VOCAL COACH REACTS | DISTURBED | THE SOUND OF SILENCE

David Draiman of Disturbed performs The Sound of Silence like I've never heard before. I know, I know, I'm late to this one! But hey, good songs are timeless! ▼▼ Cool stuff below! ▼▼
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[@bonrrzs7790]

Before I jumped into hard rock / heavy metal and branching out to deathcore and visual kei and whatnot, I was a huge pop head. I used to listen to Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Sean Paul, I was in it for that and R&B and dance. The first metal song I got into was 'Wait and Bleed' by Slipknot. From there alongside Mudvayne, Three Days Grace, and Korn, from 3rd Grade and now I was hooked. I jumped down my own rabbit hole around 6th - 8th Grade when I discovered metalcore and deathcore (Miss May I, The Amity Affliction, Attack Attack!, Thy Art is Murder, Whitechapel, etc.). I'm still pretty much scavenging the rabbit hole a bit more as if now and in 8th Grade is when I had my introduction to visual kei (Dir en grey, KILLANETH, D'espairsRay, the GazettE), then came Deviloof and some other modern bands about two / three years later... I basically went from singing 'Firework' to my 1st Grade class to screaming, growling, singing, and just making noises in the shower-

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Super similar story here! The only difference is that I was jumping around singing songs by C+C Music Factory, Montell Jordan, La Bouche, oh god I'm feeling old......I gotta stop....

[@RedneckMan1928]

@@KardavoxAcademy what, no Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch? No INXS? Just trying to fan that fire

[@Eric1SanDiego1]

@5555Thecrow You're right. The only way most of these vocal coaches could actually be legitimate and have suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere would be if they'd had a career in private for years that we never knew about because how would we find out? Then, something really drastic would have had to have occurred, such as a pandemic that had everyone locked down in their homes for weeks and non-essential business to close or move their business online for MONTHS. ComPLETEly implausible, I know. THEN, in order for all of these so-called "Vocal Coaches" to suddenly have channels and subscribers, we would have had to have had something called KZbin and web cameras and something else called Amazon to help everyone buy video recording gadgets during said pandemic. So yeah... totally fake. No way could all of them be legitimately trying to take their experience and combine it into a video production. That would be BONKERS. Not only that, but for these "so-called" videos to just suddenly show up in your suggestions or search criteria, there would have to be some sort of so-called "search algorithms" that KZbin created that actually work. You totally stumbled upon the conspiracy of the DECADE. Good for you.

[@TerraExcessum]

@5555Thecrow I've been watching this dude's videos for about a year now and he has a good understanding of vocal anatomy, but clearly I should go back in time and tell past me not to bother, cos someone on the internet told me it's all lies, without any form of evidence, knowledge or charisma to back up their words.

[@DKTD23]

@@KardavoxAcademy La Bouche is legendary - No shame!

[@zaczimmerman7780]

David Draimon is the most talented active vocalist alive in my opinion. His range, his use of fry, and his ability to switch between fry and pure along with his breath control is amazing. The fact that this performance was done while he was ill speaks volumes about his abilities. I've listened to this song thousands of times and it never fails to give me goosebumps

[@toocoolforbanshee618]

Wow wee .. a fukn amazing .. but beautiful and hits my soul

[@boo9283]

Shivers and the odd tear or two

[@glennfabian]

My favorites are David Draimon and Ronnie Radke.

[@gabrielp9646]

No freakng way. Draimon is really good, but there are TONS of vocalist out there who so COMPLETELY SURPASS HIM, that is not even funny... Like Jorn Lande (to name just one).

[@dalenicholls4427]

Same here mate

[@michaelpalma5882]

I saw disturbed last year and they did this song. It was absolutely amazing. This song really needs to be heard live with your own ears. This man is talented beyond belief.

[@MetalPhantomX]

I adore this band I saw them several times

[@brittney9119]

I was astounded at how on point he was when I saw them.

[@_x4858]

I hope I can experience this live at some point in my life

[@cherrypearce3654]

Totally yes !!!!!!!!!

[@tamsmith6751]

I love the way he draws out his consonants..All of it is just exquisite I also love a deep baritone voice..."shivers"

[@tonyhardy4024]

Finally a vocal coach for metal that knows what the hell he's talking about I'm glad I found this video because I've watcher a lot of these reactions and this is the first time I found one for a vocal coach for metal music

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Thanks Tony, glad you liked it. Look forward to seeing you on more of our videos!

