So earlier today, I messed around with some of the exercises on the “Zen of Screaming” exercises CD that came with the DVD set. I’m liking this DVD set very much and the price was well worth it. This is absolutely more fun to work with than Metal Method’s “Vocal Power” and “The Art of Screaming” app. I’m trying to learn to how to scream when singing and trying to hit the high notes and I believe the “Zen of Screaming” is the best vocal instruction than the other two.

I know that there are musicians and other singers that read my blog, but if you are a singer and looking to improve your singing… I would strongly recommend “The Zen of Screaming” by Melissa Cross. It’s mostly aimed for hardcore singers and extreme metal (like death metal/black metal) but this DVD set can be for any rock n’ roll singer really.

Some of the vocal exercises on here may be pretty wacky and silly, but if you want to reach you goals in singing, going through these exercises will be well worth it. When I went through some of the exercises on this set, I came to a realization that I really am a Baritone singer. I went through the Baritone section  on the CD with no problem, but I am having trouble in the Tenor section, though. It looks like I have a lot of work to do in order to become a Tenor singer but that’s my goal. I do hope one day to become a Tenor. I’m a baritone singer ’cause I do have a deep speaking voice. If you have a deep speaking voice like I do then you will probably end up being a baritone singer. I was kind of struggling in the Tenor section so I still have work to do to get there.

I do pretty much wanna become a screamer for rock n’ roll and metal. Melissa Cross said on this DVD that you’ll never sing like your favorite singers, you have to sing in your own style which she is so right. I would like to sing like Robert Plant, David Bowie and Chris Cornell, but I will never sing like them. I gotta have a voice that fits me and “The Zen of Screaming” will help me.

Singing is fun. I love it so much. I’ll never give it up. I’ll never sing better than others but I want to improve my singing for my songwriting. There are gonna be songs that I write that could include screaming and hitting the high notes. I wanna be able to do that stuff right and make it sound good. Melissa Cross is the best vocal teacher, in my opinion. She’s the real deal. I’m glad I got the “Zen of Screaming” finally!

Who knows… maybe I should try singing death metal or black metal. I do like listening to that stuff. Burzum is an awesome band. Mayhem and Venom are also good bands that I like. Metal is awesome.

Kev

Melissa Cross’s “The Zen Of Screaming” DVD set came in the mail today and it’s a pretty cool set. I watched the DVD earlier this afternoon already and it’s a little over 2 hrs. long. The booklet inside the DVD set told me watch the movie in it’s entirety first, so I’m like “okay” and I did. There’s a lot of good info and advice on this DVD. I think the price is worth it.

DVD teaches you a lot about breathing and how to do vocal exercises and things like that. There is one little section on the DVD where she teaches you how to sing in “rasp” and “growl” like a metal singer. That’s what I want really. There is an audio CD that came with it so you can practice the vocal exercises which I’m gonna start doing tomorrow. Singing in “rasp” and “growling” doesn’t look that hard at all. Melissa Cross makes it look easy.

Yeah, I want to sing like a metal singer. I’m sure a lot of people think I can’t do it but watch me, I’ll prove them all wrong. In fact, I already can sing like a metal singer ’cause a lot of my original acoustic songs were meant to be metal especially songs like “Mr. Tough Guy” and “Time Bomb”. I also sung a few metal covers on video too. Everything I do musically is metal inspired ’cause why? Simply because I listened to metal throughout my life. It’s my favorite genre. I listened to all the metal bands over the years: Metallica, Megadeth, Twisted Sister, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Black Sabbath, Ac/Dc, Iron Maiden, etc. I’ve also listened to a lot of darker metal like death metal and black metal. Why do I listen to metal? It’s because it’s the type of music that I like. I may not look like a metal head, I just like the music.

I want to make original metal music myself, and I know I can do it. When I was young and starting out on guitar, I’ve already experimented on trying to make my own metal songs recording songs on a 4 track recorder that I used to own. I used to make metal music with heavy distortion and all that myself. Back then, I didn’t have a band… it was just my voice and an electric guitar, lmao.

I’ve been trying to figure out ways to make my voice different and take it to the next level. I want more range and be able to sing higher too. I think the “Zen of Screaming” will definitely help ’cause it helped other singers.

It’s nice to finally take singing seriously. I really want to get better and improve.

Kev

I’ve been interested in getting “The Zen of Screaming” DVD instruction for a long time so I just ordered a copy from amazon today. I want to sing like a hard rock & metal singer and this could help me.

I work with Metal Method’s “Vocal Power” by Jim Gillette, but I wanted something more. I want to learn how to growl and sing in grit… that kind of stuff. I want to learn how to sing higher too, and this could definitely help me get to those high notes that I want.

If I like “Zen of Screaming” more than “Vocal Power”, I’ll work with this instead.

I want to be a rock and metal singer. That’s my goal. I never liked the way I sung in the past, and I want to take my singing to the next level.

The “Zen of Screaming” DVD is mostly aimed at metal singers who sing hardcore, punk, death metal, black metal, etc. but this DVD teaches you how to sing regularly too.

I don’t ever want to be a death metal or black metal singer, but I do want to growl some without damaging my voice so I think this DVD will help. I should get this in the mail later this week hopefully.

Kev

Hope you all are enjoying your day today. I sure am.

I’m not gonna do much for Halloween tonight ’cause I think going “trick or treating” and going to “halloween costume parties” are pretty boring. I would much rather celebrate Halloween by staying home watching horror movies all evening and night. I know it’s not healthy to binge watch a bunch of movies, but once a year won’t hurt anything at all. Today is my rest day of fitness so it’s a good day to do that. I’m gonna start my horror film binge watching a little later. Probably after dinner.

If you do go out trick or treating with your kids or go out partying, have fun and be safe. Behave too ’cause I know people like to cause trouble on Halloween, lol. Rock on!

Kev