How to Fry Scream! Screamer Series #4

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So I've taken down my other two Fry Screaming tutorials and combined them into one brand new fresh lesson! In this lesson I show you two methods to get into the fry scream. I also explain what a fry scream is and isn't and what we should or shouldn't be doing with our voice when we try to make this sound.
As always, try this at your own risk. Do not continue to make any sound that causes pain, strain, hoarseness or aching. See a physician if vocal issues persist and discontinue screaming or attempting to scream.

[@voicehacks]

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[@tbnbfm8089]

For me is easy to sing in my mix voice so over the joker line, in my nose and then I simply add air and it basically fall into fry scream

[@MrKaiyooo]

This is gonna make arguments with my family a lot less straining onto my voice. Thank you.

[@bigtyronemusic]

AHAHAHHAHAHAH I FELT THAT

[@Crunchy166]

That’s literally the only reason I want to learn to scream.

[@conni4518]

ouch

[@thesplitking6340]

Screams in demon "WHY DONT YOU LOVE ME?!"

[@acidpikachuuu4005]

yup same with me they said im gonna turn into drug addict or somethin lol

[@peteg24]

I actually tried this with 🍟 in my mouth and almost choked to death. now that's death metal 🤘💀🤘

[@undead_siege_1493]

Lol

[@fairyfromtheforest9502]

Noice.

[@lionforlambs9167]

Gen z??

[@nora5848]

living life on the edge

[@peterpenn8464]

your mouth numb?

[@TRVladdy]

Imagine you break up with yo girl and she screams at you like that

[@scrawny9128]

I would say "hey! That's awesome! Can you teach me how to scream like that before I leave?" haha

[@kiri4186]

If a girl screamed like that in your face, she's a treasure. Keep her

[@Metalhead44]

Thanks for the idea

[@JohnJewel]

Sarcasm is better with Metal, right ?

[@tarajones2169]

I had no idea vocal fry was what I did constantly as a kid to annoy my mom. My kid now does it also but I think it's hilarious and just join in.

[@SpiffingTurk]

🤣 that's so wholesome 😭

[@ccsnooc]

I did that too as a kid and I had absolutely no idea too. I always knew some of the things I did to annoy people one time will come in handy:D

[@ThatWyrdGirl]

😂 I did this for an entire school year. My second grade teacher ended up in a mental hospital. I like to think I had something to do with that.

[@autumnsimmons5558]

Deep fried singing

[@learnmore8771]

Baked

[@HentaiTrapLord]

ｃｒｉｓｐｙ

[@csmolen]

pretty much

[@therealhelmholtz]

@@HentaiTrapLord c r o n c h y c o l o r a d o s c r e a m

[@mostfrozenburrito]

It’s 2am, idk how I got here, but I’ve always been curious on how to scream so here I am learning how to fry scream at 2am. Thank you

[@leifonatree218]

Same but at 5:31am

[@bulletbeatz5979]

It’s 9 o’clock. I never slept

[@iluvyunie]

Wow, where I am, there is also a clock

[@jazmyn2665]

@@iluvyunie wow , a clock

[@SpaceNinja321]

It's 2am here now too. This must be the common area of the KZbin vortex.

[@Thadnill]

My neighbor thinks I'm dying or something practicing these vocal frys

[@yuricoutinho233]

Niiiice!

[@azula2399]

That’s how you know it works

[@1111teo]

Thats death metal

[@Startoday232]

Lmao same, I always have to shout and practice home alone 😂coz family too

[@radhinblitzahmed]

@@1111teo lol, death metal and rock different bro.

[@Itskittybro]

I tired that s-z and made the dumbest noise and couldn’t stop laughing.

[@nataliereynolds9371]

Bruh lmao. Me too

[@MalmoolHD]

It kinda works for me tho

[@danielmartin6887]

The beautifull path of vocal learning. I still remember when I had to impersonate a Smurf to get used to nasal resonance and make some blues-like rasp vocals. Funny times.

