Slipknot - Solway Firth Cover w/ Iowa Scream VOCALS ONLY

[@MatthewSparks]

Hey everyone! I'm sorry it took so long just for me to do this. I never, EVER anticipated that my videos would get the attention that they did, and KZbin has been on the back-burner for me for the last year. I am in school full time, am preparing for graduate school, and work a job that only became much busier with COVID. I want to thank everyone that has watched any of my previous videos, taken the time to comment, or interacted with them in any capacity. It feels quite undeserving given my activity as a "content creator" (lol) and I appreciate each and every one of you. I PROMISE I'M GOING TO DO ANOTHER SLIPKNOT VOCAL COVER! I've already picked the song, it's off WANYK again, and just have to get all my equipment set up again and actually track it. I've been toying with the idea of doing a medley of a bunch of vocal parts from other albums, like Volume 3, in a single video using the Iowa scream, but I'm trying not to get ahead of myself. Once again, thank you to everyone, and I hope all of you have been safe and are recovering from the absolute rollercoaster ride that has been 2020!

[@evantaylor2935]

My guess if Orphan or Critical Darling.

[@StevenCavanaugh]

Yo. Are you interested in doing that Corey Taylor style vocals on a track (or all the tracks if it goes well and we can come to an agreement) for the Heavy Metal musical that I have written? I have just gotten to properly produced recording sessions this last week, but if you're interested I'd love to hear from you.

[@CancerLord]

8 months later, no upload. :(

[@patrickltproductions]

It's almost identical to IOWA. How's your throat after screaming like this? Good job dude.

[@richardgodbey264]

Damn bro, this sliknot guy is really good

[@MatthewSparks]

Hahaha, that was the first thing I fixed :)

[@RB10980]

Sliccknot

[@andreausain9819]

I THINK YOU’RE THE RIGHT PERSON WHO CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE “HOW TO SCREAM” PROPERLY

[@maucoach1032]

YES!!

[@Larryandhisbelts]

Been SlipknoT fan since 99. NO ONE has a Corey scream like you do. NO ONE. Almost flawless.

[@somberdescent42]

Fun fact: corey’s iowa screams were just overprojected glottal compressing screams with just a little extra sumn on his voice, wouldn’t really recommend doing any type of scream like that as it can damage your voice big time. But great cover Matthew! I really enjoyed it

[@MatthewSparks]

Is that what they are? I'm totally ignorant on mechanics of screaming and have no formal education on vocals of any kind. I basically just started mimicking vocalists I liked in middle school and it took off from there. I've always found it incredibly challenging to describe how to do this scream, and it's NOTHING like what you'll hear described in tutorial videos online for various scream techniques.

[@somberdescent42]

@@MatthewSparks yeah that’s what they are more or less! I recommend watching “hungry lights” “how to scream” video! But check the pinned comment on that video because some of the screams are dangerous if you do them, it’s really helpful, got me into screaming actually haha. Best of luck to you! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with and maybe that video will be of any help :)

[@MatthewSparks]

@@somberdescent42 thanks, I appreciate it! I have developed a number of much less harmful techniques over the years, and only did this to show people haha. Doing this regularly doesn't feel great, and I'm astounded Corey did this for years before his voice completely blew out, honestly.

[@somberdescent42]

@@MatthewSparks he was indeed a mad man, that or uneducated

[@drummermonke]

@@MatthewSparks I believe migu piana's iowa scream tutorial is one of the most accurate ones as he got corey himself to teach him the scream and it sounds very identical to it

[@DocGehrman]

Best slipknot cover vocalist

[@nickcollins9893]

Fucking spot-on Corey screams, dude!

[@TheSusBus_191]

Holy crap dude you sound just like Corey Taylor. How the heck did you do that? You are incredible!! Dude start a band I will PAY to have your albums! No joke. Just ... I'm just speechless. Holy crap. 🤘🏻

[@TheGotDrama]

Seriously bro omfg. He’s insane

[@-M_-]

His voice its just identical

[@MatthewSparks]

I really appreciate it! It's just something I learned since I was very young!

[@MatthewSparks]

Thanks for the compliment! Corey is a legend

[@MatthewSparks]

Thanks!

[@artygeezy80082]

Pure magic 🤩🤩😭 I wish I could do the same 😂

[@MatthewSparks]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! I honestly think anyone could learn to scream and sing with a ton of practice. I'm not a natural singer by any stretch, but I've become a pretty capable one just from practicing incessantly over the years. I picked up screaming WAY before singing, haha. If I could explain better how to do this scream, I definitely would, but I certainly think you could do it!

[@huleyn135]

Bro your vocals are amazing. So fucking raw.

[@override2115]

Wow you really sound a lot like Corey..even the clean vocals in the beginning you sound so much like him..well done xx

[@MatthewSparks]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@SkylinerNWD]

it would be great if you continue! If Corey, Slipknot hits the wall anytime soon, it would be my pleasure to see you replace him!