[@gowdsake7103]

Shame he cannot even get close to as clean as David he cannot teach him a single thing he hasn't got the bare TALLENT. When he adds in his pretentious additions it shows he isn't even close

[@tamraburton2160]

@@gowdsake7103 A vocal coach does not need to sing as well as the student to be able to teach the student. I have had coaches that do not have my voice quality but that I have learned plenty from. I appreciated the analysis on this reaction, although I don't agree with the take on the end as I love that closed consonant on "silence." All a matter of personal preference. David's voice is perfection in my opinion.

[@Marlaina]

@@gowdsake7103 Since when do coaches need to sing “better”? They just need to know technique and be able to teach it to do their job. Adam Levine on the Voice coaching tons of people with better voices comes to mind.

[@p1motorcarsltd]

His vibrato paired with the distortion is what is so impressive. It’s just so powerful and controlled with incredible range.

[@Pit_Wizard]

I love when he holds those high notes with a mostly straight tone. It's like hitting a bell, so warm and smooth.

[@54321blader]

"Now, it does sound like there might be a little live processing on his voice... I'm just gonna say that I don't care" Oh, but David did. He HATED being autotuned despite being so sick he could barely stand.

[@digitalis2977]

If you pause it in the right place, you can see him giving stink-eye to someone off camera when he hears it the first time...

[@MrXantrias]

I am really bad at noticing auditory details like the live processing on the voice. I have tried to hear it out but couldn't spot it. Is it throughout the entire thing (which would explain why I can't find a difference between one section and another) or is it really just in a couple of occasions? I'd like to learn a bit^^

[@dananaw]

Barely stand? Dude he was sitting that entire performance if you look closely. His breath control while sitting is insanity.

[@digitalis2977]

@@dananaw The secret is the way he's sitting. If you have a stool of the proper height (and you sit on the edge as he's doing) the posture of your torso is the same as if you were standing, and the sacrum can still freely move as you breathe. Singing while sitting gets a bum rap a lot of times because people either slouch, trap their sacrum in the seat, or curl around a guitar and compress their diaphragm, but it's totally doable if you know the physiology behind it.

[@emmaofdragons2720]

lol....I was just going to coment that.... besides....a sick David, is still better than most singers.

[@barbsterback]

He was sick the night of this performance. He was upset that they did in a spot or two had corrected his voice. He was not happy about it at all. His voice is so trained that even sick he blows you away.

[@richardramsey6553]

For being sick he sounded amazing, even if he was not sick here he would sound just as awesome. Just the type of guy he is !!

[@ChrisdeHaan]

I was gonna say I thought he had a sinus issue during this performance.

[@lornelthaltmer]

honestly he didn't sound that much different lol

[@SupremeRuleroftheWorld]

would you say.... he was down with the sickness?

[@wyattwest5476]

Actually he has a disease that causes acid to spill on to your vocal cords and makes it harder to sing clean vocals, but easier to add more grit and distortion to your voice.

[@jsaktony1]

David Draiman sounds just as good live as he does on album. Saw him my first day of high school back in 2008 and it was incredible. Dude's incredibly talented.

[@animeartist888]

Seeing Disturbed live at least once is on my bucket list. If I do not manage to somehow make it work (I came so close this year but damn covid ruined it!), I will certainly come back as a ghost with unfinished business and haunt rock and metal concerts.

[@Tensooni]

The thing with the vowels like 'silennnnnnnnnnnnce' rather than sileeeeeeence I think is the focus on the emotion he's conveying. The N is closed, quieter, which fits with the theme of the song there. 2 words earlier he does the opposite with sOOUUnd... Same with the distortion vs clean vocals a little earlier in tenement halls, etc. To me it feels intuitive, like one of those things that I'd do better on a first try than after rehearsing and practicing for a long time. And I think that's why the song brings chills every time I hear it.

[@ItsNotaPhaze]

David has always hated vowels, it's in his singing style

[@arcu965]

@@ItsNotaPhaze he must like thnks fr th mmrs

[@emmaofdragons2720]

You are so right! And as a rock singer, it gives less "classical sound and more contemporary sound", to singing silennnnnnnnnce.. A choice by David, for sure.

[@t0rschlusspan1k]

I started reading the comments after that bit. I thought it was a deliberate choice to keep the song darker. The "e" would have made it too "bright" and it would have completely changed the emotions he was trying to convey and maybe the entire mood of the song. I think closing it like that would have made it sound much less solemn (and... ominous, I'd say).

[@patrickgardner2204]

Wow, you are one of the first "vocal coach reacts" who actually seems to be a competent vocal coach who actually knows what they are taking about.