[@suzetteemberton4368]

I have some warmups I do to add fry to my upper register, and it sounds enough like an angry cat that both of my cats start yowling at me 😆

[@lana-varzic]

*I'm 15 and I started learning and practicing how to scream a week ago, and I feel like I did it quite well. I learned how to breathe with my diaphragm (idk how to spell it) and found my false chords. I still can't conjoin the scream with the clean vocal, but I'll get there eventually.*

[@stonedinvalhalla]

Lana V. Nobody asked

[@senza4591]

@@stonedinvalhalla nobody asked you either, mate

[@unicornprettypants7457]

I am having a hell of a time transitioning too. I seem to roll into a rasp instead and it's bugging the hell out of me. lol The neighbors are thinking I'm performing an exorcism, and I'm simply singing The Hokey Pokey! 🤣🤣🤘🤘

[@barrelbarrel5842]

considering it’s been nine months how much have u progressed now lol, i’m genuinely interested

[@zynosgd9982]

@@stonedinvalhalla stfu dude

[@ksksksandioop2630]

6:03 every anime character ever that is about to give it all in a battle

[@getskateywithnatey1150]

I had to log into my account just to thank you for explaining the transition between vocal fry and a vocal scream, I tried in the past to "blend" it together without success, once you taught me it's a transition with your first method, it was very comfortable, I could hear a little tiny raspy break in my exhale, once I got the hang of what the feeling was I just pushed out more and more air from my diaphragm like I was really fed up. It's literally only been 3 hours and I can scream like my idol Mitch Lucker (R.I.P) and what's great is that my throat doesn't hurt at all!!

[@voicehacks]

whoa!!! That’s amazing so glad it was helpful!!!

[@spencercowan8862]

I've needed these tutorials for so long. I always only ever found tutorials saying "just make the sound you make when mom asks you to take out the trash and you don't want to but louder." These tutorials are SOOO much better and in depth, as I've only ever been able to do raw screams.

[@Crispy27]

Almost a year later, but for anyone else. That sound will get you false cord distortion, not fry screams. Different technique altogether.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

May I just add to be well hydrated.

[@crabcoreable]

1 method 3:52 - how to vocal fry 4:49 - bringing whisper to it 2 metihod 5:40 - vocal fry + S/Z

[@elyas3876]

thx

[@mayonaisseian]

Thx bro

[@crabcoreable]

@@mayonaisseian ur welcome dude

[@parasite-qb8bo]

thx bro

[@metaltubersakarimashiba5513]

i can go in two right off the bat

[@philipholman1713]

I want some vocal fried eggs with a side of bacon and toast with scream cheese

[@viictor1309]

Why did I laugh with that?

[@izabelastrak4664]

Sure that'll be 5 metal Band Tickets

[@oblyviapa]

Wow! I actually finally got fry working randomly the other day, but this "Z" move is INCREDIBLE and made it so much more comfortable. Cool!

[@voicehacks]

woo hoo!!

[@Hannah-nc7cb]

Husband: what are you doing Me: deep fried screaming Husband: what in the-... also husband: ....walks out slowly.....🚶🏽‍♂️

[@voicehacks]

🤘😆😆😆

[@e.raymond9294]

@@voicehacks found this going down a Pat Benatar rabbit hole. Growing up in the 80s the various metal " voices " are near & dear to me & seeing a woman doing a video on it peaked my interest. I am not a singer except for my own joy or pain. However, even I noticed an improvement in my ability....with any song. You explain in a way that feels intuitive ♡ Yes, I know Pat Benatar does not fry, nor sing metal. However she opened so many doors. She blew away the radio charts with her operatically trained voice turned rock. If any of you have never watched her sing or never heard this song check out this link.....it's a bit slow at 1st, wait for when she " lets loose " towards the end. She's still not even trying! Over 2 decades of singing that song every show (still touring this summer) & her vocal cords show no signs of objecting! I assume this is a great example of the power of warming up & proper use of your breath. Anyway...thank you for sharing I knew l had learned something when one morning my wife called my name & repeated it as I was walking back down the hall to respond. Now I wake up grumpy...I mean foggy, grumpy, leave me alone ...I kinda yelled "What!?" .....except it came out like a demon voice 😲🤤 I had to go apologize 🙄 My brain went ..Oh! You move the air like doing a wolf howl...I never GOT what From the Diaphragm ment before! ♡ kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3bJYWN9eJalorM&feature=share

