How to Sing Like Chris Motionless. Song: Another Life. REACTION & Vocal Breakdown

[@chrisliepe]

There were a number of KZbinrs who reacted to this official video of "Another Life" and were able to play it continuously. When I uploaded the original edit for THIS video, it was blocked for copyright violation. So I had to re-edit and include less of the video footage. We have plenty of great examples to experiment with and analyze, but the video is a bit choppier than my usual flow. :)

[@dreamcat4]

Cool man, didn't notice. As always thank you for your showcasing of these different singers & I especially love your inclusion of following the Voice. Love that. And since you have already done Chris Cornell (my favorite singer, thank you so much!)... well what else is there? I suppose if you really want something really challenging? Then how about the late Pete Steele (Type O Negative)? Another great voice... always find that Haloween is a great time of year to remember him, and celebrate his work. Or maybe next year! Thanks again so much.

[@GavinSJordan]

U all good man

[@juanchopolo131]

Chris why don’t you start posting in other social media? Try TikTok I’m sure you’ll rule there, it’s a way of given short tips and concepts to help people

[@GavinSJordan]

Hey, try Ronnie radke next singer for falling in reverse. Their new stuff is sick.

[@chrisliepe]

@@juanchopolo131 Doing Instagram now too... working on other ones :) I agree!

[@kawaiicloud2228]

I honestly just want to know how to sing similar to Chris because I just want to sing their songs like Eternally Yours with actual screaming and not violent whispering 🤣

[@kboutdoorspnw3147]

Violent whispering might be my favorite way of saying it 🤣🤣

[@GageMason]

Right lmao? I've been trying to learn because I'm sick of singing along in my car just to aggressively whisper the scream lines. I can't seem to get it down tho. Just end up hurting my voice.

[@Madchris8828]

Been waiting for this!! Yes! One of my favorites vocalists right now

[@chrisliepe]

Nice

[@PantherGodx]

I really love how you Dissect the singers techniques. Very fun to watch and beneficial to figure out what they are exactly doing. I really like how diverse you are with different type of singers ! Keep rocking man!🔥

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks so much!

[@raj4myo]

I love Chris Motionless and have been trying to learn this "switch" from clean to distorted in the voice. This really helps. Thank You for this video. You can also check out Cory Wells. Bit of different style with his music but he's a wonderful vocalist/guitarist and has a beautiful blend of clean and distorted sounds. 'Walk Away' or 'End of a Good Thing' are some of his best ones. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@chrisliepe]

glad you liked the video! Thank you!

[@CLCyber]

Yeah, He does that transition pretty well in End of a good thing!

[@a1038954]

You're amazing. A genuine professional which was not what I was expecting going into this. I expected a generic reaction video with superficial commentary, but you flipped my expectations upside down. I wish you nothing but success in your journey.

[@chrisliepe]

Wow, thank you!

[@chrisbitsis]

I'd really love to see you reacting to "Eternally yours" by them . Could you analyze the screaming he uses in, almost ,the entire song?

[@leonardopolato2634]

YES YOU DID IT OH MY GOD I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS 😍

[@mandapanda7407]

I really love the open and humorous energy you bring in your videos that make everything feel so much more approachable. I feel like I learn the best being totally silly

[@d.hunter1099]

Besides my usual compliments to the best vocal teacher on youtube, I am commenting just to help the channel. You deserve millions of subscribers Chris

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks so much for the support!!

[@kyleisahuman]

I love this series, would be awesome to see you analyze Andy Biersacks voice

[@bencekalmar1361]

I just wanna know how Andy is doing his screams, they just amazing for me

[@darkage4461]

Fry scream. Chris liepe did an amazing video on it

[@GH0UL006]

@@bencekalmar1361inhale screaming it’s kinda like reverse fry screaming

[@kenmartin7175]

Just sing thru your nose like Randy Travis🥴

[@n_internetanomaly]

Excellent teaching, Chris. Been working on finding my vocal break for screams for weeks, got it with this video, now to practise.

[@n_internetanomaly]

Coming back to this, the importance of using my abdominal muscles to put pressure on my diaphragm for this scream really surprised me. Been practising for half hour every day, and I’m getting better at hitting these screams comfortably without any strain on my voice. Thanks a whole bunch, Chris. Subscribed and signed up to your courses, really good stuff!

[@Madchris8828]

Rewatching this makes me understand why I had so much issues with getting a sound even close to him before. I had no grasp of false chords.