[@gowdsake7103]

Shame he cannot even get close to David's skill

[@RecluseBootsy]

Mark: hits f sharp twice on the keyboard 3x... *Michael Myers enters the chat*

[@KardavoxAcademy]

what have I done.............................

[@RecluseBootsy]

@5555Thecrow are you drunk?

[@NickTriccc]

@5555Thecrow Definitely not fake haha

[@jakeallen7993]

@5555Thecrow this man picked random comments to copy paste this on. Real turbo virgin vibes right there

[@jakeallen7993]

Oh it wasn't meant as an insult iwas pointing out the obvious. You're arguement is not only pointless its retarded, of course there are going to be fake vocal coaches however, you'd have to be the definition of stupidity to suggest this is whats going on here.

[@slap_A_flamingo]

It's awesome how hyped you get when he starts getting raspy. David Draiman has one of the best voices in metal. Such a massive range.

[@greeneyes92061]

I am NOT into metal/hard rock or anything close......but this rendition of The Sound of Silence has me mesmerized. I have listened to this dozens of times. I’m a country fan, the acapella group Home Free is amazing, and I love the music of the late 50’s & 60’s......i was born in 1961. Again.....I love this song!

[@sleepingwitharia]

The thing that I discovered first and that ultimately led me to liking all kinds of metal was Nickelback... And I'm not ashamed.

[@animeartist888]

Nickelback fans represent! They really don't deserve the internet hate. I think it just became a meme, cuz more than half the people who say Nickelback is garbage or mom-rock don't really have any opinions to back up why they think that. They just repeat what someone else said.

[@calcramer]

You should be ashamed of yourself

[@Arcvde]

So what you’re saying is you were a fan of Nicklenack when it was socially acceptable to like whatever music you liked? Same. But, for me it was breaking Benjamin, System of a Down, and Chevelle.

[@GreatOldOne9866]

Ha ha, that’s ok, bruh.

[@Duskwalker68]

David is one of the most unique singers I've ever heard, seeing him live was awesome!

[@michaelhayes8989]

Ooowawawawa

[@Cappii]

@@michaelhayes8989 Yeeees! 😅

[@catco01]

Liar. Stop lying to me.

[@annayohn4137]

I've seen them twice and by far, my favorite live performers. They really sound like that live! Life changing

[@vivk1593]

Disturbed Oslo last year 😍

[@SirDrinksAlot]

The holding on the "n" on "silence" at the end is actually something Paul Simon also does. It is something done often in poetry and songwriting to use certain consonants to convey certain emotions. Edgar Allen Poe, for example, uses "r" over and over again in his poems to convey despair and building anxiety. In the same way Paul Simon uses "n" in this song to convey the desperate silence, and stays on the "n" to almost actually imitate "the sound of silence." The first verse all ends in words that fit this. "Hello darkness my old frieNd, I've come to talk with you agaiN. Because a vision softly speakiNg, left its seeds while I was dreamiNg. And the vision that was planted in my braiN, still remaiNs Within the souNd of SileNce." And even though David doesn't to it in his version, Paul Simon always hold the note on the "n", drawing attention to the consonance. This was sort of my Master's paper.

[@z-licious]

Perfectly put! Yes!

[@borman2426]

This is FASCINATING!! What a cool topic to write about!

[@danchovanes2612]

Consistently the only 'vocalist reacts' video that actually brings insight and knowledge into what makes the song special. I've watched so many of these videos now and nothing compares that face Mark makes when Devin Townsend hits those pitched fry screams in Dead Head

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Haha thanks for the kind words. And man.....that whole song is a moment of its own.

[@DomOikos]

@@KardavoxAcademy i wanted to write same, i have looked so much reaction but you are the first to do pause for a good reason, with a full analysis of what, why and how the singer play his instrument. Thank you Sir for this very interesting analysis.

[@bethkelley575]

He is vocally trained as a cantor during his childhood. Amazing control.

[@Giantshredder]

I'm 39. In 1994(13yo) I loved music, but, listened to mainly pop(Paula Abdul, Ace of Base, Vanilla Ice, etc.) My best friend always made fun of me. So we went on a camping trip and he had The Crow soundtrack, which just came out. The Badge by Pantera came on and something came over me. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had heard metal before, but, this....this was a breakthrough for me. I listened to it over and over. It filled my body with so much power, like a drug. We went to a mall and I got the new Pantera(Far Beyond Driven) and White Zombie's - La Sexoristo. This is when it took me over, and changed me, molded me to what I am today. FBD is still my favorite album to this very day. I never knew music could you be such a powerful force. I never understood how some people have no interest in it.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

So damn true, I can relate. The first taste of metal snags ya deep, man.