[@amiraxperimentalx]

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 The struggle is real 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lormill4851]

Any exercises on activating the vibration of the soft palate? That would be cool to see. For singing with grit, I mean.

[@cjsteyn9573]

Yea we need to see more of those please

[@harper.la.vegano]

You can practice strengthening the soft palate by lifting the same muscles that you use to yawn.

[@soilthestillborn4949]

@@harper.la.vegano I tried that and I actually forced myself to yawn instead, weird

[@milkeyway7105]

@@harper.la.vegano i yawned reading your comment

[@Soldier1287]

90’s vegeta going super saiyan. That sound. Gradually do it louder and louder and then higher. Channel to the nose too i think

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

Im a natural at false vocal cord screams, but fry screaming has been very elusive for me. Gonna try this out next time im in the car. Hehehe

[@bbqpickle4033]

Same here bro

[@bluejay8676]

Huh, I’ve been trying to false forever, but I picked up the fry scream much quicker

[@FirstnameLastname-ex6vy]

Yea me too, im just having difficulties keeping my palette up

[@WizardOfArc]

This makes me want to start driving to work 😁

[@kirbowitaknife5960]

Lol exact same for me I got the false cord in like 10 seconds

[@thedhruvsharda]

i'm 15 and i'm doing well in my fry screams due to your tips, i will soon be finishing the last part, which is the vocals of my black metal project.. thanks mary :)

[@DJKuroh]

I tried a lot of things. This was the first video that actually taught me simple steps to hold the right vocal form. Now I can explore my voice up and down my range to find points that enhance that tone. Too many tutorials are like "make this sound", which isnt right because "that sound" is unique to your voice. You said "here's how to slowly get into the form that makes MY voice sound like this" and it totally worked. I added breath support and instead of wheezing out it was like the static disappeared for a split second then a jet engine geared up. Trying to "yell" that loud would totally hurt. I'm amazed. Thank you!

[@voicehacks]

Yes! This is exactly the idea behind these exercises ☝️☝️

[@caded515]

Dude this actually got me to my first sorta distorted tone!! Thank you soooo much

[@ThisGuysMason]

I was listening to this to learn and I thought “just imagine if someone walked in out of context and she was screaming”.......someone did and we had an awkward stare and they left without a word

[@voicehacks]

😆😆😆

[@LastChanxe.exe2]

I learned how to fry scream from a previous video just kinda hear to refine on anything I may have missed

[@tenebraesa]

How long did you have to practice?

[@boseifrit5480]

@@tenebraesa yeah I wanna know too

[@Suo_kongque]

I... found out how to do it when I had a cold... and it just stuck

[@potatopeeler2919]

What video did you watch?

[@dynatwenty]

You believe a person on the internet called Unded Gamer666 that is bragging about what he can do. come on.... he´s a liar. Proof it or it didn´t happen.

[@Fr0stguard]

This video was way more helpful for me than the old ones. I was having a issue of not knowing which thing I was doing correctly cause I could do the fry scream and vocal fry but was getting confused as to which to use. Now I know what I am doing and what both as well as which to use for what. Thank you very much for the revised tutorial.

[@genkimonkeygaming3027]

Keep doing what you are doing. You are one of the most genuine vocal coaches I know of. Thank you.

