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clean vocals
also called "cleans", clean vocals are basically regular singing
this phrase is usually associated with post-core bands that include singing with their hard vocals (screaming)
this phrase is usually associated with post-core bands that include singing with their hard vocals (screaming)
clean vocals by Ephphatha09 January 16, 2012
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cookie monster vocals
Another term for the various vocal stylings of genres related to progressive death metal. The vocals are incoherent growls, similar to those of Cookie Monster himself.
"Hey, can you understand what these motherfuckers are saying?"
"I don't think anybody can with those cookie monster vocals."
"I don't think anybody can with those cookie monster vocals."
cookie monster vocals by rpg June 12, 2006
shit strain vocals
Describes the vocal styling's of a singer who sounds like they're trying to have a shit whilst singing. This usually is put on in an attempt to sound like they are singing some real meaningful stuff.
shit strain vocals by rynoplastered May 15, 2007
Swine Vocals
The vocal effect produced by a person that sounds like a pig squealing or the noise a pig makes when snorging. This style of screaming is popular in Metal.
Used in a sentence.....
"Those swine vocals were fucking brutal!"
Listen to the song All Roads Lead to Hell by Hester Prynne on youtube to hear some Swine Vocals
The Swine starts around 0:28
"Those swine vocals were fucking brutal!"
Listen to the song All Roads Lead to Hell by Hester Prynne on youtube to hear some Swine Vocals
The Swine starts around 0:28
Swine Vocals by SwineFLUpandemic November 10, 2009
Clean vocals
Also called "cleans". Used mostly in the metalcore and post-hardcore community to describe regular singing, as some artists/bands in these genres often use screamed/growled vocals alongside regular singing.
"This band has pretty average screams, but the clean vocals are pretty good"
"The singer has really bad cleans"
"The singer has really bad cleans"
Clean vocals by ChippyChipper June 19, 2019
switching vocals
Switching vocals; a sub-category within the nightcore genre that is more complex than regular nightcore. It consists of a different person than that of the original song singing it, and then being edited into nightcore. It's a very unique style that puts a very different twist to the original song itself.
Person 1: Isn't this song sung by only one person, a female?
Person 2: well originally yes, but this song is in switching vocals style, so now a male is singing it in a nightcore style.
Person 2: well originally yes, but this song is in switching vocals style, so now a male is singing it in a nightcore style.
switching vocals by NightcoreZaddy October 15, 2018
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