How to breathe for METAL VOCALS (the right way)

[@sabinastrongmusic]

As someone with a career in human kinetics and anatomy, I can agree that you've hit the nail on the head with this video! Great work

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Thanks so much!

[@connorhamilton7934]

Agreed! This video is really awesome on an Occupational therapy view too haha

[@sabinastrongmusic]

@Layton Ibrahim Not sure what this comment has to do with vocals...but if you feel the need to hack your girlfriend's instagram, you either need a new girlfriend or gain some self esteem or both

[@palabersack]

@@sabinastrongmusic word

[@Beoffendedcomedy]

Hey. Loving the technique and excursuses. Trying to bring my vocals back after 13 years out of the band. Your videos have helped me get back to where I was and beyond. I have one question about the finger and chest adjustment. You say start at posture and move till the finger is up. ? But I noticed you didn’t point straight up aswell. So is there a degree of angle in which I missed. What’s the “rule of thumb “for that brother ?

[@CZAR_Vocals]

When you watch at night and can’t do vocals cause you don’t wanna wake up the neighbors 😭

[@jesusa_ikher]

Yess, same 😭😂

[@jackoberheim5308]

I’m doing that now

[@greenbastard4586]

Forget the neighbors

[@MicheleeiRettili]

I am a singer and posture educator, also youtuber. You beat me in professionality in all of these three fields. Did not expect such high level in a relatively unknown youtube video. Congratulations

[@brkho]

you're a natural teacher dude, thanks for these free lessons, helps a ton!! ☠️

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Much appreciated, man! Thanks for watching, we’re glad it helps 🤘

[@C0ffeeKing]

This has to be the most informative/educational vocal channel i've seen! Immediately theres a huge improvement with my stamina as well as breathing volume

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Adam Lewis that’s so great to hear! Thanks for sharing with us 😊

[@JosiahR1]

Dude, you deserve to be far more popular than you are. This is quality stuff.

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Much appreciated 😊 Thank you for watching

[@tombstone1055]

This video is not only great for singing, but general life. Posture and easy breathing is a massive thing for mental and physical health.

[@AliyahDayeVocals]

I need LESS AIR for false chord screams than for clean singing? Ah I've been doing this all wrong!!! And my lower rib cage definitely doesn't expand that much when I breathe. I have so much I need to practice - thanks so much for this video! 👏👏👏👏

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Common misconception, you’re definitely not alone. The more open the sound, the more you’ll need to support with air pressure. The more you distort the travel path for the sound to leave your body, the more you have to back off so you don’t overpower your vocal cords! 🙏 Glad you found this helpful

[@TheOriginalGreatOK]

@@ExtremeVocalInstitute Hi David. I'm Seth Brink in Colorado. Are you willing to do private lessons? I need your help. Respectfully Seth Brink. Thank you

[@iestynwalters7681]

I find this type of breathing lends itself well to meditative and relaxation

[@MarsStranded]

I've always noticed how Howard (KSE, etc) seems to give little effort for such a powerful performance. I always thought it was his build, but now I believe that he's using these foundations during his performances, either consciously or not.

[@xXGyakusatsuXx]

dude. i am only 6:30 minutes into ur vid. and i am already sooooooo much better at screaming/growling not only easier, but with waaaayyy more stamina. need to go now, but i will watch the entire video for sure. this is just gold right there!

[@HowtoFeelReal]

I've been loving your videos lately, I'm not sure why I didn't discover your channel sooner. Your knowledge and ability to clearly communicate as well as demonstrate are unreal. Thank you for this! I've been trying to learn for (a few weeks shy of) a year now and I've been able to work with false cord screams, though I definitely could've used this video as few as 4 months back when I realized that the reason I was barely able to practice for an entire song was because I misunderstood how much force I needed to use. I think using the term "screaming" set me up for failure in my mind. I only yesterday found a video that helped me understand the technique for fry screaming - I had been making that creaking (I call it 'The Grudge noise') happen down closer to my chest. Someone here on KZbin gave me a great visual of how to close off the vocal cords by pretending I'm lifting something heavy and then focusing on making The Grudge noise up closer to my sinus cavity, vibrating off the soft palate. I haven't yet been able to transition that into a scream yet but ...and here's the reason I'm telling you this... your video this morning has properly set me up for success in ensuring I control the air pressure rather than forcing it because I'm not getting the sound I want yet. So thank you so much. Also your JFAC cover from the other day was incredible.

