Unlocking Oli Sykes' Vocal Technique: The Secret Behind His UNIQUE Distorted Vocals

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[@mestayno]

you have so few views but you are actually very skilled

[@ucupkarbulator]

big thanks bro! i finally opened my mind because of you.

[@coldinwisconsin2017]

This is an EXCELLENT explanation.

[@kazunaribenson]

Awesome video! You’re really good at the distorted singing sound

[@Dougzed]

Thanks Kaz, I don't think I could have done this sound in the past very easily. Definitely is something that has built over time

[@othinus]

hoping for a cover of the classic one okay rock song never let this go

[@aayushconquers]

This is so accurate and true! It really helped 😃

[@ruinvixi]

so to scream like this, i have to be able to sing? gg.

[@George_C-e4v]

Yes, this is exactly what Kurt Cobain and Chester Bennington did. Unlike guys like Corey Taylor (on the 2 first Slipknot albums) but he destroyed his voice exactly because of that. This is the only way to scream in a healthy way. You MUST develop your pure singing voice first on those high notes. Most people fail because they don´t build up their tessitura. It takes 1 to 3 years (depending on how much you practice). I suggest you practice Queen and George Michael songs for a quick shortcut as their songs have loads of A4s and B4s. After you have a good developed clean voice, the screaming part is WAY EASIER to learn. This was also my mistake for years until I watched a Chester Bennington interview where he said he just sang notes and applied a scream on those notes. It all made sense from there. Exactly what Kurt Cobain does on MTV´s Unplugged "Where did you sleep last night". Chester´s 17 seconds scream on "Given Up" is a D5 that he sings underneath all that filtering/compression! Because Chester had an amazing tessitura he could Sing clean D5s. And of course a D5 with filters will sound even more powerful. This was Chester secret for amazing screams

[@BloodyShedProductions]

So insightful and cool

[@Dougzed]

How are you enjoying their newest album that came out this week? Let me know!

[@hacksaw_raw]

Disappointing album, boring af

[@calinos17]

Been listening too it every Single day, it's a banger

[@ErSinga]

I hope you could talk about Keith Buckley from Every time i die. Maybe the best singer of his genre

[@ferrymou8469]

Sick song!

[@Dougzed]

Thanks for watching!

[@MichaelDavid-wd5qu]

Damn how this only got a 123 views lmaoo u should have wait more

[@Aeztor.]

So what do you think of Oli's "yells" he mainly used in the There Is A Hell album, are those similar in technique to this?

[@Dougzed]

@@Aeztor. Compared to Sempiternal those yells are a little bit less pitched, less sung and more of a regular "yelled" sound. But I would still say it is still incorporating some singing, since the yell did have a slight sense of pitch to it

[@Hellboytadeo]

heya! Do you do private lessons?

[@Dougzed]

@@Hellboytadeo hey, go to my website for more information, link is the video description. Thanks

[@santos-pink-867]

I can’t reach those notes… anything I can do?

[@OKNOTOK1979]

Try to "tune" your voice with a piano, try each note if possible, don’t force it & be patient, good luck. It’s better if you take singing lessons

[@guillermoricoy3332]

and how do you add the distortion layer to the clean voice? I reach the notes easily but I cant add the distortion layer

[@tonjr619]

Slip into fry while maintaining the clean note. And find the breaking point or the point where you feel and hear the two sounds fusing. Try to find that sweeet spot

[@guillermoricoy3332]

@@tonjr619 I think he is compressing but I dunno :(

[@tonjr619]

@@guillermoricoy3332 tbh I’m still learning oli’s technique, I’m just a student tryna help another :( YOU GOT THIS THO!

[@namanbazim8008]

In other words it is a glottal compression technique

[@getoffofhere]

funny to think he was borderline tone deaf

[@dariastager732]

But can you tell us how to add the distortion? 🥲