History Main / HarshVocals

* The Sardaukar from ''[[Film/Dune2021 Dune: Part One]]'' prepare for war on Salusa Secundus with a preacher chanting something in loud throat singing to masses of them in their BlackSpeech[=-like=] language. One of the phrases, "Dreams are Messages from the Deep", opens both this film. Another one, "Power over Spice is power over all", opens ''Film/DunePartTwo''.

* The Sardaukar from ''[[Film/Dune2021 Dune: Part One]]'' prepare for war on Salusa Secundus with a preacher chanting something in loud throat singing to masses of them in their BlackSpeech[=-like=] language. One of the phrases, "Dreams are Messages from the Deep", opens both this film. Another one, "Power over spice is power over all", opens ''Film/DunePartTwo''.

* The Sardaukar from ''[[Film/Dune2021 Dune: Part One]]'' prepare for war on Salusa Secundus with a preacher chanting something in loud throat singing to masses of them in their BlackSpeech[=-like=] language. One of the phrases, "Dreams are Messages from the Deep", opens both this film and ''Film/DunePartTwo''.

The use in music of vocals that are...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, harsh]]. Typically this refers to vocals that are growled, in attempt to make the music sound more "evil". This is commonly associated with [[DeathMetal extreme]] [[BlackMetal metal]] but shows up in other genres as well. See SopranoAndGravel for when this is paired up with cleaner, usually female, vocals. Compare MetalScream, when the singer makes their vocals sound more intense by, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin screaming]], and SmokyVoice.

* In the French HipHop band Music/SupremeNTM, there's [=JoeyStarr=]'s trademark raspy and gravelly voice, which gives a more hardcore vibe to the band's songs if the lyrics weren't enough.

* Music/{{Pantera}}'s Phil Anselmo, one of the most influential vocalists in post-HeavyMetal, combined both [[TestosteronePoisoning machismo]] and [[AxCrazy sociopathy]] to create a sound much more terrifying than your usual, run-of-the-mill "scary" voice. You can even hear some of it as far back as ''Power Metal'', his debut with the band during their forbidden [[OldShame "glam phase"]]. Granted, the tone itself was mostly copy-pasted from Kyle Thomas of fellow Texas ThrashMetal band {{Exhorder}}, though he would later take certain... liberties with it.

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* [=NWOBHM=]/Black Metal band Music/{{Venom}} were perhaps the UrExample of the "Cookie Monster" style.
** They were the first to use it extensively. The vocal style was first used by Music/TheWho in their novelty song "Boris the Spider".

* Another female example would be [[Music/ArchEnemy Angela Gossow]] and her hand-picked successor, Music/AlissaWhiteGluz.

* Villains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPbxwbnfY04 Black Shadow]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4rP7WpfaYg Blood Falcon]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gy4IRn291k Deathborn]] all have the same sinister, distorted guttural vocals in all their {{Leitmotif}}s in ''[[VideoGame/FZero F-Zero GX]]'' (while Deathborn's adds OminousLatinChanting and an OminousPipeOrgan.) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQupzudw-g Bio Rex's]] theme isn't as sinister, but still uses lots of harsh growling and the occasional MetalScream.

The use in music of vocals that are...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, harsh]]. Typically this refers to vocals that are [[GutturalGrowler growled]], in attempt to make the music sound more "evil". This is commonly associated with [[DeathMetal extreme]] [[BlackMetal metal]] but shows up in other genres as well. See SopranoAndGravel for when this is paired up with cleaner, usually female, vocals. Compare MetalScream, when the singer makes their vocals sound more intense by, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin screaming]], and SmokyVoice.

* A female example - while not being actual growling, Magali Luyten's both singing and talking voice are very raspy.

* All DeathMetal singers (Wiki/TheOtherWiki even refers to this vocal style as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_growl "Death Growl"]]). In the early years of the genre, [[Series/SesameStreet "Cookie Monster"]] vocals were basically the only thing that separated it from just dirty, fast thrash. (in fact, a lot of Allmusic reviews of the genre use the words [[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Cookie+Monster%22+site:allmusic.com "Cookie Monster"]]) Bands who go beyond strict use of deep growls (and perhaps occasional high-pitched screams) are often accused of being sellouts and posers unless the band in question has ProgressiveMetal leanings or otherwise has segments where cleans could actually fit the song, like in MelodicDeathMetal.

* Early in her career, Music/FloorJansen would perform in SopranoAndGravel duets opposite a male growler. She still does, but she added death growls of her own to her repertoire on Music/{{ReVamp}}'s second and final album ''Wild Card'', and also growls on a few Music/{{Nightwish}} songs, most prominently "Yours Is an Empty Hope".

** MelodicDeathMetal bands generally use higher-pitched screaming, but there are examples of bands using the traditional growling style, such as Johan Hegg from Music/AmonAmarth

* Another female example: [[Music/ArchEnemy Angela Gossow]]. And her hand-picked successor, Music/AlissaWhiteGluz.

* Music/{{Pantera}}'s Phil Anselmo, one of the most influential vocalists in post-HeavyMetal, combining both [[TestosteronePoisoning machismo]] and [[AxCrazy sociopathy]] to create a sound much more terrifying than your usual, run-of-the-mill "scary" voice. You can even hear some of it as far back as ''Power Metal'', his debut with the band during their forbidden [[OldShame "glam phase"]]. Granted, the tone itself was mostly copy-pasted from Kyle Thomas of fellow Texas ThrashMetal band {{Exhorder}}, though he would later take certain... liberties with it.
* Music/MikePatton sometimes uses this type of vocal style in his music. [[ManOfAThousandVoices But that's because he uses almost ''every'' vocal style in his music]]. His performance as ''VideoGame/TheDarkness'' in the videogame of the same name essentially is Nightmare Fueled death metal vocals.

The use in music of vocals that are...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, harsh]]. Typically this refers to vocals that are [[GutturalGrowler growled]], in attempt to make the music sound more "evil". This is commonly associated with [[DeathMetal extreme]] [[BlackMetal metal]] but shows up in other genres as well. See SopranoAndGravel for when this is paired up with cleaner, usually female, vocals. Compare MetalScream, when the singer makes their vocals sound more intense by, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin screaming]].

* Harvey Fierstein, despite very much being a CampGay, has a ''very'' gravelly voice that you really wouldn't expect to hear in the show tunes he usually sings.

* All DeathMetal singers (Wiki/TheOtherWiki even refers to this vocal style as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_growl "Death Growl"]]). In the early years of the genre, [[Series/SesameStreet "Cookie Monster"]] vocals were basically the only thing that separated it from just dirty, fast thrash. (in fact, a lot of Allmusic reviews of the genre use the words [[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Cookie+Monster%22+site:allmusic.com "Cookie Monster"]]) Bands who go beyond strict use of deep growls (and perhaps occasional high-pitched screams) are often accused of being sellouts and posers unless the band in question has ProgressiveMetal leanings or otherwise has segments where cleans could actually fit the song.
*** Or if they're playing MelodicDeathMetal.

* Johan Hegg of Music/AmonAmarth.

* Most characters in ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' have pretty normal voice grunts to represent their singing/rapping, but VideoGame/{{Pico}} is about the only exception to the rule. His voice grunts are represented as scratchy and deep, and they only get deeper during his third song "Blammed". The fact that he explicitly hates Boyfriend and was sent to kill him in Week 3 don't help matters.

* For a full-on "Cookie Monster" female, Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spires, a Music/DimmuBorgir fan who in a few songs [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvT7RNSAfp9/ growls]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ny3ZpZMOXY like her idols]] (and has downright [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCwDlmiudp0 covered them]]).