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Thank you so much! Glad you’ve found this helpful. We really appreciate the feedback. We do try to avoid the term “screaming” for that exact reason. A lot of the terms that are used for metal vocals are misleading and often do more harm than good. This is also why a lot of classical vocal coaches encourage their students to avoid this style, because they also associate it with actual screaming which is quite damaging for the vocal cords. Good luck with your practicing! 🤘

[@HowtoFeelReal]

@@ExtremeVocalInstitute I appreciate your care and the level of nuance you apply to your teaching so much.

[@Akhin]

I love you, I've been scream-singing on and off for over ten years, but since I've found your videos I've progressed so much ! You articulate and very specifically describe a lot of concepts I approached intuitively and without much control. Having a better understanding of what my body is doing specifically has helped immensely !!!

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

So glad to hear the content has been helpful! 🙌 Keep up the hard work!

[@matth9321]

Great lessons man. It’s awesome to see a more holistic and pragmatic way of teaching these kinds of vocals. I hope you keep making these types of videos, as I and other people find them very informative.

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Thanks so much for the kind feedback, we appreciate it. There will be many more to come!

[@majocalderonlamajo3140]

I really like the way you explain things... posture is so important for proper breathing as foundation of voice production... thanks for sharing this! I hope every person into vocal distortions watch this!!!

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Thanks for the feedback! We appreciate it 😊 Agreed, posture is so important for any kind of vocal and important for just breathing in general too.

[@CellarStudioProductions]

Found this a week after my asthma began to act up again. This is gonna be sooo useful. Found myself smirking like a dork when I did my alignment. Great video.

[@Stingerburn]

ive been practicing fry and false chords for about a year now. this helps so much with all of that with my airflow and being able to scream more efficently. ive always noticed i havent been able to scream as much as the professionals. im not a professional but this will help a great deal with being able to last just as long as they do before i need to take another breath. and i also would take just split second loner breaths compared to them. im not them but this will just help so much to make me as close to them as possible but in my own way

[@shivambhardwaj9439]

literally my state rn

[@SachinSharma-jo8rh]

I was singing and screaming wrong for past few years and thought pain and harsh feeling is normal until i realised breathing is what makes a good singing foundation and everybody's voice is beautiful

[@TheSlamWizard]

I lost my breath during a recording session the other night. Hopefully this all will help in the future! Thanks yet again! Your videos have helped a lot!

[@Dozu]

I always knew vocals required breath control but i never knew all this stuff!! You are insane!!!! Keep up the amazing work! :D

[@KapitanKoshka96]

This is the most helpful guide I've ever seen. The way you demonstrate makes absolute sense and I can literally feel the difference immediately. It's a gift that these lessons are all on YT for free!

[@phylfirippu]

The gills thing, man, is a game changer. Thx !

[@dillonhollinger7584]

This person knows thier shit iv never felt so relaxed and open than I have after this video. All the right tips nothing is missed if you only watch one video on breath it absolutely has to be this one.

[@acalderon6278]

Precious lesson and explanation! Thanks 👌🏻 Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

[@Ronnie-dm5qd]

Breathe like you have gills on your sides is the best metaphor for appoggiatura that I have ever heard! I used to push out too far and too tense before I saw and heard that. Thanks!

[@reeganftg]

Congrats on 70k!! And well deserved, I hope your channek continues to grow. You have been the greatest edition to guiding scream vocals since Melissa Cross. You are a master in your teachings. It's been great to watch and follow your journey over the years! Thank you #EVI

[@phosphorusmusick]

What an amazing instruction not just in the foundation for singing... but also healthy breathing. I had Covid 2 years ago and it fucked up my lungs so bad, I still struggle a bit with it nowadays due to the damage. Because of that I've become more aware of my breathing than ever. Videos like this help me immensely to recover and become better at singing. Thank you a lot!

[@chanetolton7507]

Your casuality is soothing and the adlibs where you're demonstrating something to the side while explaining is a wonderful additive and the subtle humor is delicious.

[@andy_shores]

this channel has the most useful videos ever! I'm so surprised that there are so few subscribers Thanks you so much, David!

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Thank you so much! We appreciate it.

[@ontoydareen3287]

I'm practicing the metal vocals since 2017, its so helpful to me. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Glad to hear you find it helpful! 😊

[@MightBeCale]

I found out about you from Tom Barber of Chelsea Grin/Darko/ex-Lorna Shore, and man, this is a channel I wish I'd found sooner! You have an awesome, simple way of explaining things and your 30 second clips are just brilliant.