[@tylerdawsey7370]

So cool that you made this video Chris! Awesome awesome! I made a search on KZbin and was not expecting to see a video on this but HERE YOU ARE! Haha so cool, love you videos man!

[@U.N.763]

Chris I’ve viewed almost all the videos on your channel . Really loved them and will keep loving them. You’re the greatest vocal mentor no strings attached. I love you. I hope you live for 100 years and more healthily and happily ever after. Btw still waiting for the adam lambert video! XD love from india bruh !!!!

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks so much for liking and enjoying the content!!

[@laszloegri4959]

I recommend Scar Symmetry - Oscillation Point, and other songs where Christian Älvestam was the singer. Amazing cleans and monstrous growls.

[@regdenee]

Yes! Christian would be very interesting to hear a serious analysis of.

[@jordanheyvaert6204]

Rory Rodriguez in Dayseeker does this a lot. Especially in the song SleepTalk. Great work explaining this, Chris!

[@09my_chemical_black_veil_i37]

I want to start a band but have no friends LMAO but this is good to know! MIW is my favourite band and he's such a good vocalist

[@grampiansfpv1998]

Good stuff once again Chris keep them coming cheer's

[@eshedguitar]

This is awesome, thank you so much You really helped me figure out the parts that I've tried to sing intuitively by ear and couldnt get it right, for example that "falling apart" voice that becomes this distorted note that sounds sooo good. Keep making these, you're awesome

[@antonioflores8881]

Anything by A day to remember would be sick🔥

[@grayplayer_1]

I'd love to see a breakdown on Micheal Barnes from RED. They are a bit smaller, but I would love to see your thoughts on his voice, style, and techniques.

[@chrisliepe]

LOVE Michael Barnes!

[@grayplayer_1]

@@chrisliepe RED is easily my favorite band and Micheal Barnes to me has one of the best aggressive and beautiful voices ever!

[@freq9939]

Such a unique pedagogy! It would be cool to see a dissection of Chuck Schuldiner's different phases of vocals throughout Death's discography

[@samueljohnson9566]

Thanks for teaching me a new word that's a cool one 🤘

[@sebastianarnold948]

Oh how could I forget, Tobias Forge (Papa Emeritus) (Cardinal Copia) from Ghost. Now that guy can engage an audience.

[@yt.silentknight]

That little flair at 8:00 was nice! 🤘😭

[@rafyraffee]

Wow. That was phenomenal. Damn.

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked!

[@doomsday446]

Yoo. Thanks for doing my suggestion! I love his voice.

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks for the idea!

[@natelolz11]

Dude you are the best thanks for doing this

[@charlc]

Such an amazing video, Chris - loved the experiments, you're so good!

[@charlc]

Still cant get over how good 15:38 is

[@GavinSJordan]

Thank you for doing this vid. Could you listen to Ronnie radek next? In coming home, popular monster, drug in me is reimagined, or losing my life?

[@bellaishereandisaacsouless]

agreed!

[@rubzmusic5950]

This song is a great practice. Thanks for the great explanation!

[@justintammelin1807]

Ahhhhh I've always wanted to know what your take was on his end notes in the chorus. Thank you for this!

[@DedshawtGaming]

You sound vaguely like Devin Kensrue from Thrice while mimicking Chris and I love it

[@jayysuga202]

Your second approach of "I loved you the most" is also something Chris could have done and does in the song.

[@carlosaristaalanis5470]

Hell fucking yeaahh! Finally one of my all time favorite! If I would've known I'd gave you the recording of a livestream they did last week, so you can see him performing the old heavy stuff better than ever, or maybe that can be for a part two... Your video really made my day. You are a hell of a teacher. P.D: Talking about pitch and pitchless scream, for me, there's no bigger master than Chad Gray. Check him out! Greetings from México

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks man! Ya paste that link in here I'll check it out!

[@lynxdeception]

@@chrisliepe kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2XamYiKrM9-e7M

[@lynxdeception]

@@chrisliepethat channel has all 12 songs they played in the livestream event last week but unfortunately it’s just the audio. Still interesting though.

[@carlosaristaalanis5470]

@@lynxdeception I was about to comment that if I could send it to him privately. Cause, if the guys ever talk to me, I want it to be for asking me to go on tour with them, not for a sue LUL. Thx for doing it for me, Sheldon

[@TheTylerHofer]

More Chris motionless!

[@sauron8617]

We want Matt Tuck too. Amazing video!