[@regdenee]

You got the best interpretation of the Iowa scream that I've ever heard! It's brutal in all the ways and it sounds so brutal compared to the traditional False Cord growls. But one question though, how did you feel after recording this? From what I've gathered there's a lot of throat involved in this type scream and not that much diaphragm? From what I hear from the end of the notes it sounds like it hurts doing it? Might just be what it sounds like. But it sounds good man! I would've love to hear this to an instrumental version of solway firth. That stuff would sell!

[@sir.castik5637]

It absolutely hurts when you do it like this, you could try it out for yourself but I wouldn’t recommend doing it very often

[@FiratC.]

It hurts like hell after singing. You must experince this if you want to see how it feels. Even when i drink water, i still feel pain.

[@mister-cantes]

@@FiratC. drink something that has alcohol in it and the pain is gone, it's what Corey used to do in the Iowa era, he didn't really felt pain while doing it because he was drunk all the time, at least in the studio...

[@FiratC.]

@@mister-cantes Yeah, even he tolds this himself

[@mister-cantes]

@@FiratC. yes

[@pecsa5369]

You have to form a band with Joey Jordison and Chris Fehn and continue the path, what Slipknot left in 2003/2004.

[@freddiefromicarlyofficial2983]

There was a lot more than just those 3 in the band that made them sound so killer, and he'd blow his voice in like 3 years tops just like Corey did

[@tamir_shenar]

RIP joey.

[@s.elir07]

welp

[@littledrummerboy5358]

This is really good, like REALLY good

[@MatthewSparks]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@andrewtc95]

Just found out you were making more videos. Subbed.

[@MatthewSparks]

Thank you very much for the sub, you're awesome! I'm gonna try to keep pumping out content as much as I can!

[@alfonsorangel3611]

Your screams remembers me Parkway Drive songs, but I won't try Iowa Screams anymore (I came from your video of 1:53) Thanks for The warns! :D

[@polboye]

You're so fucking amazing dude, would love to hear a project of your own some day.

[@ShinyLu]

YES DO IOWA

[@rebeccariddle9358]

Wow 😍 this is really good and sound just like Corey, its crazy

[@JediGuy1000]

Fuck yeah man. Would love some screaming tutorials from you

[@AlegendaryWarrior]

Omg you are really good!! I randomly stumbled on your channel. Wow! Just wow!

[@andresauraa]

Please cover Left Behind

[@ErdinAtabey]

Hi From Turkey Brother :) good luck to you

[@mistuhjawknee5505]

YO SPARKS i didn't know you screamed bro! f yeah kill it!

[@ArcticChonk]

Fuck man, that was really REALLY good...

[@tkurtz76]

WOW.

[@rayssaamanda691]

hey man, it would be really cool if you produce a tutorial on how to make this vocal insane!

[@UncommonLtd.]

Fukn dope vocals man. Spot on.

[@collt091]

Dude your an absolute beast

[@MatthewSparks]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it!

[@CarnageRemixes]

dude... this is fucking sick

[@MatthewSparks]

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!

[@CarnageRemixes]

@@MatthewSparks ay youre welcome man

[@djabthrash]

Badass

[@MatthewSparks]

Appreciate the kind words and you taking the time to watch both versions!

[@rpb2929]

BRO A MISS YOUUUUUUU

[@jonahstaab]

Awesome! thank you!!!

[@ynsdex2755]

Making a reaction to this this fire

[@bryan89fowler]

Damn dude as a closet vocalist myself I’m super jealous of your scream abilities. I can cover Corey’s clean Melodie’s and his stone sour esc heavier “raspy” yell type singing but his guttural screams I can’t seem to pull off lol. Do you have tutorials?

[@MatthewSparks]

I kind of explain it in my newer video about Corey's scream!

[@DutchDukeMan]

Dude can you please do a song from Iowa

[@jonwelch9946]

00:49 sounds like just you hit your shin on the tail gate of a truck lmao

[@Paramithiakaibangers]

can u upload vocal lessons dude?

[@trulyvanvan]

Preeeetty good man, I can hear some extra false chord as I compare to corey’s screaming, maybe that is a little bit safier for the vocal chords dunno

[@djabthrash]

@matthew sparks : you're a beast ! In hindsight, do you still consider this is unsustainable (as a vocal technique) ?

[@Nate-fp2in]

Question: I’m sure this was a fucking beating on your voice, it’s clear you knew you’d have to recover and it wouldn’t feel good. If doing one of these covers is a huge deal, how was Corey able to do it almost every night for 3-4 years, performing 15 songs a night??

