DO NOT Scream Like Corey Taylor - The "Iowa" Scream

[@MatthewSparks]

Hey everyone! I've finally managed to get a microphone and I spent a few days tracking a Slipknot cover of a new song using this scream. I'm not gonna lie, I had to split it up into multiple sessions because this shit hurts, but it should be mixed and uploaded on KZbin sometimes this coming week. I'd like to thank all of you that watched this video and commented--I never thought this video would blow up the way it has!

[@MrDillon08]

Matthew Sparks lookin forward to it!

[@ulgenyldz506]

Yes, it is splendid to hear that what you anticipate comes true. I am looking forward to seeing it!

[@RecklessBoy789]

My dear friend, how about this one?))) can u check my Iowa scream?;) please 😈😈😈 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrXgIl7bLmJY7s

[@drummermonke]

Sounds good 🤘👍

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Hell yeah, way to go! You nailed the fuck outta that scream. As I am your everyday, normal laymen who loves me some Corey Taylor (House Of Good & Bones + everything else) but knows next to nothing about the intricacies of music and all it's techniques, you blew my mind when you got into the anatomy of his vocal screaming technique. I just see a guy yelling into a microphone. EASY! 😎

[@emilyisnotapeach]

*Casually talking * -Corey scream *casual talking*

[@spygineer1076]

Lol

[@pulp6588]

That probably just made a bunch of kids want to do that

[@user-fx2rr9tb5r]

@@pulp6588 um im an adult and it made me wanna do it- but i do it all the time so whatever not even in a band, just for fun

[@pulp6588]

@@user-fx2rr9tb5r ah i see. Wow I was being a bit of a dickhead sorry ‘bout that.

[@emighstrvr]

@@pulp6588 i can confirm

[@DutchDukeMan]

Well corey sacrificed his voice just for those awesome days of YYEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[@sjescone]

Corey has the best yyyyyeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh

[@leonardomorales9094]

fuck YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH in my plague is so brutal

[@daed1819]

He still has his voice

[@morteparla6926]

Yep. He's blown his vocal cords many times. Pretty much after a couple shows on tour, his voice would be fucking shot. That's badass because you know he was going HARD and giving it everything; but it fucked him up.

[@rahadianyamin8305]

finally lost his scream in Vol.3 i"m glad his got it back now

[@evanzwesley3159]

Corey's neck is his secret weapon that's where all that power comes from LoL 😅

[@evanzwesley3159]

@@morgansexton1924 ouch. Ya I didn't realize as a kid that your supposed to use your stomach more than throat so today I can't even hit notes that I used to be able to hit. Sucks. ☹️

[@toyotaecw]

WhoDarestheMAN gamer And Phil Bozeman is better than Dani.

[@michelegiannotti]

I want to put like but now it's 666. I can't ahaha

Evanz Wesley no its not it was whiskey dumb ass he drank every damn day for years when he stopped drinking he lost his voice

[@pariah87]

just like corpsegrinder lol

[@idk4529]

Not gonna lie, that was one of the best screams I've ever heard lol

[@jawara6263]

Damn straight!

[@spacebase00]

That was actually a work of carefully- curated art. Bravo, my dude!

[@katelamb4073]

Hell yeah!!!💯💯💯

[@dragulia_venaro]

He fix it already, so it's safe lol

[@Keepitsavage21]

Check out this band that has that same style kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJOwdZeZpLCJj5o

[@hungrypetegoesyeet7514]

That scream u did it was awsome just saying

[@mue5997]

Agree

[@Ryu99420]

well every good thing comes with a price

[@ayeayeron3670]

@@Ryu99420 Bullshit, Apex Legends is free

[@VICIOUSD3M0N]

@@ayeayeron3670 Exactly

[@Ash__7]

Right? Holy shit

[@croazzb3525]

Dude: *does one of the best screams I've ever heard in my life* Me: nice Dude: yeah, don't do that Me: shit

[@josflorida5346]

That's like the singer of deftones

[@tekk2987]

The song Hexagram and the ending of Royal come to mind right away!!