[@short619er3]

Just watched this as per your response to my comment on another video, Chris! Thanks so much! Seeing as I've already watched your take on Breaking Benjamin, I'm headed over to Falling In Reverse to see what you have to say about Ronnie!

[@Jackrules12345678910]

I'd love to see you unpack Brent Smith's grit, epsecially in the bands' early days (or more generally his vocals). I have no idea where he gets his grit and tone from - hidden deep in the depths seemingly!

[@JoaoGsg]

man,thats so cool,im actually learning a lot of my voice with u and not long ago i made a video of this song tunned a bit down,ill recreate it after watching this to see the difference,thank you!

[@chrisliepe]

You're welcome!

[@mangoo7629]

Hey Chris, I've always wondered how to do this fun whistly (and seemingly coming from gradual cord closure from a whisper, especially noticeable when a word starts with "H") sound you do at 14:37. A lot of people seem to be able to do it effortlessly on command whenever they want and it adds some nice color to overall sound. However, I struggle getting this one down. I also might have overlooked an explanation in one of your videos.. Conor Mason from Nothing But Thieves seems to use this 'coloration' a lot (maybe an idea for a video?)

[@chrisliepe]

Check out my video on Marylin Manson... ton's of whisper technique in there. YES conor mason would be a GREAT one!

[@mangoo7629]

@@chrisliepe That’s why I thought I saw it somewhere in your videos! Thanks!

[@jajoavila5820]

It's so interisting how each stayle has It's own elements for vocals... Not much of a fan of this in particular, but the resources can be handy to enrich some partes in particular... I think King Diamond is a master of using different resources in his songs. Influenced lots of vocalists even if he doesn't use "proper" extreme vocals... If you ever have some spare time, give his álbum "Them" or "Abigail" a spin, its extreamly amazing vocal and composition wise.

[@chrisliepe]

Great ideas!

[@princedhozthapa3788]

God bless you Sir. at least I can learn from your YT channel.

[@masterzela4781]

This Song is so good 😀

[@GetxFreaky]

i would love to see you do a video on howard jones of light the torch, ex killswitch engage. he has a really amazing and unique voice and scream.

[@diablovalentine9474]

That was so fucking cool, great video Chris

[@DaJerseyJunkie]

If you didn’t know what this was and you started this video at 08:22 you’d be like wtf 😂😂😂

[@metalsalpicadura]

Still waiting for the day of a video on how to sing like Shaun Morgan😙

[@Madchris8828]

Oh I would love that! Anything from current album back to his old stuff

[@leandro2490]

Wooooow men you are amazing 😁😁😁😁

[@Bleemir]

Great video as usual Chris ! I would love to see you breakdown the style of Howard Jones (ex Killswitch Engage vocalist) someday ! Keep up the great work ! :)

[@jacklynland3109]

Please cover Alyssa White Gluz and her current replacement in The Agonist!

[@MaxSpiderX3]

I think analyzing Shawn James' techniques would be awesome!

[@Fayzer03]

I love Motionless In White! 🖤💜🤘🏻Make how to sing like Phil Bozeman next! 😄🤘🏻

[@coltontaylor1094]

Man Chris's voice is just right where mine cracks at. Damn:(

[@RhiannonTyler]

I have been told I sing “too pretty “ for rock songs. So I’m finding this perspective interesting and also somewhat new to recording verses live because of the virus. It’s also interesting comparing instrumental strings to vocal cords in how the create sound and their role in a song.

[@jacklynland3109]

You should definitely ignore anyone who says you sing too pretty for rock songs because whoever says that has never heard power metal or symphonic metal or melodic metal of either death or black or doom or power. Show them Simmone Simmons from Epica or Liv Kristine from Leaves Eyes.

[@jacklynland3109]

Or bands like Nightwish with Tarja Turunen or Floor Jansen or even Annette Olson or Elize Ryd from Amaranthe

[@ZepyhrLight]

Courtney of Spiritbox sings pretty :) rock needs pretty singing singers :D

[@artemisthegunslinger3956]

This is so funny but also such a great lesson😂😂

[@timothyvonvictory7105]

Hey Chris, you should do a video on a singer by the Name of Jorn Lande. That guy has some of the coolest sounding vocal distortion I've ever heard. I'd love to see you break it down

[@jacklynland3109]

Please cover Spiritbox Holy Roller!

