. Anyway, we’ll never know for sure what he was doing, but it’s fun to theorize about it lol Edit: You should analyze a Spiritbox song if you haven’t already. I think your screams would fit perfectly. Very similar technique I think.

[@przemysawkuleczko5812]

I love it! Is it possible to hear CT from Stone Sour here or M. Shadows?

[@cedrickh.2494]

Very instructional video...also made me laugh a few times cause I didn't expect.

[@wome1542]

Woah updated intro :)

[@ninism2958]

As a vocalist, this is so freaking interesting ! Sorry if it was said before, but can someone tell me how Chris manages to get isolated vocals ? I am curious about the process, how one can acquire them.

[@chrisliepe]

I actually found these via a google search believe it or not. They are stems from the video game Rock Band

[@ninism2958]

@@chrisliepe Oh great! Thanks for the reply, and for your work! It's the perfect balance of learning and fun. I always burst out laughing when you voluntarily exaggerate some singing parts, but at the same time it makes the explanation so clear.

[@monoh1ve]

Unfortunately - this sounds nothing like him, and not because we all have "different screams" but because he's using a different voice distortion(scream technique).

[@user-vc5be3jg2y]

Hey Chris, each video you upload is so helpful and I like so much the way you are able to explain how Corey works, but... The next time, please, upload the video two weeks earlier! ahah I made my Wait and Bleed version some days ago and YOUR VIDEO would have been a perfect aid for me. I got a question... Do you think that little touch of vocal cords into those screams would be a choice or actually his way of screaming on that record? Thanks for the contents you share! R.

[@chrisliepe]

I don't think he thinks too much about it. He's yelling (primary cords) and has figured out the coordination to involve his upper throat (false cords) but he's really stumbled on it. But lots of people don't stumble in things correctly and mess things up too! haha

[@raytaylor5176]

"Half-assed aggression." & "Somewhere between screaming and crying."

[@lordoflobsters7254]

love this series

[@fannnatic]

Very enjoyed this video. Thank you

[@chrisliepe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@torqq69]

I didn't think that I will binge watch vocal breakdowns but here I am:) Also you should check out Vermilion form Slipknot I think it would be pretty interesting break down

[@viliuskasmocius1962]

Amazing job, Chris!

[@coleparker3306]

You should do a vocal breakdown of the end of heartache by kse

[@Joeblue403]

You can find the clean chorus vocals in the music video for it as well

[@sergitorres8158]

Cool Chris! Have you noticed about how "thin" his voice sounds in the albums, for example at the beginning of Wait & Bleed, vs how "deep" he sounds live? I always wondered if there's any studio trick to change the colour of his voice like that. Sounds so diferent live, much heavier and thicker voice.

[@TheRealFoxeR]

As Chris says, he has a kind of lower-pitched voice. The guitars and bass are tuned to B, moving into more low-mid territory. In order to get the vocal to pop a little more, you want to cut those frequencies out. The downside is that low mids make things sound warmer and fuller. Think of a cello vs a viola.

[@Azazil.levthn]

Then watching Me inside live version. He sounds thin as the audio. Or when thyre younger maybe in 1999-2001

[@robvic39]

Wow. You are fucking awesome man. I think it's very hard to scream like this without getting hurt.

[@syniqk6273]

Corey in the first 2 projects from slipknot never used false chord engagement. He quite literally just screamed with distortion. Not healthy at all and that’s why Vol. 3 he sounded so weak and airy

[@danielrodriguez3653]

Dude how did you get these isolated tracks? And can you get the ones from their song "EYELESS" off the same record? That. Would. Be. INSANE. Vocals especially.

[@jamesrevenge9441]

I’d love to see a video on Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth.

[@Felsep06]

Your channel is best for this kind of content, BY FAR!! You almost reach IOWA, can you do this for any song live from disasterpieces? Gojira's New album would be nice too (sphix). Thank you!!

[@KrOmEiFiCaTiOn]

Ambivalent (mixed feelings) works but I think you were looking for apathetic! Great commentary!

[@Kibikful]

Please, you really need to make a reaction to their song called "Purity", you'll love it !!

[@tehebriumcovers]

Hey Chris Liepe, thanks a lot for all your work. I wanted to know if you will make a video about Jonny Hawkins of the band Nothing More. It's an amazing vocalist with an insane range, and I really need your analyse of this singer! Thank you, Maxence / Tehebrium

[@bex2261]

Great breakdown. Funny how you can listen to something for 20 years and still miss little details, stuff in here I’d never noticed before!

[@icedearthfanatic6666]

Chris, any chance for you to do a video on Christian Alvestam? (Scar Symmetry/Solution .45)

[@thommysguitarcorner4687]

Damn yes! I'd love to see that. So much to learn from that guy

[@icedearthfanatic6666]

@@thommysguitarcorner4687 hopefully more likes come in so Mr. Liepe sees this comment!

[@Thegodofnothing]

Can you do a vocal breakdown for Left Behind by slipknot

[@alexgryn4612]

Thank you Sir!

[@caffeinechaos1334]

Love these breakdowns. However, I am pretty sure Corey Taylor didn't do any technique on purpose back then. He does now tho.

[@jeremiahagravante5454]

"You can see that big neck..."

[@northernninety7]

I wonder why some of the audio clips cut out abruptly.

[@grantrobinson4537]

Loved this vid

[@fadhlyramadhani9451]

this is very very informative

[@rendirahman5609]

if you can do this with Michael Lessard of The Contortionist it would be super great.

[@watch-Abricot_Ultime]

That was such a great vid! I'll be watching your vids now, you're really interesting and talented. You should take a look at Gojira. Joe's has such a unique scream.