[@nickkohlmann]

@@josflorida5346 Which song?

[@josflorida5346]

@@nickkohlmann any song. The singer of deftones went and got singing lessons. The teacher told him it wasn't possible to teach him to sing and his methods are harmful for his voice

[@nickkohlmann]

@@josflorida5346 Oh really? Never knew that. Didn't expect his way of singing to be hurtful

[@joshbarnett8450]

So I got in my car, and I’m like “right now is the perfect time to do a video on slipknot .”

[@zM00Nx]

Best place to scream

[@squidsquirthd2684]

Most people practice vox in the car cause nobody can hear you and it won’t disturb anyone

[@sethc758]

More like I don't want my neighbors to think that I'm possessed lol

[@vernedupuis5834]

I would like your comment but it’s currently at 666 so I’m sorry

[@tylerrr1391]

I actually practice in the car cause it doesn’t bother anyone.

[@Hipno702]

Can confirm. Tried screaming like Corey for 2 songs Lost my voice for a good week

[@Elizondobass]

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho that’s unfortunate

[@jordanjackson6178]

You can kind of hear the aftermath of corey screaming like that in any show from the Vol.3 tour, his scream just sounded like it hurt to even begin doing it. With the iowa and self titled screams yeah it sounds painful, but at the same time it just sounded so good that you didn't really realize what it was doing to his voice

[@metal_head_zero]

500th like

[@Hipno702]

Honestly it only sounds good in the mix. I heard an isolated vocal track from Disasterpieces and it sounded awful and you could clearly tell he was pushing with his throat

[@oopsididitagain2803]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer heard him fir the first time in puppets 3 and instantly went "there goes his lungs"

[@sls1035]

His scream sounds good now. It's not the same but he's still got it.

[@dolap7402]

bruh

[@sls1035]

Ænimal Sawchains is it not?

[@johanneseckestrom6566]

It's better than Corey now. I wonder how corey would've sounded doing a correct technique

[@crimmerz9948]

@@dolap7402 he honestly does sound amazing this year

[@hannamendyk567]

Yeah, Melissa did a good job teaching him

[@fyrenyde8711]

Nobody: Babies in the middle of the night: 1:05

[@NomNomNomTheLucario]

Now that’s nightmare inducing

[@spygineer1076]

Lmfao

[@cosmin1518]

Time to put that baby up for adoption

[@KippSa]

I laughed so hard I actually cried

[@bumpthegod2479]

Time to feed the child to satan

[@yisussb]

1:05 sounds like an extreme version of the nether portal

[@d3ad.4gain]

Yisus SB 😂😂

[@mrpasqwal3901]

Dammit

[@rickyrocker3693]

LOOLLL

[@yuurirozenfeld7760]

Mi amigo es famoso

[@sspark2686]

@@yuurirozenfeld7760 ok

[@GunDrummer]

Dude that’s why it always blows my mind when I listen to Iowa the dude is literally just fucking yelling

[@MegamindtheGOAT]

Hi gun drummer :))

[@Keepitsavage21]

Check out this band that has that same style kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJOwdZeZpLCJj5o

[@hippopotomostrosesquippeda5804]

What kind of guns do you drum?

[@FORTEPodcast]

The fact that Corey Taylor screamed like this, for 90 minutes each show, every other day between the years 2000-3, and still be able to sing with such quality as a man in his 40s, is a testament to his constitution. He sacrificed his vocal health for Art, and now we have IOWA, the most flawless album I have heard in years from ANYONE.

[@sjescone]

Just wait for We are not you're kind. That album will be the best since iowa.

[@FORTEPodcast]

sjescone Totally agree. Solway Firth and Birth Of The Cruel have been very impressive thus far.