[@0n10n_G0d]

Great work and Thank you for this content! How about how to sing like - none less than - our dark Prince Ozzy? 😄

[@CallaFritz]

If you could do another Chris Motionless reaction and breakdown for Cyberhex or Masterpiece sometime, it would really help.

[@Lewis1995]

When you mimic him at the beginning it sounds like kirk van houten signign can i borrow a feeling

[@DashHoundRacing]

His recent stuff reminds me a lot of Ben Burnley

[@chrisliepe]

Totally!

[@nightwingx0126]

I think it definitely suits him. The cleans in their latest work have been their strongest yet

[@ArjunBalgovind]

The chorus of Reincarnate sounds strikingly similar to I Will Not Bow, and his voice too. The first time I heard it without seeing the song name I thought that Ben was featured on the song for some parts.

[@DashHoundRacing]

@@nightwingx0126 For sure, it's definitely not a complaint

[@metal233]

Since you're doing Chris, can you break down MIW song Contemptress and get Maria Brink, too? I'd love to scream like her. And doing both parts would be amazing.@

[@pendimemackey]

Thank you so much!!

[@loganbauserman5025]

Jonny Craig would be an interesting vocalist to check out

[@SchizoidPersonoid]

chest notes roasting on an open fire

[@Mxyaguitar5150]

How to sing like Jonny Craig would be pretty cool :)

[@asthewheelturns5387]

Chris are there any breathing exercises that can help prepaid for songs like this? As I already scream pretty well, As for these singers like this I recommend to help them before tours. As I sing karaoke 4-6 days a week at times and rarely lose my voice. Just my lower ranges occasionally. Mainly when I'm dehydrated.

[@lilyjasper9338]

You should definitely react to motionless in whites cover of somebody told me

[@sciexp]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@charlottenewell]

Can you do one of these for Rory Spencer from Dayseeker?

[@bananajoe1996]

Fun fact: This song triggered my once per year man cry back in 2023.

[@AlexKahl]

Hey Chris! Thanks for your inspiring and helpful videos. It would be great if you could explain the singing Style of Greg Graffin of Bad Religion in a SING LIKE or VOCAL BREAKDOWN video.

[@MyloXylo738]

Hi Chris, great work as always! :) Could you make a video about the new Album from Motionless in white or at list one song "Meltdown"? There are some extrem vocals going on and i think you can teach it the best.

[@xennyboi3876]

You should totally look at Black Damask!

[@tid6904]

I love your vids they’re very useful so if you can do a how to sing like JJ from kaleo that’d be awesome your awesome too 😎

[@tid6904]

It’s that a yes ??😅🙃

[@ceceheck]

I wish you would have been my choir teacher in high-school. Can you do A Grave Mistake by Ice Nine Kills?

[@rainerzufall9011]

Hey man i love your Videos you helped me sooo much! Could you maybe analize telle smith from the word alive? Especially on the Song "No Way Out" He is my absolute Favorite singer. Keep up the Good work greetings from germany :D

[@gabriel-eduardionescu9240]

Can you do a video about Craig Mabbitt?😁

[@rithvikO_o]

Hello Chris, really good explanation. I have a question, while doing the "fall apart" thing or generally while singing, how loud is too loud? I've realised the louder i get the greater is my range but i don't want to go too loud and ruin my larynx...Would love some advice on this.

[@chrisliepe]

The only gauge you have for "too loud" is "uncomfortable". If you can get really loud and it feels ok... GREAT, but if you start feeling taxed, hoarse or like you're going to cough, you're either too loud, or doing it too low in your voice box!

[@thisdreamwespeak7828]

You should pull up one of you're own videos and do one called how to sing like Chris liepe!

[@GavinSJordan]

Andy biersack or Ronnie radke next please

[@RAINLORDV2]

I hate yelling bc im in an apartment and I don't want people knocking at my door but sometimes I lose and scream all day it it sounds great then some days I can't do it at all I learned how to fry scream in a day but I hate yelling bc my yelling jsut sounds so trash

[@sebastianarnold948]

How to sing like Joakim Broden from Sabaton.

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 7

[@chrisliepe]

:)

[@anthonycaminiti8734]

Reply for the algorithm

[@gutturalbanshee72]

I like to think of his voice as the most British accent there is,mixed with the most Boston accent there is, and the person with that voice feels really sea sick.