[@hollieappleyard5710]

I've tried so many different "how to scream" videos, been practicing for about a week now, this one actually got me my first break through

[@ianjones935]

I'm getting back into singing after a few years hiatus. I was a singer/screamer in one band about 14 years ago but gave up on anything more than raspy vox after that because of how much damage i incurred when trying to scream. At the time Melissa Cross was the only coach that even mentioned screaming so it was hard to figure out what was going on with me. Now I have all of this info from you to help guide me while I'm shaking the rust off. I can't thank you enough for all this content! Keep putting it out there. You fuckin rock!

[@sisamusudroka3000]

Wow, ive been doing vocal fry for years but never knew what it was called, you really do learn something new everyday, thanks!

[@ElF0nz0]

This video helped me so much! the vocal fry into the s or z helped me finally get it, I've been trying to learn how to fry scream for so long, thank you for this series!

[@JeffH4rdy96]

I've been quite blown away when I heard you screaming. When I first saw you I was definitely not expecting you to sound so raspy and powerful on screams. You earned my respect!

[@JustinOliverMusic]

Thank you so much! I've been practicing this method for a month or so now, and it's getting pretty brutal. You rock 🤘

[@ThomasJamesMcNamara]

The 2nd method you taught really helped me get it. Haven't seen any other fry scream tutorial videos teach that way. Thank you Mary!

[@chrisgraham6092]

Thank you, Great work 17 years doing vocals man you never stop learning new stuff to better ur craft kudos.

[@rafaelfritzsche5141]

I really can't thank you enough, I've tried so many different tutorials over the years and failed everytime, eventually stopped trying. I decided to search for more tutorials and really give my best and this is the best tutorial I've ever seen, the fry with the whisper worked so perfectly for me, it was almost natural actually. Really, thank you so much! Love from Brazil

[@GlamourSwinexXx]

THANK YOU! This is the kind of exercise I've been looking for!! The S to Z thing really helped me feel where the placement of distortion should REALLY be and it doesn't hurt at all!!!

[@spider-man4796]

All of your videos have helped so much! Possibly the best vocal channels on KZbin for metal!

[@Rykiniafan1]

these turtorials are straight gold. with the exercises i can directly feel what happens in my throat so i can remember the correct feeling and replicate it. didnt have that with any other tutorials. also great descriptions and a bit of anatomy to boot! soon i wont have a scratchy throat anymore when i cant help but scream along to my favourite songs xD tyvm Mary

[@Rykiniafan1]

and i can actually do the fry scream now! weirdly enough it just worked when listening to blood//water by grandson of all things xD

[@QCMusicYT]

i watched so many videos of how to fry scream but this is the one where ii learned it. I really enjoyed it and keep up the good work!

[@Practical_Sk8]

This actually helped me a lot I used to only do low gutterals and false chord and now I can do fry screams thank you so much

[@Nanananaheyheyhey]

This really clarifies fry screaming for me, and makes it so much easier! Thank you 😊

[@3Runner95]

4:33 Thanks, this exact sentence is what made it all click in.. Excellent guide!

[@JustHereForTheDialogue]

Gotta say you explained this in a much clearer way than the other videos I've watched today.

[@gube4486]

I’ve watched a couple videos already and I finally got the basic concept to build off thanks so much this was real real helpful!!

[@nataeshaatwater8777]

Out of every video I've watched, this one has helped me the most. Thank you🖤🖤🖤

[@samsmadland4018]

This is the only video on this whole site that has managed to explain this in such a way that I was able to do it! Thank you!

[@darkskyx]

I've seen many tutorials and I think this is the best one. I was practicing a year with the diaphragm trying to sound like Dracula about to bite (that's the idea someone said in a tutorial) and my fry scream still didn't sound that good. With this technique it sounds better. Thanks so much!

[@kleinemaus6094]

I have false cord down, my lows are great now, but fry scream has been elusive for me. I love your explanations as well as the exercises you demonstrate to replicate it, and I am definitely going to try this on the way home in the car! I came from classical head voice training so over the years learning to belt (still working on that) has been a journey. Always wanted to learn distortions and screams.

