This Trained Singer Teaches Metal Bands How To Scream (HBO)

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  • Опубліковано 9 сер 2017
  • Melissa Cross is a classically trained singer and actress. But it’s her work with metal bands that’s the reason for her success, and her nom de guerre: the “Queen of Scream.” The 60-year-old has worked with some of the biggest names in hardcore, from Slipknot to Slayer and Megadeth. As America’s heavy bands hit the road this summer, Cross is in demand--and takes VICE News backstage at the Vans Warped Tour stop in San Antonio.
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  • @VICENews
    @VICENews  5 років тому +1486

    As America’s heavy bands hit the road this summer, Cross is in demand--and takes VICE News backstage at the Vans Warped Tour stop in San Antonio.
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    • @SonessStevens
      @SonessStevens 5 років тому +7

      I’d love to see more of her trainings! She’s great!

    • @adakins_6463
      @adakins_6463 4 роки тому +4

      Where can I sign up

    • @cromagnongenitalia304
      @cromagnongenitalia304 4 роки тому

      VICE News could you reproduce with your own voice and then upload it on UA-cam this track called on UA-cam: 14th rite pat o brien cannibal corpse. Thanks 🙏

    • @funnyworld7069
      @funnyworld7069 4 роки тому +2

      Really like metal vocals. I have done a lot my self without damaging my voice in the first week because I consistently doing warm ups, but afterwards I was caughing, feeling some pain. Can I take any online lessons?

    • @anarchy030
      @anarchy030 4 роки тому +1

      @@SonessStevens she has a DVD called The Art of Screaming.

  • @unixfreak
    @unixfreak 5 років тому +20717

    People under estimate how hard it is to scream properly.

    • @obiwanda
      @obiwanda 5 років тому +306

      Melissa Cross knows how hard it is, that's why she teaches fry screams instead

    • @mgam4963
      @mgam4963 5 років тому +230

      Yeah once I tried to do a metal scream my voice became meak after just a few minutes of trying (not a metal singer just was bored and wanted to find out how hard it really is)

    • @jeegunugger1871
      @jeegunugger1871 4 роки тому +55

      Or some just aren't horny nigga laundry basket

    • @sjsjdjfjf5116
      @sjsjdjfjf5116 4 роки тому +15

      2dane Daan wait..... what?

    • @jeegunugger1871
      @jeegunugger1871 4 роки тому +6

      @@sjsjdjfjf5116 people get into the in-crowd. Doing the same thing as driving the back of your mouth. Which is just your spawn music occasionally under of punked style rock family

  • @inquity6
    @inquity6 5 років тому +15651

    i love how she completely understands metal its not just mind numbing screaming to her like most people hear.

    • @nofatchxplzthx
      @nofatchxplzthx 4 роки тому +91

      most people? you mean the degenerates? yea i guess most people are degenerates

    • @stevveLP
      @stevveLP 4 роки тому +224

      @@nofatchxplzthx So everyone who doesnt understand metal is a degenerate?
      Dayum bro, you seem like a smart boi.
      Pretty much what most people think of people who like that mind numbing screaming.

    • @gavind1031
      @gavind1031 4 роки тому +179

      だれも so people who don’t have a particular taste for a genre are degenerates? I’d say people who aren’t accepting of other people’s taste are degenerates, but what do I know

    • @teenisteenis9642
      @teenisteenis9642 4 роки тому +48

      @@nofatchxplzthx You sound like a degenerate.

    • @patrickallen6193
      @patrickallen6193 4 роки тому +17

      to be fair, most bands are shiiiiiit at doing screaming and ye'lling, the famous singer that are Cradle of Filth has the PERFECT Balance to my ears.

  • @Tac-0
    @Tac-0 4 роки тому +4903

    oh yes, my favorite band, Avenged Vocal Folds.

    • @boofe7206
      @boofe7206 4 роки тому +52

      why tf does this not have more likes

    • @Tac-0
      @Tac-0 4 роки тому +9

      @@boofe7206 I don't know!

    • @t00thluvvr
      @t00thluvvr 4 роки тому +9

      YESSSSS😂🤘🏽🤘🏽

    • @rivalary
      @rivalary 4 роки тому +1

      Nice

    • @faithskoczylas6492
      @faithskoczylas6492 4 роки тому +5

      My favorite comment

  • @corpsentry3645
    @corpsentry3645 4 роки тому +3778

    imagine thinking she's just a sweet old lady, *_but then she starts sreaming in metal_*

    • @saraweekley602
      @saraweekley602 4 роки тому +7

      𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙨 シ I find it funny that I saw you in two other UA-cam comment sections today.

    • @corpsentry3645
      @corpsentry3645 4 роки тому +2

      Piper T oh cool! what was the other comment section did you find me in?

    • @saraweekley602
      @saraweekley602 4 роки тому +4

      𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙨 シ Some Gorillaz crack videos 🙏 ... I think

    • @GoogleGoogle-fd6do
      @GoogleGoogle-fd6do 4 роки тому

      Looks like she was born male

    • @KB-fk3jj
      @KB-fk3jj 3 роки тому +26

      Metal screaming women can still be sweet, I mean in this video she didn't seem aggressive at all. Also the person above me stfu

  • @RizkyRamdhonaPutraBasandid
    @RizkyRamdhonaPutraBasandid 5 років тому +9583

    OMG this is TOO SHORT, i want to know more about her and what her doing

    • @narugi93
      @narugi93 5 років тому +134

      Check her "Zen of Screaming" course

    • @lunarcryptid
      @lunarcryptid 5 років тому +7

      dude, me too

    • @kriza891
      @kriza891 5 років тому +8

      she is scam

    • @Raehahn
      @Raehahn 5 років тому +12

      Melissa Cross - The Zen of Screaming

    • @Mitwadus
      @Mitwadus 5 років тому +2

      kriza why?