[@regdenee]

The thing is that Corey did a lot of his screaming while not being sober and rarely giving a damn. A lot of his screams done live from that era has this slight hoarse and hollower tone than what he did on the albums and never being sober on stage made it clear that his technique was lacking. It still sounded good but being drunk on stage night after night takes a toll on the technique. Using the diaphragm drunk is hard, I tried myself. A lot of people think that Corey can't do those screams anymore. But he can and those screams are usually used as backup screams on the albums, but these types of screams (Iowa scream) requires you to rely more on the chest breathing (short but intense breaths of air) than the diaphragm (slow but more powerful breaths of air) and this sorta unlocks this part of the throat that brings this distortion out, without much help from the diaphragm you scream right from your throat. Nowadays he only uses his diaphragm and that takes a lot of pressure away from his throat and relaxes his vocal cords, which opens up the possibility to sing better and scream safely. Why Corey was able to do those screams for so long is a mystery in many ways. But I think it was alcohol that helped to remove the pain from that sore throat of his in combination with not caring too much. But then he had to get help with the technique in 2004 and here we are.

[@cyntdestroyer69xd]

@@regdenee I think Corey was able to do them so long because he's a baritone - his vocal chords are bigger, than tenor voice owners, so they're able to take this stress for a bit longer

[@FiratC.]

If you drink 3 bottles of alcohol everyday and use drugs like corey did, you cant feel your voice is damaged. Corey was using huge amount of drugs and alcohol, and because of those things he wasnt feeling his vocal chords. That means, he doesnt feel the hoarseness, he doesnt feel the pain, he doesnt feel the vocal damage or throat damage. When he quit drugs and alcohol, he lost his scream. I will give you an example to make you understand this. When you go to dentist for your tooth, the dentist is anesthetizing your tooth before the dental treatmant, right? And after anesthezia, you dont feel any pain. Actually dental treatment is veeeeeery painful, but thanks to anesthesia you dont feel any pain. Corey was anesthetizing his throat with that alcohol and drugs, and because of that he wasnt feeling any pain or strain. But once you got sober, you start to feel hoarseness and pain.

[@wasitu2257]

Ты крут чувак!

[@smile42oficial9]

hey man, great job! dude, can I use this for a cover/collab?

[@masterleon40]

Idk if this is gonna hurt somebody or not but, this is fry screaming in all rule.

[@MatthewSparks]

This is definitely not a fry, my friend

[@masterleon40]

@@MatthewSparks are you in any way compressing? then it's fry. difference between fry and fc is just airlfow.

[@FNSi]

Why didn't you put instruments to this? Would have been more (sic) Copyright issue?

[@MatthewSparks]

For starters, I was weary of getting hit with the copyright stuff. Having two popular videos demonetized already feels pretty bad as it is. Secondly, if I'm honest, this was very low effort and easy to post in response to people commenting that my own voice wasn't loud enough in the mix. This allows you to really hear my scream and the power. Lastly, despite recording tons of my own original music, I am a TERRIBLE engineer, so I'd have to get way better, or get ahold of/pay someone to do it for me. Maybe one day I'll program some drums for it and play the guitar and bass tracks, that way it'll he complete. I agree with you that it would be WAY cooler that way

[@FNSi]

@@MatthewSparks Thanks for the quick respond! Totally understand, awesome vocals btw! 😎🔥

[@Selvesteholmen]

Why does he sound like corey ;-; Uhm... could you do a cover of My Plague maybe?

[@MatthewSparks]

Maybe! That's one of my favorite songs, actually. The lyrics are KILLER

[@CarnageRemixes]

@@MatthewSparks My Plague's lyrics do go REALLY hard

[@r4pid1337]

Didn't you say that this type of screaming is bad for you? Are you using a different technique here?

[@MatthewSparks]

Nope! I'm just blowing my voice out doing this for youtube, haha

[@adriantorres720]

Your saying to not to do the vocals but herr you are.

[@jeffreygeorges]

this just sounds like parkway drive

[@cassiemoody9494]

Well the thing with the song Iowa, Corey was physically cutting himself there’s no way you can get even close to that pain.

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

Its way off... he doesn't scream like this...

[@777-h6d]

I'll tell you this much. He doesn't inhale, dumb dumb.

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

@@777-h6d you wanna be wrong go nuts lol.

[@777-h6d]

@@lifeunderthestarstv lol you have no idea that you're wrong dude

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

@@777-h6d i happily scream like him every day bro. Been a huge slipknot fan since 2004. Since 2019 I scream first 5 songs on self titled, every song on Iowa up to after 'left behind' skip vol 3 (he famously said that he changed his scream here while he had a cold [inhale during a cold is fucked, you forcing down the phlegm] then changed his scream back for AHIG) scream to gemetria, sulfur and psychosocial skip Gray chapter (its dog shit for screaming along to as he quit smoking at this time and just got airy and cleaner tones. Boring) then scream from track 2 to track 8 (before the shit songs haha) and of course solway firth. Goodluck convincing me im wrong brother. I do it everyday and nail it easily.

[@hoovy1163]

@@lifeunderthestarstv ok cool, we could surely believe your words stranger, but there's no concrete evidence that you can "nail" those screams.