Wage War | The River | REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach / Metal Vocalist

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[@galacticriminalx]

NEW KARDASHIAN VIDEO!!!! nice 😎

[@benturtl9076]

Ayy its galactic

[@JosephRivera588]

Ooh a metalcore track! I’d like to see more of that on here! My suggestion would be “backbreaker” by fit for a king

[@justsomanycups7667]

hell yes!

[@InEpicinium]

That and or the WCAR version as well. Both I feel can have their own breakdowns/insights into what each vocalist does similar/different

[@conormccallion5016]

Yea would love to see him cover more metal core

[@smokejc]

@@michaelgabs9885 yeah you need to leave.

[@ks_cdrums]

Love the song

[@SceneCoreIsNotDead]

Am I the only one that would like to see a breakdown of his own band’s song

[@bluecollar5384]

I would LOVE to hear one of Behind Leaves and Vines...

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

This

[@LI-md2cb]

Hes talked about it before. Said he felt weird about it but he'd do it if enough people expressed interest

[@LateKnight666]

listen to Kardashev or Viraemia. Hes the vocalist for both of them. Kardashev doesnt really have "breakdowns", but youll get the gist

[@DatboiDemonX]

He has done one of Snow-sleep from The Baring Of Shadows.

[@echi-sama1844]

Whenever he talks about the "hypeman voice" I think about Jarod Alonge on his every pop punk vocalist video

[@dylananderson1061]

Have to do crystal lake AEON live. Ryo is an amazing frontman and vocalist

[@malfurionstormrage6782]

I love the vocals in this song. My favorite wage war track.

[@tevildo9383]

For the Likes Of You-“Forlorn”

[@chrisscott820]

Yes please!

[@anerexicpig720]

everyone like this, fuck you, idc LIKE IT

[@petermorado8983]

You should do Metamorph by Oceans Ate Alaska. I’m really interested in what James does for his techniques.

[@azatduissekov6429]

How many breakdowns do you want? Wage War: yes

[@xCushman]

Wage War is incredible live. Great group of guys too! I am from their hometown and I love seeing them. I would love to heard your take on Lorna Shore. Literally anything from them but a request would be King Ov Deception or Death Portrait. Immortal is an incredible song but the other two are vocally insane.

[@thecrab3544]

I’ve been waiting for a Lorna Shore analysis from him. He had a death portrait one but it’s not available for me to watch

[@adamcastillo3976]

I’d like you to break down some Landon Tewers vocals!! Always loved his lows!

[@MetalCoreHog131]

His vocals on the Ai640 stuff are incredible

[@akmetalhead95]

Hell yeah! He's such a versatile vocalist too!

[@witeshade]

@@akmetalhead95 he sounds killer live too, i saw him at a club just before the end times started and he sounded amazing

[@xCushman]

His vocal range is special. His solo stuff, The Plot in You's stuff, and Ai640 are incredible. Total stud.

[@NashMuhandesAudio]

god i miss Landon's ultra-lows

[@Molineitor_]

Sots-Pernicious!!

[@zmby6785]

ah yes, the cough drop

[@pieceoftrashkeith]

Please do: For the Likes of You - Forlorn, Gamma Sector - Ephemeral, Black Tongue - Coma or Fit for a King - Backbreaker next time! edit: oh, man! add LANDMVRKS - Lost In A Wave to the waiting list! that shit's insane!

[@toniflemming2479]

FTLOU - Rot with me brother

[@jxp_shows]

Join the KA Patron to request songs! Maybe I'll suggest Backbreaker next month, I usually suggest metalcore

[@usernamenotavailablee]

Yees Gamma Sector let's gooo

[@IRLtrolls]

Yesss FTLOY is so sick

[@colinmacdonald7854]

Almost this whole entire song is a breakdown! I love it!

[@usernamenotavailablee]

This song has one of my most favorite BLEAGHs ever lol. I'd LOVE seeing you react and dissect some Gamma Sector (I suggest songs Ephemeral or The Dot) or Hollow Prophet - Ben Duerr's project (the vocalist of Shadow of Intent) that's even more aggressive and filthy than SoI!

[@JakesVooDoo]

Man you’re awesome. My go to channel for learning techniques and learning how to properly do things as to not hurt myself or discover new things. Love it

[@xBlade173]

Saw these guys live, this video doesn't do them justice. Great vid!

[@Nazgolith]

I've been hoping one day I'd see Wage War on the channel for awhile now, so glad you picked "The River". Great vid as always!

[@juicexcore666]

Another cool live one to check out is when Mark poida was with aversions crown from brutal assault a few years back. Any track.