  • @Glowstick48
    @Glowstick48 5 років тому +6116

    The way she speaks about metal at the end is beautiful

    • @blarplebarp6465
      @blarplebarp6465 4 роки тому +141

      Glowstick48 yeah. She sees the genre as a way for people to be themselves instead of viewing as a “phase” or a bunch of satanists

    • @antoniochagas701
      @antoniochagas701 4 роки тому +7

      @@blarplebarp6465 well said, that's what we see in it

    • @deathmaybethebiggestblessi8238
      @deathmaybethebiggestblessi8238 4 роки тому +10

      My eyes teared up

    • @GMovieSeeker
      @GMovieSeeker 4 роки тому +33

      She was somewhat right, but also not altogether right. To say metal is not "tainted" like pop is not true; I read interviews by metal artists who quit the scene because labels would limit their artistic liberty by telling them how they are supposed to sound to sell records. "That's metal; that's not metal"... The industry is not as heartless like pop but but it's still an industry.

    • @spencerwimmer2120
      @spencerwimmer2120 4 роки тому +7

      @@GMovieSeeker yeah but the independent artistry community for metal is one of the biggest

  • @Kovukingsrod
    @Kovukingsrod 4 роки тому +2967

    I love this woman, this is awesome and it’s really heartwarming to see how she really cares and wants to help

  • @linosrrr9041
    @linosrrr9041 4 роки тому +1818

    0:38
    WAaalmarrrt...
    WAaalmarrrt...
    WAaalmarrrt...

  • @chasebh89
    @chasebh89 5 років тому +5650

    imagine melissa being next to you in the grocery store, looking at avacados, and then screaming in a death metal tone " *_these arent ripe_*"

    • @axuhaslostit
      @axuhaslostit 5 років тому +147

      PEEL THE AVOCADO PEEL THE AVOCAAADO

    • @SeedyDragon
      @SeedyDragon 4 роки тому +8

      @@axuhaslostit that would be amazing omg

    • @vindex5797
      @vindex5797 4 роки тому

      OMGLOL monkey cheese

    • @andrewwilson57
      @andrewwilson57 4 роки тому +19

      please watch Aggretsuko that's basically the premise of the whole show

    • @soulreaper5406
      @soulreaper5406 4 роки тому +2

      chasebh89 I just ate my cigarette

  • @MrsKwan-fz6mf
    @MrsKwan-fz6mf 5 років тому +5921

    Woman teaches men how to properly sing into straw.

    • @kezziekz
      @kezziekz 5 років тому +28

      Edited and still doesn't speak English

    • @MRTN13
      @MRTN13 5 років тому +13

      @@kezziekz editing is for losers

    • @alfinkurnia7381
      @alfinkurnia7381 5 років тому +55

      Wow so funny I see what you did there you're making fun of the method what a comedic genius wow so observational

    • @joebloggs2077
      @joebloggs2077 4 роки тому

      Luigi Cat If only woman would breathe more into straw, Men will be happier and not try to scream death metal onstage

    • @annemarielaluna9350
      @annemarielaluna9350 4 роки тому +12

      typical comment by a man...

  • @kate-pd8zt
    @kate-pd8zt 3 роки тому +1077

    03:26 I’m so amazed by how quickly he goes from screaming to singing so beautifully

    • @guitarplayer1495
      @guitarplayer1495 3 роки тому +12

      do you know the name of that song?

    • @nickhyland9765
      @nickhyland9765 3 роки тому +77

      @@guitarplayer1495 it’s called The Sinner by Memphis May Fire

    • @muscleman125
      @muscleman125 3 роки тому +77

      that is honestly harder than anything else to do with screaming. being able to seemlessly transition from gritty screams to regular clean singing is super duper hard to control.

    • @musicisthefoodofthesoul
      @musicisthefoodofthesoul 3 роки тому +24

      Search the song "JINJER- Pisces", in it there is both brutal vocal and normal vocal and it is like a progressive metal song (I love it)

    • @oppenheimerroberta7440
      @oppenheimerroberta7440 3 роки тому

      thank you I was looking for this question and that what is that song

  • @danielblom391
    @danielblom391 3 роки тому +300

    This is so weird but nice. "We learned our guttural, demonic, hellish screams from a sweet lady using plastic straws"

  • @scargmedia1861
    @scargmedia1861 4 роки тому +2432

    * Goes into video thinking "maybe it'll be half-decent"
    * Hears her refer to "vocal folds" rather than "chords"
    * Immediately begins to listen intently

    • @danksamosa3952
      @danksamosa3952 4 роки тому +9

      *cords

    • @renkei7864
      @renkei7864 4 роки тому +35

      @@danksamosa3952 vocal folds is more proper in my experience (5 years studio ) I think i confuses people to call them cords but most people who listen and don't play or participate say otherwise. Her breathing methods are solid you always want just enough air not to much or to little when you scream, you also don't want to push it out with your throat because back pressure will hurt your folds you want to use a steady stream of air and if you need to mute yourself between screams close your mouth it'll just go out of your nose ezpz. I've done screaming for 6 bands so far, working on getting another one together though really soon.

    • @RianeBane
      @RianeBane 4 роки тому +25

      @@renkei7864 They were correcting the original commenter's spelling of cords. They used the spelling "chords," which only means sets of notes played together; vocal "cords" uses the spelling associated with fibers/rope/etc.

