Death growl

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The death growl, also called growl, is an extended vocal technique usually employed in extreme styles of music, particularly in death metal and other extreme subgenres of heavy metal music. Though death growl vocals may be criticized for their "ugliness" and inability to be understood without an accompanying lyric sheet, some contend that the gruff presentation of such techniques contribute to death metal's abrasive style when considered alongside its often dark and obscene subject matter. Death metal, in particular, is associated with growled vocals; it tends to be lyrically and thematically darker and more morbid than other forms of metal, and features vocals which attempt to evoke chaos, death, and misery by being "usually very deep, guttural, and unintelligible". Natalie Purcell notes, "Although the vast majority of death metal bands use very low, beast-like, almost indiscernible growls as vocals, many also have high and screechy or operatic vocals, or simply deep and forcefully-sung...

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