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Hell yeah thank you 😊 glad you’re enjoying the content!

[@ctrlc7040]

Your explanation so chill and relaxing, that I fell asleep several times during the video) Great job!!

[@lildemon6816]

Thank you so much, ive learned the most about my voice from your videos consistently than any others. Like I wish there was a channel like this for guitar work.

[@fabianschweitzer]

Also great posture advice for anything fitness related, e.g. chest training. Surprisingly singing and lifting do oftentimes go hand in hand

[@Soraey]

Thanks alot! Finally, it really helped me alot, today I trained for over 2 hours, its been a long time since I was able to do it that long! THANKS alot! Glad that I found you!

[@isaiahwarlock]

Great video dude! Super helpful 🖤

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@isaiahwarlock]

@@ExtremeVocalInstitute You've taught me a lot about screaming, and I broke the world record for the longest scream a few days ago and I made a video of it, so it would mean a lot to me if you would check it out and tell me what you think.

[@TheShmrsh]

@@isaiahwarlock oh hai, familiar face xD

[@kuyan2605]

youre full of information, ive watched two videos and ive learned so much

[@Gottfried_Dauthe]

Really nice video! Now I know why my throat was burning. I had used way too much air pressure and the false technique.

[@jonathaneubanks5035]

And I'm thinking how do they sing it and I appreciate the fact you used the word resistances

[@Gmod_Fan64]

I wish i could do some vocals like you taught us in the beginning but i don't want to be annoyed by my family at home, also if i have my own appartement or house i would be able to do it so while watching your videos, also your a good vocal teacher david i won't lie

[@karolrucinski3484]

Finally! Someone who explained how breathe support should feel. I've watched other youtube channels on this topic and none of them really worked for me. Earlier I was tensing my abs to the point that i could feel the pain in my neck and my lower back and that was the moment in which i realized that the approach i was using maybe isn't the best for me xd Anyway, thank you so much for this video! It helped me very much in achieving safe and proper breath support :)

[@charlietyler1166]

Congrats on 70k!!

[@jakedaniel3763]

I’ve totally been abusing airflow to the point that it affects sleep. Have you had students who dealt with that? I’m going to reset my process by using this video. Thank you 🙏

[@myselfme7945]

This is probably the most helpful video on breathing that I've ever seen on KZbin, thank you so much! I will definitely focus on my posture more in the future

[@calvin_bahadur]

Hey man, long time fan of your work! You bring a lot to the community, so big thank you. Do you have any videos on the importance of a good pronunciation of vowels and syllables and how to improve those? Greatly appreciated, have a good one!

[@ulusulu]

This is Yoda-level quotable: "...if you 're thinking in extremes like this, you are letting go of, and depriving yourself of, actually having control over your own actions." @15:47

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Sometimes words are hard 😂

[@ulusulu]

@@ExtremeVocalInstitute Oh I only meant “highest wisdom” like Yoda, not Yoda’s backwards grammar :) Your videos are the best, thankyou for making them!

[@ulusulu]

Your speaking ability is great, in my opinion. It seemed like you emphasized the delivery of the quote I mentioned, implying that the message has a more universal scope beyond musical technique. My favourite line from any movie is when Yoda says to Luke, "...only what you take with you." The entire Star Wars saga would have been different if Luke could see that he is creating his own reality and the external Universe is a mirror to the internal Universe. Or, Galaxy. LOL. Thank you so much making all the helpful videos. I'm trying to become good enough to sing for my band Crunch Attack. Singing along with Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, Maroon 5, Fear Factory, etc. @@ExtremeVocalInstitute

[@GreasinUpTheHog]

Congrats on 70K!

[@lucasvides7156]

Yout work is so grate, thanks so much!

[@soroushfakhimi9502]

Two thumbs straight up👍🏻👍🏻🤘🏻Thank you for all the information...it's been years that I'm practicing rock/metal vocals on my own, yet I've always been struggling with air pressure and correct breathing, and this video was so helpful.

[@antonioivekovic5924]

Thank you David you are an awesome teacher,and your videos are helping a lot of people! Keep up the good work

[@companionofowls5438]

great video, I can tell you are very passionate about this. I am learning how to scream and will be checking all your vids. Thanks!

[@RyanJosepher]

So helpful for Drill Sgts and soldiers, tyty

[@worm2924]

You sir, are amazing!