    • @renkei7864
      @renkei7864 4 роки тому +4

      @@RianeBane RianeBane I know that but the vocal folds aren't cords or fibres it's a misnomer. He misspelled them as chords but it's not a big deal. That's a given I obviously noticed the misspelling but everyone knows what the op meant. I'm pretty sure the majority of people know what chords are me included being a Multi-instrumentalist and all.

    • @uditabhattacharya2824
      @uditabhattacharya2824 4 роки тому +3

      I was the 1000th like dude

  • @isabellas4120
    @isabellas4120 4 роки тому +574

    Let's appreciate how healthy her voice is for her age. Not hoarse, not frail, just perfect. Screaming properly is indeed an art to be learned by whomever wants to sing metal.

    • @justaguyonyoutube
      @justaguyonyoutube 2 роки тому +6

      Randy Blythe would disagree, to quote Randy "it's not a talent and there's no amount of practice that makes someone better it's just a thing you do"

    • @joshuaneal7552
      @joshuaneal7552 8 місяців тому +2

      @@justaguyonyoutube Weird that he would word it like that. Saying "a thing *you* do" as if it's something that applies to any and all screamers. Maybe that applies to him, but every screamer I've ever listened to or talked to has said that practicing made them better, and I don't think there are massive waves of screamers out there lying about that fact just for the heck of it.

  • @Hoid.
    @Hoid. 4 роки тому +554

    3:25 that dude has a really good voice

  • @VBanished
    @VBanished 4 роки тому +863

    Rest in Peace Vans Warped Tour. It was the outlet for the weird kids to be socially accepted by other weird kids.

  • @DonChillum
    @DonChillum 5 років тому +1665

    Damn, those last words had me in tears. 'I was a hippie and we lost the way, these kids, they know the way, the got it for real' Felt like someone finally understood me and all my allies out there, who use metal as our way to connect, to feel, to build a world with the lessons we learned from pain. A world that is worth living in, where its okay to feel, okay to scream, okay to cry and okay to LOVE without any limits.
    We don't want to fight.
    So We Scream

    • @joeylantis22
      @joeylantis22 5 років тому +4

      Metal is the only genre i can’t listen to :(

    • @rismichael
      @rismichael 5 років тому +7

      Sooo, you don't know the way??

    • @phaub
      @phaub 5 років тому +17

      @@joeylantis22 I have this idea that Nightwish is the gateway drug of metal. I suggest you start there.

    • @justmart4455
      @justmart4455 4 роки тому +2

      Woohoo!

    • @flibbaflabba3126
      @flibbaflabba3126 4 роки тому +13

      Okay Kyle stop punching the wall and go to bed

  • @GundamGokuTV
    @GundamGokuTV 5 років тому +1640

    Saying that Metal has taken the reigns of the hippie movement is something I've never thought about before lol

    • @lmlCOBHClml
      @lmlCOBHClml 4 роки тому +6

      @El-ahrairah that's pretty dead on

    • @nrggvrn5576
      @nrggvrn5576 3 роки тому +2

      The way has been passed on

    • @xXZian6Xx
      @xXZian6Xx 3 роки тому +6

      SJWs have taken the hippie movement lmao

    • @ritahall2378
      @ritahall2378 3 роки тому +1

      No way -no how - hippies appreciated real music

    • @SuperCraft1999
      @SuperCraft1999 3 роки тому +19

      @@ritahall2378 metal is real music too y know

  • @tickedoffnow
    @tickedoffnow 4 роки тому +426

    She looks like a Metal Cyndi Lauper lol

  • @grrrom991
    @grrrom991 2 роки тому +67

    “I was a hippy, and we lost the way…” Mad respect for people who can be honest and effective, and even affective in this way. Long live the growling teacher!

  • @claytonmilliman2432
    @claytonmilliman2432 5 років тому +1684

    Just seemed like a large build up to an awesome video. But ended like a car running 90 mph into a brick wall. I wanted more!

  • @kuruoshii
    @kuruoshii 6 років тому +637

    I'm following Melissa for around 7 years now. Every single paid lesson is worth it. No more throat pain and bleeding ♥♥♥
    I owe her so much ♥♥♥♥

    • @Robotic24
      @Robotic24 Рік тому +3

      Bleeding 😳

    • @praneshkarki
      @praneshkarki 3 місяці тому

      @@Robotic24my friend had his tounsils burst on stage it was metal af

  • @cognitivedisruption5375
    @cognitivedisruption5375 Рік тому +15

    “It’s so real, it’s just..straight from the heart”.
    That resonated with me so hard. Melissa Cross is a gift to the metal community like Mitsy Shore is to comedy.

  • @amosgee1198
    @amosgee1198 4 роки тому +86

    Corey Taylor : *screaming
    Melissa Cross : hold my beer

    • @damf5488
      @damf5488 3 роки тому

      If She hears corey screaming she would kick corey in the face

    • @willygonzales1034
      @willygonzales1034 2 роки тому

      @@damf5488 especially the old era Corey.

  • @laughingfungus5382
    @laughingfungus5382 5 років тому +3506

    Classical music and metal aren't too far apart

    • @somethingiwrote9074
      @somethingiwrote9074 5 років тому +98

      True af

    • @maxmikkelsen166
      @maxmikkelsen166 5 років тому +150

      Laughing Fungus I don't think u know wtf you're talking about. I think both take lots of skill, but the mindset is completely different

    • @retiar2111
      @retiar2111 5 років тому +164

      They are. Neoclassical metal and classical music are similar in the way that the metal genre took influence from it. Thats as far as it goes.