[@rcflem]

This is one of those covers that transcends the original, a “Johnny Cash - Hurt” moment.

[@MetalliBucket]

5555Thecrow lmao you need a hobby. mark is great and I’ve even taken a lesson with him. Also I agree Abhais to an extent, still prefer the original in this case though.

[@thomasbrown3857]

Nah. David killed this. Even the original band bowed down to this version.

[@DivusMagus]

David: flips the distortion switch. Kardavox: looks like a little kid opening his Christmas presents.

[@Boeremans1985]

Awesome reaction video man. I loved your explanation between the parts. Amazing voice you have as well!

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Thanks bro, glad you enjoyed!

[@paranoidrodent]

The really remarkable thing about that performance was that David was quite sick the day they recorded this. It produced a quieter yet powerful version of the song. He sounds that good sick as a dog. Watch the official video if you want to hear him singing it with full power and even smoother transitions.

[@MrJarmore]

As much as screams are my thing, there is something about almost operatic singing can move you. I felt myself almost tearing up i was so touched. Perhaps one day I'll figure out how to sing. That was beautiful. Disturbed were one of the very first bands that made my shift to heavy music. I used to listen to rap on cassettes, 50 cent, eminem etc. Then i found a linkin park cd - minutes to midnight and the aggression blew my mind. I loved it. My auntie is a massive muso and heard i liked it and did some research for me and bought me indestructible by disturbed. That album changed my life. ❤️❤️

[@lisakraft9222]

David Draiman is classically trained and also a Cantor singer!

[@lisakraft9222]

The "screams" as you call it is a actually called " fry vocals!"

[@MrJarmore]

Lisa Kraft I was talking all distorted vocals. I am actually a fry scream vocalist, but there’s also false chord as well, and anything else in between

[@cherrypearce3654]

Goosebumpy and so wondrously doing things to my mind and emotions … what a song ..what a singer .. reckon it was made to be sung by him … as an oldie and growing up with S &G singing this ( and loving it ) … I balked at hearing David’s rendition , … boy, am I so glad I caved … I love the song even more and he gives it such a powerful impetus of where we’re at now as a human species .. he’s translated the message to our modern existence … great stuff 🍒

[@KarenGordon-i2n]

I know this clip is from a couple of years ago, however I wanted you to know that David Dramien was trained classically and this live performance which he didn’t want to cancel, he did with a 100+ fever and the flu.

[@nateh8427]

What got me into metal was the soundtrack to Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Hearing Mastodon, Bullet for my Valentine, and Avenged Sevenfold over and over again in that soundtrack definitely built the base for me getting into metal

[@fr3edoml1b3rty]

I thoroughly enjoyed vocal class with you Sir, and I am thankful I landed on this critique of David Draiman's mastery of the cover for Simon & Garfunkle's "Sound of Silence". I am just days from releasing my first vocal composition, at 55, amazed I'm doing this, but learning from you in just this one critique, will be put to use in about 30 minutes. Thank you

[@susanduncan6971]

I love David so much for his talent. Wouldn’t it be amazing to meet him. His singing, his voice is simply unbelievable. I’m sitting here waiting for my husband to arrive. If he doesn’t hurry up I might swop him for our very special David. I wish, giggle.

[@CinemainMotion]

I had always liked the sound of rock music as a child, but I was never allowed to listen to it. In middle school I began to get more freedom and started listening to new music on the music channels on cable. Came across BFMV and loved it. Became addicted to rock music pretty quickly and listened to nothing but it for a few years before moving into heavier stuff (started out with Cradle of Filth in 9th grade).

[@cringelorddivine9337]

Best vocal analysis channel. Keep the good stuff comin' man, much respect from Greece.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Thanks bro!

[@richnelson3244]

As is well known and stated, David was rather ill, so they auto tuned him... Without his knowledge... He was rather disturbed by it

[@slate613]

I see what you did there. lol But yeah, that was a garbage move to do that without his knowledge.

[@BigSeth1090]

iirc though, they only auto tuned a couple of the high notes not trusting he’d hit them. But still, yeah, he was disturbed.

[@rudhelm6721]

Some people say, he was even down with the sickness.

[@THEOGMBWWRESTLING]

Many stated it even made him “Shout 2000” times

[@rudhelm6721]

@@THEOGMBWWRESTLING And now USA has turned into a «Land of confusion».