[@ofthesunofficial]

CONGRATS ON 70K!!!

[@Stingerburn]

this actually helped a shit ton with my screams. i had bad airflow so i would get very light headed. not to mention my posture isnt that great either so this will help much more.

[@guyzoun]

Merci beaucoup, fantastique ❤

[@kaelanmcalpine2011]

I feel like alot of this is a more in-depth description of what I learned of breath support in high school choir. Though as I haven't practiced actual technique for this since COVID hit right in the middle of my senior year, I doubt I was doing this right all that much aside from at least vaguely being aware of pasture and breathing techniques existing. I do have to keep this in mind though.

[@undereternalskies496]

These videos are so helpful. David is an amazing vocalist. I have been noticing a serious degradation in the quality of my screams and even in my ability to even do certain screams I could do before due to vaping. I'm very addicted to the vape and I'm working to quit it for good. After quitting I am going to have to retrain my voice to do the screams I seem to have lost...which seems to be the high screams only. David could you please comment on this and give me some advice on this front? Thanks.

[@LouieMyers-o1r]

Now that I really look at it, after watching this video, The vocalist for Cannibal Corpse has the posture thing nailed....

[@helpinglau]

Love this. This is so awesome thxxx 🙏

[@chloeevans2569]

Thanks so much I actually felt myself loosen up

[@Petterson178]

Thanks for the help! Keep going

[@tim110-handle]

Very good Video, keep up the work!

[@Prynnifex]

Thank you man

[@mikes589]

INCREDIBLE VIDEO

[@adexitum]

I always made almost silent breaths and I solidly thought that I will not experience something new trying to do these "completely silent breaths" and "pretend like you have gills" Well, after one deep silent breath I was so surprised that I wanted to throw myself out of the fucking window The true masterpiece of vocal coaching!

[@ghostofoutlaw]

Wow! This is awesome! Thank you.

[@ChaseAvior]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you!

[@sirihebbale9852]

"sometimes you develop a curved posture-" *INSTANTLY SITS UPRIGHT*

[@vickysonar21]

That's helps alot it's been past 8months i have been doing metal vocals...

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

So glad to hear that it’s helpful! It’s definitely a common problem for people so we wanted to address it!

[@pedrooh7054]

You are a genius

[@sluggygrumble5164]

Excellent buddy. Cheers. Logical and fucking spot on! Long may we rock x

[@bbenz9750]

Thank you Great lesson

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@wowslasher1705]

Always helps💯

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

So glad to hear 🙏 We appreciate it

[@StreetBikeTakeoverYT]

Funny how someone who is so articulate in the way they speak can also scream and sound like a demon from hell without destroying his voice. Respect ✊

[@Jojo_vocalist]

Thank you so much for the video! I think my air control is decent for clean singing and fry scream but for false cords I’m not able to produce a powerful sound without letting the air come out at the same time which means I run out of breath after 3 words or so 😅 Do you have any idea what I could be doing wrong?

[@jonathaneubanks5035]

I thought of that word with no vocal training and then. While I'm texting you you are answering my questions synchronicity

[@andrewslaptop7682]

Is it more beneficial to breath and hit a note with the air not releasing or is it better to release the air

[@rajii201]

Woah!! super important

[@davidhenriques9048]

Well explained appoggio technique, usefull for all singing styles too, do you have a classic singing background? Either way great job, very thoughtfull aproach, ive been trying to improve my breathing, i have a tendency to take off like a rocket sometimes lol

[@AsWeDescended]

Any tips or exercises to apply this more to screaming? How can I make them more tight/less airy, it seems the lighter I try to scream the more air it demands to make the noise

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

John Folts Guitar it’s all about finding balance. You want to find that sweet spot where you’re using the least amount of air with the maximum amount of output

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

If you find you’re still having a hard time you can feel to reach out to us directly through our website and David will get back to you ASAP 😊

[@brechtethereal2159]

This is by far the most interesting video I have seen about breathing. Being a programmer, I often have bad posture. I wish I took lessons with you a long time ago. I'm going to consider starting EVI now. Thing is, I'm not really a screamer so never considered EVI, I dabble with screams, but in essence I like to sing GNR/Accept/Maiden/Priest/Metallica/Pantera (ok.. those are screams). I definitely should consider it! One question, how does it combine with 'Appoggio', the classical support which is sometimes is explained as a slight push from the very bottom of your abdominals. Would you rule that out completely when you say that you never have to actually engage abs?