[@steveprovost2750]

I love watching your videos. As a vocalist myself, I have learned a lot just from your videos. You've helped me out and I greatly appreciate it!! Keep the vids coming! Much love from Canada! 🤘🤘🤘

[@ricardomartins1189]

ive been waiting for u to do this video!!!

[@nubsmcthiccc]

I found this song a few months ago on a walk on a metal playlist and I was thinking to myself I need something with some great riffage and some heavy breakdowns and this song came on and I nearly broke my neck from the headbanging I did that day Aw dang I was hoping he would do the studio version you can hear the breakdowns better XD

[@jxp_shows]

A warped tour recording that sounds decent? How rare! Awesome reaction Mark! 🤘 Lately I've been seeing videos where Briton really struggles live, so it's good to see one where he kills it. I've seen them live a couple times and he's always done an excellent job. Can't wait for the next video!

[@andreaspetersen917]

Would definitely love to see some Sold Soul at some point in the future. Stevie O'Shaughnessy got an amazing range with some 7th-layer-of-hell lows and surprisingly crisp, almost screechy witchy highs! Really hope to hear your professional breakdown of them. “The Son of Perdition” or “Harrowing, His Calls To The Void”, really showcases the whole spectrum \o/ Always a pleasure watching!

[@kingeryg]

Bro sold soul is a hidden gem...harrowing his call to the void and voyage through river Styx are my 2 favorites 😎

[@jacksonweinbeck8254]

Backbreaker by Fit for a King

[@MetalCoreHog131]

Love seeing breakdowns on all styles but we need some higher range appreciation. I think Rheese Peters is the absolute top and would love to see you a Babirusa track dissected.

[@zerozeeros]

That or ANIT rheese is god tier at highs

[@DatboiDemonX]

He briefly touched on Rheese’ vocals in Deadweight by Lowlife during his segment, that’s about the only time he looked at Rheese. The man himself even responded to Mark’s breakdown of his vocals, and said his segment was false cord lows and tunnel throat highs.

[@dartthewarrior]

I learn so much with every video!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@KardavoxAcademy]

I'm glad to hear it dude, thanks for your support!

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

Man, I miss this side of this band. Songs like this were so heavy, I really love their first two albums! Loved your breakdown (no pun intended), Mark! Always very insightful! 🤘

[@kaylagassiott2155]

Sick man! I enjoyed this a lot! 🖤

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Glad to hear it!

[@breakingbasstv8525]

Thanks for doing this! Wage war is sooooo sick live

[@SHNOOK.]

Awesome live video! That was a great choice for an educational breakdown. I’d love to see one of Slice the Cake, The Lantern...please.

[@danieldonev2477]

best metal vocal coach in yt hands down 🔥🔥🔥

[@mccarrell18]

Probably one of my favorite Wage War songs! Love the breakdown! Also, if you haven't seen it, Spiritbox just posted a full live set. Would be incredible to see you break down her live vocals!

[@gizmovw1272]

I saw them at their Halloween show in Atlanta a few years ago and his vocals have come a long way since this video. Hands down one of the best shows that I’ve ever been to

[@rhod3house]

One of my favorite groups in my home town at my favorite show! These are vocals I wish to have

[@Imurai]

Okay, that thumbnail is just killing me 😁

[@JimboPutney]

YEEEESSS! thank you!!!

[@cjmorgani3642]

Awesome and informative video as always. It’s always a good day when I see you have uploaded. Bands you may want to checkout (or maybe know) are Angel Splitter, Full of Hell, Desolated and Knocked Loose. If you want a hardcore type band harms way might be a cool one

[@Ladramar]

Badass, love Wage War! Gonna send this to my son who loves to do growls and screams!

[@knightsindarkness1712]

Awesome band and song!

[@finniganmcasscrackin373]

This guys my fav metal reactor🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Ryl0o]

gotta see these guys live in 2019 and they are so good live

[@theepicone1605]

LOVE WAGE WAR!!!!

[@lukes4110]

I'd never seen this live version before, I'm impressed how similar it sounds to the studio version

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

Removing the video in the intro is such a great move! Thatnks for not spoiling your own video any longer!!

[@scottvenema6800]

Love Wage War. Love this video. Seen them a few times live and they are great! Discovered Lorna Shore from this live track because of Cody's T-shirt also so bonus there

[@NomadGragg]

I saw them live at The Trees in Dallas. They were insane. Their song "Low" was sick. He's a great performer and he's gotten better over time.

[@anthonycoffey9412]

I cant get enough of "Low" 🥰

[@kylechisholm2695]

You gotta check out the Low live performance of theirs. The clean vocals come out and it is honestly a flawless performance

[@iHomelessMonkey]

I love seeing how psyched you get when you hear some lows, really wholesome lmao

[@KardavoxAcademy]

I'm a simple man, I hear good lows, I get excited!