[@MarcusBumgardner-d4e]

I was living in Chicago in 90s to 2000s went to a hole in the wall crappy joint to hear a few bands and the best of the 3 was a little known band who had a crazy sound. That was the first time i heard down with the sickness. Been a fan of disturbed since. Have met David on several ocasions. Great great man. The whole band is cool. Would love to see them again. At 46 now and on fixed income. I will have to live through thier fans at concerts.

[@jamesarchibald923]

Ooh, what got me into the harsher genres... 5 Finger Death Punch’s Bad Company for sure!

[@toiletrytomfool5808]

we love Mark, you can tell he truly enjoys helping others improve their vocal abilities

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Absolutely! Thanks for the kind words!

[@waddlespire]

Ironically what got me into rock the most was marching band. We played a lot of rock and pop tunes, mixes of Green Day, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc. and our band teacher would play the original songs so we had a better idea of what we were trying to emulate. Some of them grabbed my attention, so I started looking them up on KZbin, then KZbin started feeding me more and more bands. Next thing I know I've got Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed albums on my mp3 player. That was about half a decade ago. I've fallen more into the heavy metal side of things in the last couple of years after I started listening to Slipknot. It's a good bridge between genres because of the mix of clean vocals and heavy distortion. Now I've discovered Jinjer and death metal seems much more approachable. It's been a step by step process, but I've enjoyed every minute of it.

[@tdreff]

Check out tool. Maynard has a very distinctive voice.

[@isthiswherewecamein6130]

1st " Metal" song, was a LITTLE pre-metal, but just the same laid the ground work for the rest of my LIFE!!! And it was AC/DC Hells Bells. I was 5 years old when I 1st heard it, and for my 6th birthday I saved my $ from my cards and the next time me and my Dad went to a place called Murphys Mart, I bought it! I'll never forget the look on my dad's face as he read through some of the names of the songs and he asked me, "are you sure you want THIS record?". Yes, Dad, I really like it!!! Changed my life. Love ya Dad, miss you, 2 years now. Thank you for letting me get that Record WITHOUT Mom seeing it!!!

[@discussdebate]

This is a powerful cover of a song written in 1965!! This group has never done a song like this before as they are a Hard Rock/Metal group!! This is my favorite song recorded in the past 5 years!! Wondrously and remarkably this is so far removed from Disturbed's typical music that anyone (EVERYONE?) is taken aback and or blown away!! Not until this was released (12/2015) did anyone feel these lyrics so intensely!! This is way more dominant and dynamic than the 1965 original; not necessarily better!! This song SHOULD be listened to by anyone who likes music; all genre listeners should experience this song!! IMO, 2 more magical songs, check out Heart paying tribute to Led Zeppelin (2012) in front of the boyz!! Beautiful/Powerful/Incredible Version!! = kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpaVl32cnsmXrpY and then listen to Johnny Cash remake a Nine Inch Nail song (Grunge)... and own it!! = kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnKrdJmQibd6n6s and extra special... please listen to the video for this song (it was very well done) \m/ *if you feel like seeing/hearing something so extraordinary that I'm not sure this could be improved upon = kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGbRg4xqpsZkeZY

[@suemoore6445]

Good taste!!!! Love Ann Wilson’s Stairway to Heaven version. I’ve see her sing it live twice with her Ann Wilson of Heart band. She’s incredible! Also I’m a huge Trent Reznor fan and a Johnny Cash fan!!! I had tears when I first heard this. Still listen to that CD Cash released after June died.

[@cyngrant6564]

David turned my sights to Disturbed when I heard this song for the first time. Because of the vocals, accompanied by an excellent melody (thanks to S&G), my heart was captured and I can still see the storyline in my mind being played out. I love this version and I respect and am enchanted with the lyrics - all because of David's rendition of the classic song.

[@coreyms]

Still remember the first metal song that got me into the genre was the “Wait and Bleed” music video by Slipknot. Before that, I just assumed all heavy metal was distorted screaming. Then heard that and thought, damn, this dude can actually sing.

[@crazymelomanka]

that's what all people unfamiliar with such music think)))) that it's just screaming. but it's not very far from opera or classical, because it is also such great art, beautiful voices and melodies.

[@patriciarobledo3954]

He was quite sick that night with the flu that night and his voice was still amazing!

[@bassweb4]

The first death metal song I heard was “‘Master’s Apprentices” by Opeth. And after that I never looked back. Love this this channel! Such an amazing, in depth, analysis of metal vocals!

[@tammyusher4175]

When I played Down with the Sickness for my 5 year old grandson I was amused when I turned and saw him saw him doing the classic head banger motion. He absolutely loves that song.