[@necrosinera8085]

OMG i'm doing this for 10 years and i never found the right term for describing my scream... thank a lot, now i know that i do the fry scream :)

[@johnnygarcia5375]

thank you so much. Always wanted to learn how to make my baby steps. I was Abel to do it pretty good with my first try,with your advice.

[@Gee-no]

Thanks for this vid. You explain things really well and the ideas behind them.

[@GrogsWorld]

The first time I watched this video(about 6 months ago) I knew it was important, but I did not really get it. The main thing I got out of it was, you can hurt yourself. So I took it slow, worked with it, and now watching it the second time, it makes way more sense. I have definitely improved, but I have a way to go. Thank you Mary Z. You rock!

[@saskiarudat7313]

yes, I finaly found my talent. I have to work really hard to improve normal singing but this, I could do right away. awesome thanks!

[@samyoghoshal7716]

I didn't know my mom was just practicing vocal exercises all these years! What a relief!

[@mandystephenson6170]

Your videos are amazing ! Your videos push me to start getting voice lessons at a local school. Great work

[@kowi333]

finally had my first breakthrough with this superb video! no hurting at all and finally found out how my body has to feel when doing it right. got a good starting point now and have to restrain myself that i dont overdo it in the beginning. thanks a lot!!!

[@voicehacks]

so so glad to hear it!

[@babygirl_lunaa9096]

I remember using this some time ago to learn how to scream. I lost the ability to do it because my parents didn't want to listen to me practice. Now I live alone and nobody can stop me so I'm back!!

[@colleenrenee3120]

Thank you so much!! It was so helpful to get advice on screaming from a female coach/singer.

[@frankiebloodshed]

I love your channel and would love to personally learn how to do all these metal screams with you as my instructor when I'm ready

[@Daniel_Grgic]

Your channel has been my go to lately. So many good pointers!

[@nickmoutos8308]

Love your channel! Although I’m not a singer or musician, I like learning about the vocalists in the music I enjoy! I enjoy listening to Infected Rain, and noticed that it sounds like Lena does two different screams/growls you speak of as well as clean vocals. I’d love to hear you talk about her different vocals in a video. A great example would be “Mold” from their album “86.” Thanks!

[@dark8parasyte478]

Excellent, vary well explained , covered from many angles ,so it was of great help !

[@hazardmouth]

I still watch these videos constantly, i'm learning a lot. Thank you for what you do. I hope to get lessons from you someday 👍

[@voicehacks]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ronjakaos]

I few months later I finally nailed it!!!! Time for some practice! Thank you!!

[@jaddyd424]

Thank you! I’ve always wanted to fry scream, and your tutorial has helped me unlock my fry. I’m a lot better with my high fry than my mid or low fry, but it still sounds kinda good. Again, thank you so much!

[@jaddyd424]

Update: Am now better at lower fry screams

[@AxonRiseMusic]

This was really refreshing to have a different approach to fry screaming (I’ve honestly watched every English speaking tutorial on KZbin on it). It would be super cool though if you went over a bit more of how it may sound when we’re trying to do each technique and what may happen and what it would generally (or possibly) indicate in a future video if possible :)

[@HandOfTyr]

Yo, i recently discovered your channel but just now realized you were in Luna Mortis! Just wanted to say that you are awesome, love your screams (and of course the clean vocals), they sound so sinister. Good luck with channel/whatever other endeavours you may have! It would be sick to hear your vocals in another band someday though ;)

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

If you're looking for epic female vocals from melody to insanely good distortion check out Jinjer.

[@francobuzzetti9424]

with this i realised i use fry scream ,and gave me more insight about them, thank you!!

[@bomaryniuk3639]

Wow. So simple and so clear explanation! Kudos.

[@nancyvuijk6907]

thank you so much for this clear information!! you've really explained it perfectly!! xxx

[@niklasdietz9548]

Tried it, worked first time, kinda proud of my self and thank you for that good video

[@RLMiLLHA]

This video actually helped me. Something just clicked for me now. So finally feel like progress. Thanks~

[@TheBaconWizard]

This is GOLD, I haven't had any success before and gave me an instant result. Not a result I would use for a live performance, nor maintain for long. But I did it! :D

[@VioletteDuchess]

Thank you very much, the second technique helped me a lot.

