Gargle using a high-pitch note to loosen and moisten your vocal cords. Don’t use very hot or boiling water or you could damage your throat.
Start off gently so you don’t strain your vocal cords, then pick up the pitch and intensity.
Start to scream and growl more intensely as your vocal cords get warmed up. Practice singing death metal lyrics that you know to warm up.
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Altering the shape of your mouth can dramatically change the sound you produce. Let your mouth relax and hang on open to produce harsh metal vocals.
Make sure the area around your stomach fills up when you take your breath or you may be breathing from your chest. Place your hand on your chest when you take a breath. If your hand moves more than your stomach when you inhale, then you’re not breathing into your diaphragm. Breathing deeply helps anchor your body and control your vocal cords.
Push the air out quickly and forcefully by tensing your diaphragm and abdominal muscles.
If the sound hurts or tickles your throat, you may not have warmed up enough or you may not be pushing the air out from your diaphragm.
It will take lots of practice for you to master singing death metal vocals. Work on enunciating the lyrics while you’re growling so they’re discernible.