[@uncay2769]

the necc too

[@uncay2769]

@@FORTEPodcast dont forget the Nero Forte

[@thomasrilling6651]

I totally agree with that

[@kuerst]

You're the man bro. You talked big talk and then you backed it up. Most people just do the first part.

[@MatthewSparks]

Thanks my friend, I appreciate the kind words. Even if some people don't believe me, I try to avoid ever coming online and posting BS, misinformation, or information that I can't back up in any capacity. I appreciate your view and for you taking the time to comment!

[@kuerst]

@@MatthewSparks All good bro! Fakes get found out. Cause when it's time to deliver, they've got nothing. And that's not you. Also, I wanted to ask, where can I hear some original full songs of yours? I took a look around but couldn't find anything.

[@fiercedeity183]

Imagine just seeing a dude in his car looking at his camera and then just randomly scream

[@anson2457]

fierce deity i laughed hard at this

[@robertjefferson7327]

One time I was in the parking lot of the dollar store waiting for someone and I was practicing my metal screaming in the car and I made a woman jump.

[@puglover6113]

@@robertjefferson7327 oh god 😂 poor women

[@FiratC.]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@NorthernWind26]

You're too late... Now I'm a professional in f**king up my vocal cord

[@SaintKines]

I'm sure it sounds sick man but if you dont learn some technique youre in for a short and painful ride.

[@NorthernWind26]

@@SaintKines Yeah that's right but I'm trying to find a way to improve the quality and reduce the harm

[@SaintKines]

@@NorthernWind26 I think if you prepare for it and take good care of your voice otherwise you might be able to go all out for your recordings but if you're doing shows you should definitely find a way to protect your voice. Singers have all kinds of tricks. I've heard honey and tea helps, I've heard silly shit like greasy Lays potato chips help. Haha. I don't know what's true and what's not but look into it if you haven't already. Even with technique there are other tricks to taking care of what is basically your instrument.

[@NorthernWind26]

@@SaintKines ABSOLUTELY!😂 by the way thank you for your advice man

[@user-dy5ho4sj2w]

Corey was legitimately super pissed back then and his screaming shows the type of stuff he was feeling. I’m sure back then it was cathartic and he didn’t care about what it was doing to his voice. I’m glad to see he’s in a better place these days. Slipknot has been through a hell of a ride. 😅 Great job replicating his vocals though, that scream was right on!

[@jeanmichel805]

Ok. Now imagine Corey recording the entire IOWA album. Is INSANE. Out of humanity.

[@colina1330]

Apparently the recording of that album was very rough and mentally (and physically) damaging for everyone involved.

[@Miatalustrium]

Cocaine and alcohol are a powerhouse combo when it comes to things like this; it's terribly sad, but Corey was either too numb to feel himself tearing up his throat or didn't give a shit. There are screams in the song Iowa where he is just cutting himself to pieces with broken glass in the vocal booth that the producer mixed in.

[@mouloudo]

Not really, doing a show is much more impressive, especially when they did 3 shows in 3 days at some point of the Iowa tour

[@AntalopeAUT]

I guess "agonising" might be a pretty fitting description for the recording of that album ... and you can hear it as well .

[@MrDudoma]

Cocaine helped probably.

[@CripDaddy02]

Tbh that scream was great, and legit sounded like Corey pretty well

[@dillonmacpherson3350]

His speaking voice sounds a lot like Corey's actually

[@olliebutton]

You even talk like Corey Taylor haha

[@Sporacle]

Sounds and looks like Clown really

[@DanceOfTheDawn5963]

Ollie Button he talks like Corey Taylor with Chuck Schuldiner’s accent and he looks like clown lol

[@hyakugame]

Corey Taylor talking sounds dumb. (Amazing vocalist though)

[@szpadel8172]

The neck is not enough thick xd

[@Richerodt]

To be honest, that’s just how a majority of Iowans talk.

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

Here it is. The best and most informative video about Corey’s vocals. You CANNOT sound like Corey without knowing you will sacrifice your vocal chords. That’s really all there is to it. It’s a shame he lost it, but that “technique” or better lack of technique, gave us two of the greatest metal albums of all time.