[@davidtarantino2443]

This was really awesome! I loved the tips and I feel like this was really helpful. Could you please do a video on Oli Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon on the Heaven/Hell album from 2010

[@chrisliepe]

Great suggestion! You might like this one on Oli: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXJm5mHhJKAjck

[@davidtarantino2443]

@@chrisliepe awesome! Thank you so much! I didn’t know you did a video on him already! I will definitely check this out!

[@Drahven04]

Hello there ! First of all I would like to thank your for your amazing work ! It helps me a lot on my personnal project ! Would you care to listen to Ronnie Radke ? The song is Falling in Reverse - The drug in me is reimagined.

[@harryclarkz6447]

Pls make a video and analyze oli sykes techniques

[@chrisliepe]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXJm5mHhJKAjck

[@Hazenviell]

yeahhh

[@HeyKayVA]

Is there a way to this kind of roasting of the notes while switching to clean vocals, I am having trouble capturing the essence of the more gritty higher parts, and I've been trying to pick it apart to get a better idea on how to do this vocally, but I find I'm struggling with it and transition to a more violent breathy voice when I attempt it.

[@ruthnaranjo957]

Can you do Manson?

[@chrisliepe]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYPdZJechMunhs0

[@jacklynland3109]

Shirley?

[@tacticaltackle]

Ice Nine Kills both vocalists?

[@DeonJBester]

Another Life cover when?

[@hectorsoulless]

Yeeeeeeah!!!!

[@sebastianarnold948]

How to sing like Ville Valo from HIM

[@mangoo7629]

You gotta hit puberty twice!

[@MrClubpenguin11]

Wow Ville Valo..what a beast

[@DIFY]

Now I'm confused about screaming, thought I was on the way to unlock it, but I guess I figured out how to break my voice instead 😕 Does not hurt, can do it forever 😋😂 So where am I supposed to feel it for screaming then? 🤔😅😅

[@chrisliepe]

Hey! Cruise the channel for any of my videos on Screaming... LOTS here :) ...And you'll get these questions you asked and more resolved. :)

[@DIFY]

@@chrisliepe guess I'll have to rewatch them. Probably missed something For the record, I can't sing. But love playing arround with the voice, especially in games haha 😋 Appreciate the reply! 😁

[@anthonycaminiti8734]

Hey Chris! I get migraines often. When i have one it’s really painful to belt and sing with compression. The migraines will last several hours, so i could miss an entire show with one. The doctors can’t do anything. Is there any way i could lessen the pain caused by singing with a migraine?

[@chrisliepe]

Man... That's a tough one. I don't struggle with migraines so I can't speak from personal experience on this but I have friends that do struggle with them, and I can't imagine them even trying to sing when they are in the middle of one. I'd say, listen to your body... try to NOT put yourself in a position where you have to sing with a migraine at all. You could be doing things muscle/damage wise because you are having to compensate for the pain that you don't want to be introducing into your voice.

[@anthonycaminiti8734]

@@chrisliepe got it!

[@feedback1204]

Hey Chris, thanks for your content. I have a question. I really want to learn how to sing, but even if I did take vocal lessons, I wouldn't be able to practice, because I am too loud. Even the 7 quiet Vocal exercises are sometimes a bit to loud. Is there anything I can do to make my voice sound quieter, which is not eating a pillow while singing? This is not really effective for recording or vocal exercises

[@chrisliepe]

The best thing for me ever has been practicing in a CAR. I've done my best vocal discoveries and practicing in my car while commuting somewhere or just going on a drive for fun.

[@feedback1204]

@@chrisliepe Well, I don't own a car and I certainly can't afford one

[@tylerdawsey7370]

@@feedback1204 can’t learn to ride a bike with riding a bike. Realizing that your ego is a big thing stopping you from practicing is the hardest thing to get over. Plan a time when your house is empty, go in your closet and belt it out!

[@miguelthekewlkid272]

Hey Chris I got a question. So I just discovered my mixed voice, and things have been going great! I can sing all the way up to a Bb4 flawlessly. But, I am really having trouble above that. My voice starts to wobble, like if I was using vibrato. And sometimes my voice gets really raspy. And most of the times it cracks really badly. Is there something I am doing wrong above the Bb4? Or will this improve with practice? And btw I don’t force myself at all when it comes to reaching those notes.

[@chrisliepe]

Have you enrolled in any of my courses yet? That might be your next step :) ...Diving a bit deeper into the experience side of things will help you unlock those higher mixed notes! go to www.mymusicalvoice.com to check them out!

[@miguelthekewlkid272]

@@chrisliepe Ok perf, I’ll def look into it! Thanks Chris!