    • @ThePainkiller9995
      @ThePainkiller9995 5 років тому +49

      It really depends on what kind of metal, that word on its own means literally nothing

    • @anastasyaaurellia7984
      @anastasyaaurellia7984 5 років тому +137

      Metal is just classical music after electricity

  • @MissLilRedRooster
    @MissLilRedRooster 5 років тому +1028

    I love how passionate she is about not just the people she teaches, but their music. She is a lovely soul.

  • @TakiMomoify
    @TakiMomoify 4 роки тому +66

    This lady gets it!! I love how raw metal is, you rarely get that kind of realness in any other genre (to me anyway lol). So glad she’s there to help out my fave musicians!!

  • @tatskamaster
    @tatskamaster 2 роки тому +19

    This woman is like their vocal mom. It looks like she really cares about them for real

  • @cocolots
    @cocolots 6 років тому +1313

    The comments on this video:
    1% elitists complaining.
    99% people complaining about the elitists.

    • @ethanfranklin-tice702
      @ethanfranklin-tice702 6 років тому +12

      Colton Kennedy at least we're getting somewhere getting rid of the elitists

    • @nearravaged6356
      @nearravaged6356 6 років тому +1

      Ethan F.T right

    • @DannyGadish
      @DannyGadish 6 років тому +3

      100% stats about comments on this video

    • @sranmisovic3267
      @sranmisovic3267 5 років тому +2

      and than we've got you.

    • @aussiesparks
      @aussiesparks 5 років тому

      Yeah. I was expecting to find one mentioning golem on the drums at 2:18, but was disappointed...

  • @EskimoCreamKing
    @EskimoCreamKing 5 років тому +496

    She trains randy blythe from lamb of god as well

    • @EskimoCreamKing
      @EskimoCreamKing 5 років тому +2

      How so?

    • @wooza5919
      @wooza5919 5 років тому +6

      @MyOwnDesign They are hardly even processed, not as much autotune as mumble rappers

    • @decept1k919
      @decept1k919 5 років тому +38

      @MyOwnDesign if you see his live performances, he sounds pretty much exactly the same and sometimes better. all singers use some form of autotune or extra effects to make their vocals sound better in the albums

    • @keithflemingo
      @keithflemingo 4 роки тому +13

      @MyOwnDesign you have obviously never seen them live...

    • @mistacheez1497
      @mistacheez1497 4 роки тому +6

      MyOwnDesign look at any of his live shows. He sounds pretty much the same as the studio

  • @korpakukac
    @korpakukac 4 роки тому +71

    Came for: _REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE_
    Left with:
    *HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*

  • @BigD-jc6rj
    @BigD-jc6rj 4 роки тому +36

    I love it. She’s such a sweet, grandmotherly lady, and she teaches death metal singers how to scream properly.

  • @noobslayer135
    @noobslayer135 6 років тому +766

    She's also worked with people like Tommy Giles Rogers from Between the Buried and Me, Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy, and Randy Blythe from Lamb of God. She works with a wide variety of punk, hardcore, and Metal vocalists

    • @fohnjoemmel1697
      @fohnjoemmel1697 6 років тому +6

      I care. I love btbam. Found this interesting! Tommys vocals have changed quite a bit.

    • @arthurwatts1680
      @arthurwatts1680 6 років тому +7

      Angela's voice is one of very few that stands out to me from a slew of imitators, and it was clear that she could maintain the growling vocals for an entire gig : Randy Blythe is at the other end of the spectrum for mine. I know LoG have a lot of fans out there, but that's just my opinion.

    • @mastodonrock96
      @mastodonrock96 6 років тому +1

      Tommy Rogers? Holy shit never knew....

    • @mastodonrock96
      @mastodonrock96 6 років тому +3

      Loki Sigurdsson - Ahh no are they too trad for you babe? Only Burzum is good amirite?

    • @mastodonrock96
      @mastodonrock96 6 років тому

      Case in point.

  • @jetomoon
    @jetomoon 5 років тому +712

    Oliver sykes need to hired these school teacher.

    • @allydoodle1575
      @allydoodle1575 4 роки тому +39

      Right. Considering since he had to cancel the rest of his tour which sucked

    • @goodchap23
      @goodchap23 4 роки тому +10

      I’m p sure he’s trained with her before

    • @0Freguenedy0
      @0Freguenedy0 4 роки тому +6

      I think he had classes with her, bullet for my Valentine also

    • @velocity6306
      @velocity6306 4 роки тому +67

      Oliver was one of her students, he wrecked his chords when he was younger, kind of hard to return to the original sound after that.

    • @derKischda
      @derKischda 4 роки тому +20

      He takes lessons for sure. When I saw him this year he sounded pretty much perfect.

  • @steverobertson1729
    @steverobertson1729 2 роки тому +6

    People dont realize how much training and skill is involved in Metal screaming. The best frontmen/ frontwomen have to be able to do it consistently, AND be heard over the band, which is a huge challenge. A lot of singers get drowned out by the drums and guitars. Mass respect to this open minded vocal coach.

  • @burneraccount7293
    @burneraccount7293 4 роки тому +115

    This is the cutest thing I've seen all day

  • @DaveWhoa
    @DaveWhoa 5 років тому +619

    3:12 using Reverse Bong Technology™ to improve health and safety

  • @jord99n
    @jord99n 6 років тому +1484

    When all you see is comments talking about other comments but you don't even see the ones they're talking about because they're all buried under people talking about them.. WTF 😂💀

    • @altrogeruvah
      @altrogeruvah 6 років тому +21

      Haha I was just gonna say the same thing! The only comments I've seen so far is about how bad this comment section is, if only people knew how ironic that statement is.