[@danatheman7690]

This song is a straight banger!

[@jadonwilliams9194]

God I wanna learn to growl so bad, good vid man!

[@AsWeDescended]

I am a big belter screamer now and you have a lot of good helpful info on screaming like that. Face resonance is goat

[@LaGGyXdm]

This song is amazing

[@DaedricHAWK]

I honestly enjoy Briton more live than on records personally, really dope vocalist. The vocalist of Before I Turn does a lot of the articulation styles you talked about in this video. Hopefully one day I'll see them featured on the channel. Love the videos.

[@Brycesinner]

They are amazing live I think I was at the show

[@memorexdrc]

Just learned to play this on guitar! What a banger

[@InEpicinium]

Always wondered what is happening in vocals say at 7:52 or say for other examples, similar screams from Oli in the deathcore medley or M. Shadows with the Critical Acclaim opener from the longbeach concert, where the voice just cracks midscream seemingly out of nowhere. Never could figure out if this is just the vocalist reaching their natural vocal break in register change for a moment during the scream and it's totally fine, or if it's a moment of voice being a bit tired/momentary loss of support.

[@MrThehoper]

In this case it's a support/tone placement loss, also double checked the song.

[@coleG112]

@@MrThehoper Which is to be expected by the end of a show tbh. If I remember right this was either the encore or the song before so I'm not surprised he gave out. Explains the staccato shouty screams too, compared to the studio version being a little smoother

[@LT_Dangles]

They have a newer live video of their song “Low” which features clean vocals as well. Should check that one out because these guys have improved their vocals an unbelievable amount in their somewhat short career so far

[@N0WSUFFER]

Omg i love Wage War, i seen them last year before covid, the headlining band was Polaris, do check them out if you want to see another amazing frontman. HYPERMANIA - Polaris (short and sweet heavy track) LANDMINE - Polaris (more of a dynamic track with cleans/screams from both vocalists) but i recommend the song Hypermania this man has soooo much energy and you MUST experience it, when u think hes at 100% he goes above and beyond

[@btddrums1145]

Briton’s live vocals are better nowadays. A good example of this is the live video of “Stitch” on CaliberTV

[@bennersftw2644]

I'm checking it, cause this video had me shocked by how much I enjoyed his vocals live! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@benhostetter4775]

I've noticed his range has actually shrunk nowadays. He tends to stick solely with his mids and has mostly ditched the gutturals like in this video. He's definitely more consistent now tho.

[@btddrums1145]

@@benhostetter4775 That’s what I love about his vocals now, it’s exactly like the record. He just has an overall better sound now as well.

[@Phlfwlr]

I assume they were pretty far into the tour at this point

[@nedsoccer11]

This song has a breakdown

[@khyleebrahh7]

This breakdown has a song

[@AsWeDescended]

Nuh uh

[@MudStoneCasserole]

This song has a breakdown

[@AsWeDescended]

Nuh uh I would know if it did I am a breakdown master

[@tylerajohnson03]

The song is a breakdown

[@jimmytweedale2191]

Im having a good time and im mentioning it in the comments!!

[@JoseMoreno-km5hr]

I've been a metal vocalist for over a decade and I got to say I appreciate what you're doing on your channel. If you're a young vocalist take notes on what this guy is saying!! It'll help you become a better vocalist and also help you save your vocal chords bc alot of young people will blow their vocal chords before they even hit their 20's which is sad but so true.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Thanks for the kind words, Jose. Although, it's never too late to learn new tricks!

[@Phlfwlr]

I believe what he’s doing is what some people refer to as a power fry scream. It derives from an actual yell, or belt as you said. At least how I do it it’s very easy to move from projected singing notes to screams.

[@billykordecki6052]

LandMvrks-Lost in a Wave, Metalcore band with screams, cleans, raspys, and even gutterals at the end

[@pineconeduck9148]

Wage War, nice. Always like that.

[@mattjones6450]

I would love to see you check out a live Dayseeker track. Rory is inhumanly good in a live environment; his control and resonance is absolutely unbelievable

[@chrisdouglas9733]

Saw them with chelsea grin on their desolation of Eden tour and they were a lot smaller but the vocalists have so much energy

[@bjnott92]

There's a band called Breakdown of Sanity where all their songs are breakdowns but also not. Hard to explain but the vocalist is amazing! You should react to them or at least check them out on your own. Definitely worth a listen

[@jeffreydean5112]

Definitely agree!

[@WarriorWithin111]

Yes! I recommend My Heart In Your Hands 2015 re-recorded version. It's their heaviest track (IMO) with varying vocals.