[@johnkendall6558]

dragging out the vowel instead of the consonant is more of a "pop" sound IMO - also, it makes a warmer sound, bringing the song full circle

[@GreenParlour0749]

I love rock and metal because the music affects my body and the lyrics tend to reach a deeper part of me than other genres. Glad you reacted to this song. I love it and it gives the lyrics more justice than the original.

[@sayaphantom6385]

The song that got me into metal music was "Engel" by Rammstein. I was 8 years old. My mother still hates my brother for showing me that 😂😂

[@jbaum566]

Gott weiß ich will kein Engel sein! Damn...fuck yes! "Engel" still gets me every fucking time! Same with "sonne" and I'm not a huge metal head and my best friend is sti introducing me XD

[@fgevergizian]

I really love how you explain everything in detail and show examples. Love the reaction/review. ❤️❤️

[@justinsmith623]

I grew up with just the Simon and Garfunkel version. His performance gives this song the power and meaning I believe it truly needed to be effective. He sings as if a tremendous injustice has taken place and he seeks to make sure everyone knows it. I’m blown away every time I hear it. When Metallica released their Black album in 1991, it was my gateway. Prior to that, I listened to all the rock my dad listened to like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Bad Company, and the rest of them from that era. I’m 45 now and crank it up higher than ever. My wife hates it… lol

[@nicks.8835]

When did Zach Galifianakis get into reacting to metal songs? Kidding.. The first time I heard any sort of metal was actually Down With The Sickness in the back of my uncle's truck. From that moment forward; instantly fell in love. Now I try my best to mimic Ben Duerr's infamous sound, almost daily.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Hahah I get that all the time! And honestly, the resemblance is DEFINITELY there

[@thekineluke7830]

LOVED your expression when David transitioned from scrachy to normal 'halls' part....shows how enthusiastic and dedicated you are to teaching...👍👍👍

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@dabegmister]

Disturbed Prayer was my first when I was a kid. They have been my favorite band since

[@michaelbkchristensen4135]

Started listening to iron Maiden, and gorky park when i was about 12-13 years old. But it took completly of at about age 15-16 when a scool mate introduced me to sepultura, slayer, kreator, deicide and morbid angel! A whole new world opened. This was back in the late 80's early 90's. I totally agree about the pleasure of the first time hearing metal, and the impact it has on your life!

[@jaredmulconry]

Metallica's black album was my first real exposure to metal. I didn't properly get into metal until a co-worker introduced me to Motorhead at age 16.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

good glob the black album was so damn good. I listened to pretty much exclusively Metallica for a few years. Great memories.

[@junearnold492]

IRON BUTTERFLY. I think i was around 7 or 8. I grew up in DETROIT and outside DETROIT. I love all kinds of music. I am 62 now and i still like some of the newer groups. Bad Wolf's is another good group. David is so gifted. The world has been very blessed with him in it singing. Thank you good lord.

[@laars8015]

Great to see a metal voice coach. Im a instrument smasher coach. People think its easy to smash guitars but you have master the technique.

[@candacecaraballo3269]

Disturbed Remember got me into metal. I will listen to David sing the phone book it's so amazing.

[@alecrizer4222]

I always grew up with metal. my dad is a huge classic rock and metal fan and that's just what i grew up listening to.

[@paintpotmusic3432]

yep...still gives me goosebumps. Amazing.

[@Houdm]

Trivium and pantera were the bands that really got me into metal. My friends older brother used to listen to tool and others like that and got me into the genre.

[@rogerross6778]

I have an older brother that would blast White Zombie in the morning while we were getting ready to go to school so that played a role in my choice of music. I also played in a Misfits cover band for a couple of years but the one song that really got me hooked, and it's still one of my favorite songs to this day, would be Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name. I constantly played it over and over...and over again.

[@alansmith4451]

Just subbed one of the best reacts to this song I've seen, and I love coach and professional reactions. Please please please could you do a reaction to skunk anansie either of there tracks weep, weak or hedonism. The lead vocal is in my opinion one of the UK's best female vocals since and including Annie lennox. I've asked innumerous others and as yet no reaction :( I really do think you'll love it and have a lot to positively critique

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Thanks for the kind words, Alan. Skunk Anansie is a great shout, and I bet Mark hasn't heard them before! - Alex

[@MetalPhantomX]

To awnser your question Mark, the song that got me into metal was Du Hast by Rammstien. You should totally review them. Though they sing in German mainly so idk if that would work

[@SirMcAwesome]

Hearing Chop suey by system of a down for the first time is what made me love metal as a kid. The likes of disturbed, Metallica and others deepened that love.