[@Hikaeme-od3zq]

Corey himself once said in one of his acoustic concert that he actually liked way more the type of "scream" (kinda growl-ish scream) on all hope is gone better than what he did before that exactly because of this issue.

[@passionoflovers]

Which is weird, because his voice sounds so beat on that record.

[@TheComicBookJoker]

0seconds probably because of this exact issue. It keeps coming back to how bad this is for your voice.

[@jordanmohler]

0seconds it sounded way more beat on The Grey Chapter

[@theSUICIDEfox]

His scream on The Dying Song is absolutely perfect. I didn't like the AHIG scream it's too low and not roar-y enough. It sounded like a typical metal growl instead of Slipknot.

[@misscwoodham]

Dude, your "IOWA" scream actually gave me chills! That sounds exactly like Corey.. I'm starting to tear up for some reason.. I havent heard ANYONE sound that much like him!!

[@alanheyes694]

Yeah, it’ll shred your vocal cords. I used to be able to hit a solid whistle note. Now I can barely get a whistle to be audible. I’m surprised the man can even speak without his voice cracking every other word.

[@Noodlelino28]

What's a solid whistle note?

[@maffy715]

@@Noodlelino28 a note in the whistle register, meaning like how a girl screams or squeals, a *lot* of men can't make the sound at all and very few people can sing in that register.

[@ThruThe9]

​@Quartz 15-16 is fortunate. Took me until 17-18, and even then it made more of a difference that I learned to speak more confidently. I bet it hurt losing that higher register, but there is plenty left to learn.

[@Awertnex]

@Quartz no, that's falsetto, but pretty close to whistle (register wise)

[@dodjiegarcia2320]

Do you sing a lot of David Lee Roth?

[@fives.]

The Iowa scream is actually insane. I spent my teenage years doing the same for Cobain's belt, particularly the In Utero stuff, and I mean, dude blew his voice out every other date on that tour, and I don't think he realized how much he had to work to reproduce what Albini caught in that vocal booth between his throat voice and how his voice dealt with him belting uncontrollably. By comparison, he tracked all of Nevermind chugging cough syrup and smoking cigarettes in the booth while he still had some range. I lost a decent amount of my top range in attempting to replicate it, just because Cobain had incredible vocal muscles and probable natural polyps, the harder he belted, the more the vocal push would grate against the nodes in his throat, hence why he was so raspy, partially why he spoke in a twisty monotone and why it's so hard to reproduce without just yelling the tune and blowing your voice out. Dude's range wasnt big, but his diaphragm was like a Mack truck. What does any of this have to do with Corey and Iowa? Well, Cobain was *singing* as such - I know he's classically trained and has been since his youth but even still I don't know how Corey Taylor's voice has held up as well as it has considering the sheer vocal shred he put his throat through during the Iowa cycle. Even Anselmo approached the Trendkill tour cycle with a little bit more subconscious preservation going on, and he was on heroin and still performing Cowboys *at the top of the show* at that point. Corey Taylor by comparison was soaking his vocal cords in shitloads of high alcohol content before going out and reproducing what he did on that record to the very last fry. Corey Taylor, his weapon of a diaphragm and his vocal cords are legitimately made from something different, anyone normally attempting to fry like that will fuck their vocal cords and their voice drastically, which is part of the reason I've always appreciated his gutterals - anything that doesn't fuck his voice and he's really good at doing is completely fine by me. This is why I appreciate Anselmo's crooning and slaughtered pig screams, 'cos it's not him belting at the same pitch as the entire Cowboys record and blowing his voice later in life

[@Viper-dz2kw]

I’d bet cobain potentially had some blockages in his nose as well (there’s a whole story as to why that can affect vocals but it’s kinda gross) but I used to as well and had a similar reaction in my range to the way you described it, the louder I sang the more it distorted, but I could do it for hours because my vocal chords were just so fucked up from mucus leaking onto them from my sinus not being able to drain properly and that’s literally just how they resonated naturally

[@brsvideos8143]

The fact that Corey did that for years and can still sing like a gentle angel (And scream like a demon!) is testament to the fact that some people really are just built different.

