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You're listening to Silence Fulner.

I'm Flora Lichten, and you guessed it, today in the podcast,

The Science and Art of Death Metal Screams.

Hey, I welcome.

That's a standard false chord scream.

Keep going.

Being able to belt out a tune like Adele or Pavarotti, we know it's not just about raw talent.

We know that the best singers in the world work on their technique, how to control their breath and develop the stamina, to hit note after note for a two-hour concert.

But pop stars and opera singers, they're not the only vocalists who figured out how to harness their voices for maximum impact.

You were made by Meggai. Death metal vocalists also train their voices to hit a unique guttural register, and that scream

as you might think.

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