[@stepharcher2512]

When i was 12 or 13 i was in Texas with some family. A friend of the family brought her daughter to hang out. She started playing Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album. The whole album drug me in and that was my turning point!

[@lennieblue]

I dont sing (i sound awful) but i appreciate hearing your instruction. I have wondered how metal singers not shred their voice raw after a awhile. I love music, enjoy listening to most genres. Thank you for taking the time for this reaction and teaching.

[@laryon]

They did use some auto tune due to David being sick during this performance. He, BTW, didn't really like them doing that.

[@barefootalien]

Yeah, you can actually see the dirty look he throws to the audio engineer when it's turned on. Then you can see him focus really hard, and I always imagine him thinking "screw that, I'm gonna sing so perfectly that it never activates again!" XD

[@dominicwainaina3960]

When I was a young child I was into pop music but when I was Boy Scouts I was introduced into Metallica Ride The Lightning album and SOAD. But in High School my friend introduced me into Angelmaker and all of that blasting beauty

[@normdecaire3777]

And yet He's Killing it

[@dylansotsg42]

Grew up with rock and older metal but what really got me into the real good stuff was like, all that remains despised icon, as I lay dying old BMTH etc. then went from there through out the years moved into veil of maya, periphery, infant annihilator, chelsea grin. And I'm glad it's what caught me the most.

[@nickkduhh]

My parents were 80s metalheads so I was born in 93 into a life of metal 🤘🏼 Almost every concert(dozens) has been with my parents, you can 100% catch me and my dad front of a pit headbanging or sneaking backstage to meet bands. We've made tons of connections with bands, my parents birthed me into a life of metal rolling around in our 69 chevelle blasting Metallica, maiden and such 🤘🏼

[@blahhhblahhblahblah]

Korn's coming undone was the first hard song I'd ever heard like 10 years ago and I was hooked ever since.

[@Lolanagel]

You enjoy music more than a lot of people!! Your face shows it all !! Awesome videos !! Great explanations ! Fun to watch and learn 🤩, please dont shut up !!! 😂😂😂 , Hugs from Argentina

[@moongoddess2535]

My older brother introduced me to a lot of the metal music I listen to now. He gave me a Death album and at first it was a bit much for me, but I still loved what it brought out inside me. Seeing a Metallica performance on tv with “the Unforgiven 2” REALLY made me fall in love with metal and then I discovered heavier music after that. But I came back to Death with a new respect and I love it! Love your videos and honestly could listen to you talk about your vocal knowledge all day 😉

[@JustTanya.]

OMG when he said that Down With The Sickness scared his little 3rd or 4th grade head I laid my head down on the table saying "Oh my God I'm so old.". I first heard this in 2000 which I think was about a year after it was released. I was 21 years old so yeah geez I just got aged right there. I actually got into Metal with Metallica. James Hetfield during his freshman/sophmore year went to my high school and my government teacher talked about him and where he sat which was the seat I was sitting in so I learned about Metallica real quick. I also got into Metal even more so with Marilyn Manson, Korn and Disturbed. Evanescence brought in the "Metal-Girl" in me and I also got into Lacuna Coil and Xandria. Disturbed will always be one of my favorite bands. My Dad is a Classic Rock listener so I was raised on Classic Rock but he never heard Heavy Metal until I had him listen to Metallica and then Disturbed. He freaking loves Disturbed and eventually he got into Korn, Alice In Chains. I tried to get him into Marilyn Manson but he passed on that. Sad really because I love Marilyn Manson but can't win them all. 😏

[@aussierando9582]

When you asked the question about when you discovered metal it reminded me of a time ( many years ago now ) when I was changing the sheets on my 13 year old sons bed and I found a cd tucked away and it was a Eminem cd. I played it all day and loved and and when I went to pick up my son from school that day and I was playing it in my car (Very loud ) and when he was walking to my car I could see the dread on his face because he thought he was trouble for having a CD that was rated 18+ but he was super released when I said I absolutely loved it. We drove around for ages playing the song. I’m going back over 20 years now but it’s something I will never forget

[@ShadowRyu]

What got me into metal? Well, to make the story short my parents raised me on various styles. My dad was classic rock(zeppelin, hendrix, deep purple, etc,) my mom went back and forth between hair metal and country(growing up in the 80s hair metal was huge and garth brooks was just gaining success). But what sealed the deal for me as a die hard metal head was the first time I heard Acid Bath circa 1996. My friend Derek's mom was blasting "jezebel" when she picked us up from school. From then on I decided metal was the genre for me.