[@fiskk.1573]

Coreys voice is so powerful, it broke his own neck

[@flame_zzl]

Impossible, the neck is too strong

[@Moroi92]

No that thing is unbreakable

[@Nyarlathotepmeme]

Alright gonna need some tutorials on how to properly scream from you, cause if you can master the scream that destroys your voice I think you're pretty damn qualified

[@MatthewSparks]

Hahaha thanks! I find teaching this stuff really difficult, because I don't know how to express what I'm doing in words. It's like trying to explain breathing to someone

[@murkyylurkss]

It sucks, I feel like I could teach someone, cause I do understand it, but I lack doing it myself 😂 partially cause I live with people who hate extreme music

[@Nyarlathotepmeme]

@@MatthewSparks Yeah screaming is definitely one of those things that have to just click. It's like trying to teach someone how to roll their R's.

[@mentalscraps6791]

@@Nyarlathotepmeme I still can't roll my R's, PLease teach me

[@michmyers73]

MentalScraps Just learn Spanish. Don’t even make a conscious effort to roll the R’s, once you start speaking fluently it comes very naturally. That and then you know some Spanish and got some duolingo points.

[@adrianpap1374]

He said numerous times that smoking more than anything else fried his voice and ever since he quit he's regaining his range & power more and more. His words.

[@toyotaecw]

Two words: Randy Blythe

[@Soundbox3214]

@My Opinion Look up Rock Feed Corey Taylor interview and skip to around 17 minutes 30 seconds in. The guy asks him and that's the answer he gives.

[@adrianpap1374]

@@Soundbox3214 thanks

[@Soundbox3214]

@@adrianpap1374 Yee 👌

[@jordanjackson6178]

The alcohol probably helped with that too

[@seanwechsler6783]

It’s good that some Slipknot songs have melodic choruses, my voice would always crack out when attempted. It was a good way to let myself know there’s something I’m doing wrong with my voice. Corey was able to pull off “Iowa” screams on the album with time gaps between each recording. Along with layers to add even more depth. He did eventually damage his voice. You can hear how damaged and different it sounds on Vol 3 and Stone Sour’s Come Whatever May. Luckily his voice has recovered great over years of learning and training.

[@ravlucianus3005]

He said in an interview that his voice problems stemmed from smoking and drinking more so than his screaming technique. Hints why he can pull off the scream again now that he's stopped drinking and smoking

[@chaseviking5096]

A true man doing what he can to prevent idiots from fucking up their voice.

[@dogblessjakey]

That scream was beautiful.

[@thepaulallennetwork]

This is very true. Yes, Corey's screams on Iowa are among the best you'll ever hear, but if you do it extensively, you WILL mess up your vocals. I've been doing this for 7 years, myself. Learning proper techniques is 100% the way to go. I personally know people who have tried to do this style - and only this style - most ended up having to quit, and others ended up abandoning this style.

[@mahmoudal-haj434]

Are we just gonna ignore how accurate and close to corey’s that scream was?

[@7jelly777]

Well great, now I want a vocal cover. you already sound like Corey talking the only thing off is the accent.

[@MatthewSparks]

Would you guys be interested in me covering the new stuff but with the IOWA scream? I think that might be interesting.

[@generalaspergers4205]

Matthew Sparks Yes!