[@ajholtzman6180]

I know im not a patron, however, if mark or any of his patrons see this, consider loathe by left to suffer. Some of the most gnarly brees and gutterals imo

[@HalmHammerhand]

Love your vocal analysis. Very informative and entertaining. I would like to see you do a analysis of something of Christian Alvestam. Solution .45’s Gravetational Lensing is a great song. An oldie but a goodie. He has a very unique harsh vocal style I’ve never been able to come close to mimicking. Would love to hear your take on it.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

I'll check it out!

[@loganmyall660]

Saw these guys live. So different front their albums. The same metalcore influence you get on the album is swapped for deathcore. Really interesting and frankly so much better live.

[@timpalmer2216]

I remember senheiser or Shure put out an infographic saying cupping the mic is good for screaming vocals because it helps direct/compress the soundwaves into a more focused sound. I can't find it off hand but I'll link it if I can

[@lonelyturtle7283]

those breakdowns are super sick because jeremy and neil from ADTR producess their songs and mixes them

[@ronratliff8320]

I learned Something !

[@DarkApostleJuralek]

Hey Mark, would be super interested in you doing a song from SiKth. Any song by them would be great but maybe Philistine Philosophies or Walking Shadows would be good. Would really love to hear your take on those vocals! Love the videos!

[@vincentperro9970]

We need a crystal lake reaction video from you Mark!

[@Penninn]

Would be sick seeing you do Lorna Shore - Grimoire but Ben Duerr's vocal cover. You can so see so obviously all of his mouth shapes and it would be interesting getting your take on it. The cover itself is absolutely nuts!

[@bigbunn_]

So many goddamn breakdowns

[@GRLidstone]

I'd love to see you do a reaction on Slice the Cake's Gareth Mason. He's an interesting one since he openly says the way he screams is wrong despite the fact his voice sounds so great. So it'd be cool to see you dissect the problems in his technique snice it gives you a chance to explain in detail what not to do

[@Oryyyt]

more lives reactions and analysis please! Black Mammoth by Fit For an Autopsy live on Rain City is extremely well mixed and performed.

[@mezzproduction3252]

eyyyy great video man! you should react/analyse Crystal Lake live at resurrection festival "aeon"!!

[@doomdoesdokkan6720]

Backbreaker fit for a king

[@bluewaveslayer]

Do any fit for a king! We need to understand Ryan Kirby's technique 🙌

[@psstimbatman6646]

I love the *cough cough* BLEGH!

[@destroyeverythingpod8527]

@7:42 with the hank hill call out

[@g3tr3kdkid4]

Hey man, nice video. I appreciate the vocal tips cause I want to be a metal vocalist, pianist (for recording) and frontman. I think you should analyze "Me Myself & Hyde" by Ice Nine Kills for some killer breakdown vocals, or "Another Life" by Motionless In White for an incredible video and some cool technique. He lets his voice crack but controls it. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@crotalus_horridus1474]

Hell praiser - this or the apocalypse, please!!

[@apostle127]

BACKBREAKER - FIT FOR A KING

[@NathanielBTM]

You should definitely check out some of Currents vocalist Brian from their live sets he's epic

[@felixpachler977]

Hi, I've been enjoying your videos for quite some time now, keep it up! I also would like to request that you look at the song "The Shadowing" by Orbit Culture, those guys are simply put amazing. Have a nice day!

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Thanks for the kind words, Felix! Glad you dig the vids! Orbit Culture is on the list, yes, along with 157,000 other bands, haha! The best way to get your recommendation through is to join us on Patreon and take part in the monthly votes!

[@themilkynipple2801]

Would love to see you react to lost in a wave by landmvarks, new song with 2 sick breakdowns and unique vocals

[@williamtrevino7542]

I saw wage war in Austin they were dope I enjoyed like moth the flames more but it was dope

[@Jasper-Holland]

Tha rivurrrrrrrrr

[@jasonpeisley6031]

You should react to Low by Wage War live, it's pretty awesome, because there's all different things happening especially vocal wise. With having Harsh vocals and Clean vocals

[@Grimisk]

New subsriber. But I highly recommend DAYSHELL - PRESSURE if you like a bit of a melodic groove with dark tones. Shayley is an incredibly creative vocalist.

[@andersthorstensson4347]

Was scrolling down looking for a comment about Phil Boseman. Do it. Whitechapel. When a Demon Defiles a Witch maybe? Do it. 🤘❤️

[@bradpauley8269]

💯💯💯💯💯💯level 80-chaosbringer 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@patrickmcnamara1791]

You should do a reaction/analysis of the band Spite