r/Music • u/Edm_vanhalen1981 • 19d ago

Linkin Park Selects Emily Armstrong as Singer, Plots Tour and Album article

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/linkin-park-emily-armstrong-new-singer-from-zero-album-tour-1236120238/
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u/jgr1llz 19d ago

By "rebuild his ability" you meant basic fundamentals of screaming, I assume. M Shadows didn't know how to scream correctly either and we're now all lesser off for it

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u/illogicallyalex 19d ago

Yeah it’s not all that uncommon for prolific screamers to just completely fuck their voice due to lack of technique. Just look at Oli Sykes

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u/Mathidium 19d ago

Oli can still scream though

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u/BleedingFromEyes 19d ago

Yeah but Oli did proper training eventually too. No different than the three Matt’s (Shadows, Tuck, Heafy) or Hetfield or literally any screaming vocalist with longevity.

It can sound better on the record because they give up proper screaming technique to record. Easier to do that over weeks than it is to do it night after night for 60-120 minutes. You need the proper technique for that to avoid blowing out your voice/permanent damage.

Go listen to any of these guys early in their career live. It’s uncontrolled with minimal to no technique. The singing suffers vastly doing screams like that. Listen to them now and the difference is astounding. Less raw, less power, more controlled, built for longevity.

Heafy has been super open about it since he blew his out. Hell, they all did at one point. Leading them to proper training and technique.

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u/Mikophoto 19d ago

I’ve been shocked at Corey Taylor’s screaming longevity. But I mean… look at that man’s neck lol

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u/BobTheSloth94 19d ago

Another good example. His ST/Iowa technique sounded great but was REALLY bad for him, Vol 3 was incredibly strained and fucked his voice the rest of the way, he basically had to start from scratch again to get to his current sound

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u/Mathidium 19d ago

I didn't disagree that oli did proper vocal lessons since back in the day technique wasn't as refined for screaming as it is today and vocalists also take warming up screaming seriously now. I just said oli can still scream and has on recent albums. He just chooses not to cause he's at a different place in his life emotionally and mentally versus the early days. That said they have a deathcore inspired album in the works ive read so I'm stoked for that