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Found your channel today and subscribed to it today and love disturbed version of sounds of silence ❤👍

[@TimeMovesOn]

Growing up listening to my dads slip knot CD, Eyeless will always hold a place in my heart

[@TimeMovesOn]

Then the song that got me into metal like on my own was sad but true by Metallica

[@JohnFleshman]

My dive into metal has been a 40 year progression from acdc to Amon Amarth. it seems every few years my tolerance for harder metal grows stronger.

[@zodarian6705]

The first hard rock song I ever heard was American woman and I was instantly hooked

[@rosahutchison3684]

Also, on the Conan show, he was recovering from a head cold. What a trooper.

[@thekillingtomat]

i have always listened to rock music, i grew up with it. both my mom and dad listened to it. but what drew me in to heavier stuff was hearing slipknot on the radio. my parents both hated growling and that sorta stuff, so naturally i loved it right away. they wouldnt buy me any of their cds tho cus they were familiar with slipknot and rly didnt like it. i did however manage to convince them that in flames was a normal rock group and their new album clayman was rly good. its still my favorite album and i think it always will be. i tormented my parents with it so much that they just had to buy me a cd walkman just so they didnt have to hear it all the time.

[@nlpwest293]

Really enjoyed your reaction. I've watched a lot of them and I loved the "educational" part you included throughout. Obviously you know what you are talking about. You caught some of the same subtleties that the opera coaches pointed out. Plus I loved your personality - the facial expressions and your vibrant energy through this. Not a heavy metal fan, but just happened to catch this one. Really fun - I'll look at more. Thanks for the vocal hints.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Awesome, thanks so much for watching, glad you dug it!

[@mrnutsy1]

"A little to the party" - Me too! Well, your review, anyhow! 🙂 I enjoy how you explain the finer details in what David is doing while he is singing. It helps me appreciate the song and style even more. Thank you for taking the time to do this review!

[@BL_Lusha]

What kind of music got me into metal? Funnily enough, it was Disturbed, but it was the song Stricken and the music video just Fascinated me. As for live, I can say without a doubt that David and the Disturbed group are fascinating performers to watch live and highly recommend seeing them live if you ever get the chance :D

[@larryclark4297]

The Beatles were the first band that turned me on to Rock Music Deep purple I got to see them when I was in Berlin Germany in 1971 and a little bar that held a hundred people my roommate got the tickets and Stxy

[@metalstarver642]

Song which got me into metal is Volbeat - The Humah Instrument, it appeared as a soundtrack in one video, and I was hearing something like this for the first time and liked it immediately and listened to all their albums right away.

[@smarre12]

I used to hate metal, or more specifically, metal screaming. And as time went on and I heard it more and more I grew to love it. Now I could not imagine not liking it

[@Torgerhagen]

Rammstein - Amerika was my intro to metal, i was a little kid and i had that one song burned on to a CD and listend to it on my scuffed discman over and over again. When Covid settles i have tickets for their next tour here in Norway :D

[@Reaper1008]

Disturbed. what got me into is was.. Disturbed.. This Moment. I was working at movie theater when Transformers came out.. I had to clean the movies, and i kept hearing it.. and it was a hook there.

[@mistique77]

David was extremely sick when he did this one which is even more astounding to me bc this is our favorite absolutely!!! And he actually hated this one 😮...but we absolutely love it extremely more! I like to say that the original was a warning, and David's is the Anger of the warning ignored!!❤ David was classically trained just in case you didn't know...ps, just found you and I'm so glad I did! I usually don't sub rt away but I had to, with love your newest sub ❤ I so wanna join in but I'm very sick rt now and my throat hurts so much 😢

[@MathewSteeleAtheology]

I introduced my daughter to Metallica with either Wherever I May Roam or Master of Puppets when she was 7 and she loved it immediately. Still rocking almost a decade later. I'm so proud.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

That's awesome!

[@MathewSteeleAtheology]

@@KardavoxAcademy No U

[@loganroach245]

I started listening to rock/alternative grunge in the early 90s but what really got me into metal when I heard a few bands. Manson, Pantera and Coal Chamber.

[@Bane2Face]

You were not ready for this!!!!!! Nightwish Phantom of the Opera with Tarja Turunen

[@kimmousa1185]

It is quite beautiful. ❤❤❤😊

[@Puma2113]

Subbed because of Pathfinder in the background ;). All seriousness, though, I like what you do. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@brennanthomas4329]

Let the bodies hit the floor was the first thing I’d heard as a kid that wasn’t country music. It threw me for a whole loop and I’ve been hooked since. Went from that to disturbed and system, and then made my way to slipknot, made an odd turn too asking Alexandria and BMTH and then to death core