[@yeemless6154]

@@MatthewSparks HELL FUCKING YES PLEASE OMG

[@7jelly777]

Matthew Sparks sounds cool. Would love to see and genuinely scary Liars funeral cover

[@IStoleYourSandwich]

@@MatthewSparks I dream about actually hearing someone sound like Corey after so long. Please, bro!! It'll literally go viral. You could do Orphan, it's imo the most IOWA-esque song

[@Noodlelino28]

1:05 sounds like something I'd hear during sleep paralysis lol

[@PaddyPatrone]

Imagine walking through a parking garage and all of a sudden ther is this guy screaming in his car

[@imawormbeforeiamaman4261]

Corey during Iowa was a pure beast. Or... Demon

[@xeco920]

gray chapter and wanyk are the closest to iowa's vocal.

[@natbarron]

Gave me chills man! So good. Thanks for sharing

[@Y4J]

Holy shit this is the FIRST time I've heard this explained like this and it makes perfect sense. I actually screamed like Corey's style like 8 years ago and loved the style but it took its toll. Now I'm trying to do it and I almost cant even come close. THIS makes a lot of sense, and your scream is the closest I've ever heard to Corey's. Thanks for the vid man!

[@myfriescold-gabrielamoreno3324]

I love how you’re talking calmly and just start SCREAMING out of nowhere and proceeded to talk calmly great video:)

[@AFatWhiteShark]

I was like "Why KZbin is recomending me this video", until 1:05 came about. Then It was "oh that was nice". But seriously that was the best "cover" scream i've seen of the IOWA times Damn !!!

[@dixinears8004]

The Disasterpieces dvd/ performance is absolute Gold!

[@MatthewSparks]

Yeah man, his scream is incredible during that era

[@МаксимНеплох-ю4м]

@@MatthewSparks iconic!

[@mouloudo]

Chicago 2001 is upthere too

[@benjaminjernfors]

Imagine some granny passing by in that parking hall and this dude just releases a demon out of his lungs

[@dolphin.starbeam]

holy shit! thank you for risking so much to demo that scream, your a absolute mad man! god bless

[@adecentdelinquent8986]

I still love Corey's vocals till now. I watched Mary z's analysis of what Corey is doing and turns out he's false chord screaming now. Amazing.

[@yewstew8312]

Thanks for teaching me how to scream like Corey. Gotta start practicing

[@GrimmReeferX]

Holy shit! That scream was awesome. It's a shame it's not safe. That was a barbaric war cry that would have made the predator think twice.

[@eden2esthar]

Why do you think we have predator sequels... They (the multiple predator races) heard Arnold's battle cry and realized there are worthy opponents on earth

[@GrimmReeferX]

@@eden2esthar this was more Savage than Arnold's tho

[@eden2esthar]

@@GrimmReeferX debatable....little nice piece of trivia tho...the rock's battle cry in the scorpion king was actually max cavalera of sepultura/ soulfly

[@ИапГоревич]

It can be done safely, but sounds not as good

[@Zephyr...]

Man is 2024 and Corey is bringing back(kinda) those screams

[@spitefuldeer]

jokes on you i’m going to court for iowa screaming at 2 in the morning

[@AntalopeAUT]

As good as those types of screams sound as brutally detrimental they are to your vocal chords and overall singing . On point explanation, thanks Matthew !

[@FireLightning16]

1:06 When someone eats your leftover pizza.

[@kevcasey1816]

Seeing slipknot for the first time in Jan 2020 I can not wait!! bin a fan for 15 years!!

[@HellHappens]

Honestly you should do scream tutorials. Most are lacking in content, lack warm ups, technique, etc. Most put up a paywall which works short term but releasing free content with the option of paying works better long term (i.e. donations). Plus you could charge for skype/discord one on one sessions privately. Also you seem incredibly competent.

[@sirfivesalot]

Finally someone is saying what I’ve been saying to myself for years thank you for the validation

[@Phoenix_Burd]

i remember trying to do the same kind of vocals and they would sound good but i would lose my voice for the rest of the day so after a month of trying i knew somethin was up so i stopped trying, took some vocal lessons, and saved my voice

[@big_titan_ofleft_house8377]

Thanks for telling me ahead of time. I just started to try out doing those kinds of screams.

