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Couple of years ago, it was normal to people say that extreme metal singer were amateurs that can just scream. But time changed and even beyond the genre professional singers started recognize harsh vocal techniques. Melissa Cross is one of the biggest references with her singing lessons and already released 2 instructive DVD's entitled Zen Of Screaming. A lot of Metal fans already heard her name, but if you're not familiar, you may probably know some of the bands that took her lessons: Slayer, Lamb Of God, Arch Enemy, Cradle Of Filth, Machine Head, Slipknot, Exodus, Suicide Silence, Trivium e many others.
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Couple of years ago, it was normal to people say that extreme metal singer were amateurs that can just scream. But time changed and even beyond the genre professional singers started recognize harsh vocal techniques. Melissa Cross is one of the biggest references with her singing lessons and already released 2 instructive DVD's entitled Zen Of Screaming. A lot of Metal fans already heard her name, but if you're not familiar, you may probably know some of the bands that took her lessons: Slayer, Lamb Of God, Arch Enemy, Cradle Of Filth, Machine Head, Slipknot, Exodus, Suicide Silence, Trivium e many others.
We had a chat with Melissa about vocal technique and she told us some tips for those who want to become a professional singer. Besides that, she also answered some question from Brazilian singer send by Mizuho Lin e Sergio Mazul (SEMBLANT), Odommok (FROST DESPAIR) and Adriano Pasini (ARMADA SA e BARRABÁS SOCIETY).