    • @MrDzoni955
      @MrDzoni955 6 років тому

      Yes.

    • @MD-pg1fh
      @MD-pg1fh 6 років тому +3

      You're part of the problem haha.

    • @user-iq7ty4tq8h
      @user-iq7ty4tq8h 6 років тому

      They're arguing about hardcore and why it is or isn't metal lol

    • @Pulse4664
      @Pulse4664 5 років тому

      gray mustache Mohawks?!

  • @Tirryna
    @Tirryna 4 роки тому +19

    Jared Dines shows how hard and how much practice it takes to scream/growl.
    Bless this woman for saving voices.

  • @LOLZ775
    @LOLZ775 4 роки тому +72

    This was in my recommendations. I’m honestly not disappointed just wished it was longer .

  • @oppositereality3792
    @oppositereality3792 5 років тому +644

    I tried this first exercise and I was blown away. I never knew that I have that deep voice

  • @danguilas885
    @danguilas885 6 років тому +375

    You like Metal? Then, don't debate over what is metal or is not. Listen to Chuck Schuldiner : "I don't want to preach, but I would like to see metal become more of a united thing. I'm tired of people breaking things down into categories like thrash metal and death metal. I think people tend to stick to one category, and I want people to support all kinds of bands, whether it be Slayer or Queensryche or Death. I miss the days when it was acceptable to listen to everything from Priest and Maiden to Slayer and Venom."

    • @thejagersmann2933
      @thejagersmann2933 5 років тому +12

      I listen to what ever floats my boat also kinda depends on my mood

    • @jorgetwo4279
      @jorgetwo4279 5 років тому +1

      lick ass Don't call a quote from the god chuck gay.

    • @Kyo_ufu
      @Kyo_ufu 5 років тому +2

      Bro theres a big diference from heavy to grind, and theyre both metal

    • @Dodderyfeline31
      @Dodderyfeline31 5 років тому

      Noyasumi aaaaaaaaand?

    • @Kyo_ufu
      @Kyo_ufu 5 років тому

      @@Dodderyfeline31 thats why i believe metal should be categorized

  • @naginithelasthorcrux
    @naginithelasthorcrux 4 роки тому +71

    2:43 he could’ve said love at first SKYPE

  • @zephyr_924
    @zephyr_924 Рік тому +6

    I purchased her Zen Art Screaming DVD's I believe 8 years ago, maybe less. Watched them and never had a problem with losing my voice after that. Played countless shows and people would be shocked my voice wasn't completely raspy or just gone. I owe that to Melissa Cross and her techniques.

  • @betotrono
    @betotrono 5 років тому +382

    Wow I'm in school to be a speech pathologist and that thing with the straw and the bottle of water are each techniques we use for people who come to SLPs for voice treatment.

    • @CarolMarianaa
      @CarolMarianaa 3 роки тому +4

      Damn right! I'm about to get my graduation in SLP as well 😃 and I intend to work with metal vocalists, cause it's my vibe, I LOVE METAL ❤️

  • @DragonOfTheSkies
    @DragonOfTheSkies 5 років тому +363

    I really want to see her front a metal band. Even if it’s just for one song. My god, it would be epic

  • @f.b.i3458
    @f.b.i3458 4 роки тому +34

    *Corey Taylor has joined the chat*
    Corey Taylot: *INTENSE METAL BREATHING*

  • @rishidarshan1316
    @rishidarshan1316 3 роки тому +6

    "The only vocal coach that cared about metal" I felt him when he said that

  • @VicerExciser
    @VicerExciser 6 років тому +367

    "Metal" is broken down into hundreds of sub-genres; however they generally are still referred to as simply "metal" because most people who don't listen don't understand, so it's easier to just say something is metal. Metal as a whole is still an underrated and niche category of music, we should be trying to spread the love and experience to others instead of fighting amongst ourselves over meaningless sub-genre details. Treat it like the pit, don't swing your arms, only involve those who want to be involved and pick your brothers up if they fall; we should be uniting and not fighting. Stay classy brothers and see you in the pit. \m/

    • @Dyadactic
      @Dyadactic 6 років тому +1

      Ayyye!👙👉🏼

    • @Q-Bits8
      @Q-Bits8 6 років тому +7

      In my experience, for people that don't know metal everything is just "heavy metal"

    • @SpiderBatProductions
      @SpiderBatProductions 6 років тому +3

      +Carbon MatrixG3 or death metal. Judas Priest is "death metal"

    • @cius2112
      @cius2112 6 років тому +2

      everything metal is heavy metal. metal is short heavy metal.

    • @dominikchernin1318
      @dominikchernin1318 6 років тому +1

      Vicerex thats gay. youre gay. all the people here are gay. and the metalcores in the video are gay too. metal isnt music it is a natural element. and if you want music then go listen to some megadeth or amonamarth or ningenisu or or or epica, vader, archenemy(before 2005), BATHORY, DISSECTION. the list's yet complete.

  • @ericgreen8082
    @ericgreen8082 6 років тому +611

    Oli Sykes should go see her so his fans can stop bitching about him "losing his voice". I need to hear Diamonds live

    • @maxscardanelli6185
      @maxscardanelli6185 6 років тому +17

      Eric Green No you really don't. BMTH are cancerous posers who are not only shit live but have a singer that sounds like a cat being raped.