[@joshforeman1648]

It’s a shame it’s so hard on the voice as that style of scream is imo the best sounding ever.

[@buddykaiser2380]

I've been trying to tell people that same thing for like ever! I'm glad you made a vid about it. I too started screaming like Corey did and while it can sound amazing it is hell on the voice. you can tell by Vol. 3 he started incorporating a little more technique and by The Gray Chapter was almost fully using false cords for his screams. He just also adds his voice to it so it's not just that high pitched sound that using false cords produces. I figured it out eventually. Now I can go way longer than when I was only basically screaming as hard as I could. So basically if you're screaming top volume you're doing it wrong and messing up your voice. You're screaming should be anywhere from a loud whisper to slightly above speaking voice. Let the mic so a lot of the heavy lifting. Anyway, great video! I wish there were more like it!

[@BobbyDigitalRD]

Totally true. I used to do Slipknot covers all the time, but unfortunately I blew my voice out and lost more than just range. I even struggle with clean vocals now because I did permanent damage to my vocal chords. Don't be like me, find a voice coach or just skip the screaming.

[@christiancooper478]

I didnt even know it was possible to recreate it! Sounds so badass!!!

[@otakosan9262]

That scream was sick man,sounded like a demon

[@danneruda4416]

Yup exactly right bud! I noticed back in the day when subliminal verses came out and his vocals sounded cooked! It took me a long time to be able to listen to his vocals after that but now i appreciate the music for what it is. Great scream btw!

[@slipknotmfkrlocust8843]

amazing scream

[@MrShadez810]

Great video dude I always used to talk about this to metal vocalists and I'm a damn bass player haha. Frankie Palmeri from Emmure often tears his vocal chords because you can do that for an album recording but doing it on tour constantly is a different animal. Chester Bennington and Oli Sykes are 2 guys I can think of that also had to switch it up kinda like Corey had to. That's I think part of what makes those recordings so special.... it can't last forever or be forever recreated live safely, but those recordings will always document that sound.

[@In3di]

1:04 oh my god i’m terrified

[@t.o.m.m.o]

I know that would've hurt so much but good grief that was so spot on

[@G1bson258]

Instructions unclear, accidentally made a kitchen table

[@luvsrichie]

Dang Feels bad I made a toilet

[@KindOldRaven]

Thank you! I've been saying this ever since I was like 17 and started getting into serious metal vocals (30 now) and the very reason why Corey sounds *so* uniquely aggressive and 'pained' is because he literally was - albeit numbed significantly by heavy alcohol usage. It's literally the sound of dried out (alcohol/cigarettes) vocal chords (GOOD ones) being abused out of energy and anger. If you've got the chords you might be able to pull it off for a year or two-maybe more if you're very lucky, but you *will* fuck up your vocal chords and no there is no way (known to man at least xD) to get that exact sound without harming your vocal chords. Him abusing his voice is what produces this sound and what makes it sound so good, unfortunately. That's why we should all cherish the earlier work of Slipknot because it's simply not wise to damage yourself like that. Corey kinda got lucky in that he can still sing like he does :p

[@EnAyeEm000]

1:06 - 1:10... Every Robert Frank video ever

[@finnikj8277]

This is an awesome video man. And I remember those days when Corey went through that, he sounded bad live for a couple years during and after the Subliminal Verses.

[@jamesbilverstone3590]

The only place you can scream without people judging you (Your car)

[@diditombstone3268]

Huge huge slipknot fan here letting u know, that was a excellent scream 10+ right there

[@oliverroberts2492]

I don't recommend doing that- yeh I'm going to try it 😂🤘

[@SolarDNA]

I noticed right off the bat from the first track I heard off Vol 3. Corey sounded blown out already even in 2003/4.

[@MechanicRaptorJesus]

I mean you’re right but GOD DAMN IT I replayed that scream about 50 times

[@DelusionalReality1914]

Corey's screams are fucking insane now. He sounds so good now. It's almost like the old iowa days. Idk where he got it from but Corey's fucking back!