[@lucas_toti13]

Can someone answer, how is this technique called? False chord sing? And does this envolve any bit of voca fry? Because I want to do it but I cant since when I go into high notes it sounds different, and starts to hurt.

[@ronniebullamayacastrillon3101]

David por favor deberías colocar los subtitulado en español

[@nicozi3664]

i have the problem that i give to much power to create the sound i want but then run out of breath and get sore kinda quick. is there maybe any way/hint/trick to change that somehow? maybe it's just a mindest thing or something?

[@Toasty_Britches]

Is there a way to identify the ideal form of distortion for my vocals? Is it possible that I am not able to distort my vocals enough to use them for singing? I've tried many styles and so far it seems they all fry my chords.

[@BoO034]

I watched this years ago and completely forgot about body posture and using too much air i think thats what ive been doing wrong for a while

[@jerrog06]

Yoooo I have that same exact cattle decap shirt!

[@davidpersonne7502]

Do you tuck your tummy slightly when “pushing” air out as if there’s a “belt” below the lower ribs? Or do you “push” down as if going number 2(...sorry no better analogy) I’m confused about this. Thank you if you can help out

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Make a hissing sound like shown in this video. The sensation you feel when doing that is the exact sensation you want when vocalizing!

[@davidpersonne7502]

@@ExtremeVocalInstitute thank you David! That’s what I’ve been doing, it’s just I see other singers do this thing with their belly like in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2TbqqNraceNp9U

[@atrax_le_chilihead]

Why i feel dizzy when I do these exercices? What am I doing wrong?

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

Try backing off on how hard you’re going! You may be working too hard! If that’s not it make sure you’re taking a nice big deep breath before so you’re not gassing out too quickly!

[@Decay_addict]

Thanks a lot for the helpful tips. But how about breathing through youre diaphragm ?

[@n1lknarf]

Hey there, been following your tuts and they helped me get my low guturals out in 2 days. Question tho: is it normal to get an entire body goosebump and a light head dizziness after practicing for a while? I've been singing for almost 8 years now and never had this happen. Happens mostly when doing false chords.

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

What you’re experiencing is a mismanagement of air - either using too much or too little but either way what’s happening is you’re experiencing oxygen deprivation. If that happens, stop, scale back and think about how you’re going about producing the sound and try to balance your way into it differently

[@SunnyCida]

Thank you for the video, very helpful! I accidentally scared the SHIT out of my dog lol

[@Tick29]

I read the first half of the title and thought to myself "I know how to breath?" then I finished reading it and was like "Oh right.."

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

You’d be surprised at the number of people who don’t breathe correctly in general!

[@Wihtewolf135Music]

My problem is that, i can breathe through the diaphragm and i can easily use the air with singing, but i for some reason can't use any air while screaming, i just scream with the vocal chords with 0 air :( can someone teach me how to use the air?

[@nickfrancis3512]

Any advice for someone who has no where to practice but the car? I know I can’t get a full comfortable breath while sitting down but I have no where else to practice

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

That’s definitely a tough one. If you have a closet that is filled with clothes that can act as a pretty good dampener for sound. There are some products out there that can help in this scenario, like the ISOVOX, but that depends on what your budget is. Maybe check and see if there’s any spaces that musicians can rent for practice in your area? Or if you have a friend that has a space you can practice. You might have to do some creative problem solving

[@nickfrancis3512]

@@ExtremeVocalInstitute thank you so much for the response, all good tips I’ll definitely look into

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

@@nickfrancis3512 no problem, good luck! The good news is you can work on breathing also anywhere and that’s SO crucial to the foundation of your voice!

[@Blackmarsh_j]

Could someone help me please? I have big tonsils and I’m thinking, do I need to get them removed for screaming?

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

If they bother you then you need to see a doctor about that!

[@Blackmarsh_j]

@@ExtremeVocalInstitute thanks! I’m not sure if it’ll make it difficult with air flow that’s all!

[@ExtremeVocalInstitute]

@@Blackmarsh_j it shouldn't unless they physically block your airways, but if you're concerned seeking out the opinion of an ENT would be your best bet!

[@Blackmarsh_j]

oke!

[@noname91784]

bru last august i did this sh instantly in 10min, its been an hours on hours on hours bru CANT DO SHIT

[@yamraaj4529]

❤❤❤

[@user-si1lu1sh8u]

🙏🙏🙏🙏