    • @Nzkz
      @Nzkz 6 років тому +40

      Says the guy who is subscribed to dozens of poser girls

    • @Leao_da_Montanha
      @Leao_da_Montanha 6 років тому

      LoG

    • @jasminshore3562
      @jasminshore3562 6 років тому +14

      I saw them live last November and they were amazing. From seeing videos of oli singing live I didn't think they'd be that good but they blew me away

    • @IanHaghighat
      @IanHaghighat 6 років тому +19

      He is a client of hers. There's even a video of the two of them together. Melissa Cross has been around forever, and has two instructional DVDs, The Zen of Screaming 1 and 2

  • @Muwaheed56
    @Muwaheed56 3 роки тому +77

    Look at Corey Taylor ffs. That guy has coolest voice i ever heard. He can scream and yet he can softly sing at the same time

    • @prayingforplagues
      @prayingforplagues 3 роки тому +21

      I definitely feel he's gotten some of these lessions bc like, have you heard his voice in interviews during the Iowa era? His voice was so messed up.

    • @iain2080
      @iain2080 3 роки тому +13

      @@prayingforplagues you're completely right. He has so much more control these days.

    • @anotherbigfootwithinternet2147
      @anotherbigfootwithinternet2147 2 роки тому +3

      In my opinion I don't think he is the greatest singer to have better lived but he's defo god tier, he is the master at false chords. Layne Staley is the best singer ever.

    • @liamaldrich2476
      @liamaldrich2476 2 роки тому +10

      @@prayingforplagues from 99 to 02 he was literally just yelling and then applying distortion in his throat, which is why those early vocals are so powerful on those early records, but he really fucked himself up for a bit after that. I've played around with imitating them and it literally HURTS to get though an entire song because of that method. Now he fry screams like a smart person lol

    • @jacobvelasquez6183
      @jacobvelasquez6183 2 роки тому +2

      @@liamaldrich2476 Yup. Unfortunately the screaming on those first three albums sound better to me than anything after. Once he started trying to do things properly it lost a lot of the rawness and emotion which made me love it. From the Self Titled and Iowa where he’s just ripping his vocal cords apart. To Vol 3 where he’s just unnaturally raising the pitch of his voice. Now it feels like the screaming has lost a lot of the feeling it used to have. Almost like it’s more of an instrument than it is an emotion.

  • @JeremyBowkett
    @JeremyBowkett 2 роки тому +3

    Why so many downvotes? Melissa Cross has helped a great many vocalists find their sound without damaging their voices, and has helped vocalists recover their voices after years of bad habits. This lady is a legend!

  • @loveless3138
    @loveless3138 6 років тому +63

    "I was a hippie, we lost the way. These kids, they know the way, they got it for real." god damn that was the most real statement I've heard in a while. She's got my respect.

  • @kristopherhirabara6167
    @kristopherhirabara6167 4 роки тому +68

    3:28 the reasons she gives for her love of metal, perfect answer to give when people ask “how can you like that noise”
    Btw such a kickass punk rock sounding statement lol

    • @TheRisky9
      @TheRisky9 4 роки тому +5

      Everyone loves metal. They just don't know it yet. My mom hated metal until I introduced her to Nightwish and my brother to Dragon Force.

  • @DJchoppa666
    @DJchoppa666 2 роки тому +5

    i used to not really like metal and hardcore but as ive gotten older i have grown to appreciate it in a way i don’t think i could when i was younger

  • @drinalco
    @drinalco 4 роки тому +7

    0:14 wait she worked with movements? I love Patrick Miranda holy shit his screams feel so organic and natural I love them

    • @RaimundN52
      @RaimundN52 4 роки тому

      What song is he performing in the video?

    • @drinalco
      @drinalco 4 роки тому

      @@RaimundN52 Worst Wishes!

    • @Ruqkii
      @Ruqkii 3 роки тому

      @@drinalco Thank you for this reply. And Thank you @Rayski for asking.

  • @bitnah3179
    @bitnah3179 6 років тому +968

    This comment section is why people dislike the metal scene.

    • @bitnah3179
      @bitnah3179 6 років тому +57

      To elaborate more, it's because everyone is putting down whichever metal each person prefers. It's so off putting. You listen to what you listen to. Who gives a shit. No need to be like "METALLICA IS TRUE METAL!" Or "DEATH METAL IS TRASH". It's so pointless.

    • @dmr177
      @dmr177 6 років тому +6

      Good, please continue to hate it and stay away with your bullshit

    • @marceldavis7607
      @marceldavis7607 6 років тому +3

      Bitnah nah metal is not meant to be liked by everyone.

    • @bitnah3179
      @bitnah3179 6 років тому +2

      Marcel D'Avis I meant the people in it not the music.

    • @bitnah3179
      @bitnah3179 6 років тому +2

      Joe P. I'm probably an outlier case because I came from a town close to the city where the metal/punk group made up the popular crowd of the HS.

  • @adampetro6086
    @adampetro6086 6 років тому +124

    When i saw Beartooth I was like HELL YEAH... One of my favorite bands :DD

    • @MystifiedSky39
      @MystifiedSky39 5 років тому +1

      YEAH MAN BEARTOOTH IS BEST

    • @wickedwitt04
      @wickedwitt04 5 років тому

      Caleb produced an album for Come the Dawn. One of the best sounding albums I've ever heard from front to back. Band "reinvented" itself and went through a name change. Do not like. Wish we could get more of their first album sound with Caleb at the helm in the studio.

    • @haidandurham8630
      @haidandurham8630 5 років тому

      But, silvertooth...

  • @riverx6802
    @riverx6802 4 роки тому +6

    MATTYYYYYYY ♥️♥️
    I love the fact that the vocal coach pointed out that this kind of music comes from the heart and not a mindset of money and pleasure the ‘media’.