[@Sil3ntKn1ght]

I'm pretty sure Corey also mentioned that he'd numb his vocal chords with lots of alcohol just to be able to keep doing it...so yeah very unsafe.

[@ravlucianus3005]

He said in an interview that smoking and drinking tore his vocals up more than anything else.

[@JLJhippotype]

Fucking worth it though. Their first 2 albums had amazing vocals.

[@guihermelaube6402]

1:06 when you drink too much coca-cola

[@dalesilva3248]

Jesus... that yell. You must have summoned that from the depths of hell because THAT was an Iowa yell

[@JamJamxo]

Why is this just now in my recommendation....

[@madarahadian]

Corey during 9.0 live also kills

[@chasingsunset9801]

Man im jealous...i can copy max cavalera's scream but not corey's like you did...awesome...

[@johnmichaelsansonetti3020]

Dude you even sound like Corey when you talk.... amazing

[@-Devil_Hunter-]

I got plenty of slipknot vocal covers here and I can tell you from experience that it's probably best not to shout that way. There have been instances were I have actually coughed up blood because of them and you can actually hear it in some of my covers, specially in scissors, the heretic anthem and metabolic.

[@-Devil_Hunter-]

@Jordan Kowalski Yeah eventually it went back to normal.

[@ИапГоревич]

​@@-Devil_Hunter- Good for you 👍

[@MrKubix13]

So we can say that Corey sacrificed his vocal to create a masterpiece that will last for decades... Respect to Corey then 😎

[@seth1530]

Are you jesse pinkman? JESSE WE NEED TO COOK!

[@shilahbaig9765]

That’s what I thought lol

[@roofusteinthatsmynamedontw2798]

Bitch

[@scifiaudious2]

Ahahahah the little dog saying it

[@philippmuller-litz7588]

Walt is dead

[@Drift-Tastik]

I did the same. I had a lot of range. you're right. Its you're voice with a scream right behind it. I did that for years. And it got better. But then one day. You're in your car practicing some slipknot. And you get that tingle in your throat. And that was it for me. Started losing it after that.

[@yevgenydevine]

Not sure if you follow the band, but today Corey screams even better than he did back in the day.

[@nathanexplosion2803]

Yevgeny Devine no he doesn’t. His scream now is very hallow and broken

[@rooster1610]

You're mad dumb. His screams are utter garbage compared to his iowa days

[@yevgenydevine]

@@nathanexplosion2803 Yes, he does. "We Are Not Your Kind" has the best extreme vocals in the industry ever.

[@yevgenydevine]

@@rooster1610 Nope.

[@yevgenydevine]

@@rooster1610 Indeed, I can't argue with such a narrow-minded and retarded response. Best screams in the industry, that's right.

[@rednanigans86668]

I do false chord vocals as well, and I had a bit of a sore throat from cold air. My brother was telling me the Corey blew out his chords from screaming and that was what had happened to me. No matter how many times I told him, and my mother, that Corey doesn’t use false chords, the didn’t believe me. Now I have proof, thank you

[@iamking6078]

No one: Woman giving birth: 1:05

[@fastspeedupraplyrics8076]

Ayo dude, I saw one cover of you of solway forth with Iowa screams. Please, I mean, please, do more covers of slipknot, I would love to hear you, youve got talent dude My respect 🤟🏼

[@fun_gh0ul]

You sound just like Corey Taylor when you talk

[@grim1683]

I think that scream sounds fucking amazing.

[@7jelly777]

Scream at 1:05

[@lemniscatefortunecanfinall2707]

Dat hand wave tho~ "This is the unsolicited, but COMPLETE NECESSARY CAUTION TO THE WIND you are looking for".

[@JC-ub8wz]

His normal voice kinda sounds like Corey

[@darkautonomy8980]

Holy shit dude!!This man got the Slipknot tribute act started!!😮💯🤘🤘