[@devronius]

This was really informative! I've wanted to know how guys like Devin Townsend do this stuff. I'm realising I need to do a lot more vocal control exercises to get some of the more interesting sounds. Thanks for this!

[@vitaliquemichelpepin6046]

Very usefel moments on 5:03 and 6:03. Mary, thank you so much for what you doing!

[@Dreynit]

Thank you so much for every video you post. I'm actually getting nice results. Plus the video of Andy Cizek who talked about the vocal fry too I'm getting into it !! :)

[@voicehacks]

Super glad to hear it!!

[@baakelyeen1767]

WOW, I was able to do it properly thanks to this! thank you for this...and yes, it took me some minutes, I am passionate about this to try and learn as fast as I can :D

[@skeletalsounds_]

Best explanations on how to fry scream !!

[@RAMBO_SUICIDE]

This actually really helped me thank you so much!

[@anthonybille4069]

Thank you so much!! It took my a while to find someone to best explain how to Fry Scream and I picked it up fairly quickly after this. I already knew how to scream and have been doing it for about 2 years, I also knew how to vocal fry and got pretty good at it to even throat sing. I understood how to acess a fry scream because of what knowledge I had and your lesson. 👍

[@eliasholenhannouch807]

I've realized that it's really difficult to use these tutorials (any on KZbin) to actually get the fundamental technique down. You just really have to try out many different methods in many different ways until you stumble across the correct technique. I've been trying to get it for over 10 years (on and off), and I finally... FINALLY managed to get it down. Now I appreciate your tutorial so much more. The problem with trying to copy the sound is that you can make this sound in many different ways (by forcing it) which can put you down incorrect paths.

[@lost_alter]

Thank you Thank you Thank you! This tutorial was amazing!

[@fairyfromtheforest9502]

Oh wow! Okay so this video really helped me out, and I mean REALLY helpen me out. I can finally fry scream! Thanks so much!

[@grinslex1694]

Thank you , so efficient !!

[@gagenorton7252]

This helps me so much!! Thank you so much!!

[@jaythemaestr0503]

Great video. I hadn’t even finished it, before already seeing an improvement

[@fancwings6134]

Learing how to sing for my friend so we can be band and my voice is I wouldn't say ment for singing but it very comfortable to do all of these things and also the sounds and I have asked are similar to what you are doing in the video so thanks :)

[@Nobody-hc1rw]

Funny story, i've been trying this on and off and watched several different content creators on youtube, but was never sure if i got the basics down correctly; my fry sounded weak, super weak. Just watching this video once i finally got it. :) Subbed!

[@Helicondrummer]

The s to z sound finally got me to my fry scream, before I could never make the sound with any projection.

[@monroehehe]

Thank you!

[@MVPDabba]

You explain this perfectly omg

[@Gakoth]

Thank you so much!!! This video works so much to me!!! Just training, calm and so much water. After training, my voice sounds so deep 🤣🤣🤣

[@tanku368]

DUDE THE S/Z TRICK WORKED FOR ME AND I WAS HOPELESS BEFORE SO THANKS

[@jacobtridef48]

ive always wanted to get more of a fry/yell mix for a mid sound. but im so used to doing false chord, cuz its what ive been doing for 10 years now, but i just dont like false chord mids nearly as much as the "yelling mids' that bands like Older Northlane, and/or Architects use.

[@MTG_Viking]

The tip with the "s" was golden! Thank you!!!

[@idontcareproductions]

awesome! Thanks!

[@GosmaDourada]

Oh my god u teach so well i love ur vids!! I'm actually learning a lot from you

[@bizarre_jojo2424]

I can vocal fry but I can't get even a tiny scream I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but it just sounds more like the gravelly yelling