  • @vn8161
    @vn8161 4 роки тому

    this lady’s so pure omg, i can’t believe how short the video is too!!! (as i was typing it literally ended abruptly:( )

  • @beckettkerner
    @beckettkerner 4 роки тому +17

    1:20 her hands are unintentionally doing the horns, true metalhead.

  • @liquidminds
    @liquidminds 6 років тому +224

    "I love metal because it's so natural, so untainted" - "They make the mistake of singing their emotions, I show them how to fake it"
    i get it, but it sounds funny XD

    • @dianeaishamonday9125
      @dianeaishamonday9125 6 років тому +55

      liquidminds it's the same with classical singing. You can sing your emotions but you can't let your emotions affect your body and its functions.

    • @purplepineapple117
      @purplepineapple117 6 років тому

      6S F the balance you want the best you have to give it your whole body. You want be 80% there then yeah you can play it safe. And yeah that's good enough but that's not someone giving everything to there art

  • @davidreed1634
    @davidreed1634 2 роки тому +1

    Her understanding and appreciation for the sincerity in a lot of metal genres was actually moving. This is awesome.

  • @FreshSqueezedLightning
    @FreshSqueezedLightning 2 роки тому +2

    Been a big fan of metalcore for 15 years and I love how she helped so many bands I love sustain their vocals

  • @kaylaamaya1720
    @kaylaamaya1720 5 років тому +34

    Movements and Beartooth!!! WOOO
    Metal, post hardcore etc is my fav music and always will be 🤘🏻

    • @Grrrr1997
      @Grrrr1997 4 роки тому +1

      kayla amaya Hi! You know by any chance the name of the song that plays in the video? I really liked them! ^^

    • @jazzmang4614
      @jazzmang4614 4 роки тому

      @@Grrrr1997
      The Beartooth song was called Body Bag. Idk what the Movements song was called though

    • @Grrrr1997
      @Grrrr1997 4 роки тому

      Jazzman G Thank you!!

    • @KelWh
      @KelWh 4 роки тому +2

      Jazzman G movements “worst wishes” i believe

    • @jazzmang4614
      @jazzmang4614 4 роки тому

      @@KelWh Thanks

  • @gregtheflyingwhale6480
    @gregtheflyingwhale6480 6 років тому +14

    I agree with every single word that she said right there! 3:25 She is awesome!!
    She didn't just help those bands, like Beartooth or Memphis May Fire but big guys like Corey Taylor from SLIPKNOT

  • @GoobMane
    @GoobMane 2 роки тому

    hearing her passion for these people and this genre of music which is often looked down upon or completely misunderstood is absolutely beautiful

  • @fakirpoo
    @fakirpoo 4 роки тому +18

    I feel like this video could have been much longer and included more of her techniques and interactions with singers.

    • @noesunyoutuber7680
      @noesunyoutuber7680 3 роки тому +2

      The techniques are what she sells as her instructional products. So at very least that's why they didn't include more of those, because never do for free what people will pay for.

  • @dimitritallnova6509
    @dimitritallnova6509 4 роки тому +38

    This was so much more wholesome and positive than I thought it would be, totally want to watch more!

  • @borisvandruff7532
    @borisvandruff7532 5 років тому +6

    As someone who is also a classically trained singer and who teaches classical voice, everything she is teaching in this video is 100% legit, and could be used in a classical lesson.

  • @noiamhippyman
    @noiamhippyman 4 роки тому +7

    I remember "The Zen of Screaming" back in the day. This chick is OG for sure.

  • @matthewavrach8573
    @matthewavrach8573 Рік тому +1

    I randomly bumped into her before the Eluveitie show in NYC two days ago and said hi. So cool and unexpected, she seemed really sweet. Just from her presence you can tell that she's loved and respected by not only the artists but by their fans as well.

  • @mtinfinity7845
    @mtinfinity7845 5 років тому +91

    This woman is a legend, please teach me about growling lol

  • @MagnaEssence
    @MagnaEssence 5 років тому +271

    Yay!, now i can pretend to be a velociraptor without having to explain why my voice hurts. ^_^

  • @Poetic6enius
    @Poetic6enius 4 роки тому +1

    What an absolutely lovely person! Hope she helps more bands in the future

  • @jasonstallworth
    @jasonstallworth 3 роки тому

    Melissa Cross is awesome! I practice her Zen of Screaming warmups every day and it's helped so much

  • @cmhan1997
    @cmhan1997 6 років тому +296

    All the people debating on how these bands aren't metal but nobody mentions how far melissa cross has come. Btw Meshuggah has screaming , is that still to lame ?

    • @bubbaj98
      @bubbaj98 6 років тому +18

      Marilyn Hanson do you seriously not hear the difference between the two

    • @grizzlymanverneteil4443
      @grizzlymanverneteil4443 6 років тому +16

      The screaming isn't what makes it core...

    • @collinqs2541
      @collinqs2541 6 років тому +28

      Marilyn Hanson buddy you missed the point. The difference between Meshuggah and Memphis Mayfire goes way beyond the screaming...

    • @richardbutkis
      @richardbutkis 6 років тому +8

      Comparing metalcore to Meshuggah is like comparing Katy perry to Andrew bird

    • @evacody1249
      @evacody1249 6 років тому +3

      Screaming has nothing to do with a band being metal or not.

  • @discosticc
    @discosticc 6 років тому +6

    3:22 How he goes from the screaming to singing is talent. It really shows how controlled the vocals are. I don't listen to metal, but I can appreciate his skillfulness

  • @ArcanumMetal
    @ArcanumMetal 4 роки тому

    I remember her videos popping up back 08 man shes still kicking ass, thats awesome

  • @breakawayfromme
    @breakawayfromme 4 роки тому

    "non tainted" "real and straight from the heart" is literately the perfect description
    I love her and all the work she is doing for the bands I love

  • @LostinaMemory
    @LostinaMemory 5 років тому +26

    I strained my voice so hard doing screams today and then this video showed up in my feed! The metal gods are speaking to me

    • @Turk_2023
      @Turk_2023 4 роки тому +1

      nah google listens

  • @laurinthor3350
    @laurinthor3350 6 років тому +691

    I'm sorry but wtf is even going on in this comment section 😂

    • @sherry4914
      @sherry4914 6 років тому +15

      Laurin Thor People with no hobbies and nothing else to do in life lol.

    • @laurinthor3350
      @laurinthor3350 6 років тому +2

      Sherry Robson Yea Most certainly haha

    • @beautyandtheoffbeats
      @beautyandtheoffbeats 6 років тому +9

      Just Ignore it.

    • @oliverjesu5
      @oliverjesu5 6 років тому +2

      Thanks for the warning, I was about to scroll down.

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 6 років тому

      UA-cam.

  • @douglasmathison1263
    @douglasmathison1263 4 роки тому

    Great video. The thing that struck me was at the end when the guy says Hi San Antonio how are you doing? I lived in San Antonio in the 60’s through the mid 80’s and let me tell you they love their heavy metal. The River City is a Heavy Metal City.

  • @Fuck_whoever_took_my_name
    @Fuck_whoever_took_my_name Рік тому

    Nothing makes me happier or gives me more hope for the future than when a member of the past generations tips their hat to the youth. "I was a hippie, and we lost the way, and these kids, they know the way" that's fucking beautiful.

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 6 років тому +859

    because of some of these comments, i'm going to start calling nickleback metal.

    • @g3mmo
      @g3mmo 6 років тому +45

      kodiak wild
      You sir gave me a huge idea of a way to treat poser dumbass elitists... You have my respect

    • @codename9824
      @codename9824 6 років тому +7

      kodiak wild Nickleback is definitely weeping into their millions because you don't like their music.

    • @bmt3315
      @bmt3315 6 років тому +13

      I tried calling nickleback, but there was no reply.

    • @KSE828
      @KSE828 6 років тому +4

      kodiak wild legendary metal band Nickelback is

    • @Volzotran
      @Volzotran 6 років тому

      kodiak wild no one will care because people know it isn't true, this only proves that you're fucking stupid

  • @chronicautumn45
    @chronicautumn45 6 років тому +7

    Bro, she is the queen of metal in my
    Eyes. what a saint!

  • @gcmmf
    @gcmmf 4 роки тому

    i need a full series of this

  • @WorldOfNicky
    @WorldOfNicky Рік тому

    She is a legend and so loving & understanding!! I love how she isn’t judgmental. I’ve loved metal for so long. Since I was a child, I’ve always wanted to learn how to scream properly like this. This was really helpful for me ❤

  • @MrThrashnburn666
    @MrThrashnburn666 6 років тому +11

    The zen of screaming! I remember her dvd!

  • @aiel1740
    @aiel1740 6 років тому +821

    Metal is dead because of these elitist in the comments. WTF, Let people enjoy what they want.

    • @ballisticarrow27
      @ballisticarrow27 6 років тому +48

      TheFirstNobody more like you want to have your own little niche so you can think youre better than anyone else who likes it. You alienate even people in your group by saying they arent true meatheads so that you can make your little group even smaller to make you feel good about yourself

    • @Votum123
      @Votum123 6 років тому +2

      Not dead and not the reason it would die but ok.

    • @dankley9969
      @dankley9969 6 років тому +5

      Adriel San Juan metal is dead because trash like that is called "metal"

    • @odinsire3879
      @odinsire3879 6 років тому +3

      Adriel San Juan You have no idea what metal is.

    • @evacody1249
      @evacody1249 6 років тому +3

      Sorry but not ever one likes melodic death metal, or power, or symphonic or doom. Sure in Europe they might. But the USA is not Europe and many of those bands in those genres are underground.

  • @exlibrisas
    @exlibrisas 4 роки тому +1

    "It's just so real, it's straight from the heart." Best quote about metal ever.

  • @marinar9506
    @marinar9506 4 роки тому +10

    When he said “vocal coach” I immediately remembered The Holistic Vocal Coach of X factor😂

    • @savagequeen3798
      @savagequeen3798 4 роки тому +3

      Ariel.and she is NOT A NUMBER 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @PonchoANS7
    @PonchoANS7 6 років тому +36

    Here come the metal elitists that think they can define metal for everyone.

  • @travis3754
    @travis3754 6 років тому +15

    I love metal so much, always have, always will. God bless this woman

  • @kayra981
    @kayra981 3 роки тому

    No matter how many times this come across my feed.. I will always!!! Watch it.. from start to finish

  • @icyburn0121
    @icyburn0121 3 роки тому +2

    Best line for metal approval.... "I was a hippie and we lost the way. These kids know the way, they got it for real."

  • @joshieyoshie6147
    @joshieyoshie6147 4 роки тому +10

    I love how she said she was a hippy back in the day and lost the way. Then said we were the ones that understood it and knew the way. Love the paradoxical comparisons. The nu gen hippies 🤘✌️🌈

  • @lifebloodmusic4227
    @lifebloodmusic4227 5 років тому +3

    i love what she said about metal at the end thats the reason i got into metal its perfect raw emotion that people always mistake for anger

  • @shaihulud4515
    @shaihulud4515 4 роки тому +15

    She deserves a place in the Hall of Fame - she is virtually a life saver!