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Here's an interesting question for some possible interesting discussion that could possibly go to a possibly completely fictitious hell:
Many do think growling is pointless.
However, what other vocal effect/method/tone/etc could achieve the same affect or feel in a musical passage that normally would have growling?
In other words, growling would be pointless if say, a more melodic and more enunciated vocal option were available to achieve the same effect.
Here's my take: I've always thought of growling as another instrument. An instrument apart from the clean vocal instrument. That's how I can listen to bands that sing about things that I don't necessarily agree with. For example, Nun Butcher could be singing about sodomizing school children with creeping, rusty, meat, and I wouldn't agree with the message. But, if the vocal method sounds cool (like Sauron in Decapitated), then it makes me feel a certain way - it helps paint a picture (not necessarily of the one being sung about) that a non-gutteral voice would probably fail to achieve.
I am definitely digging the heaviest of bands with 100% melodic singing though, such as Nevermore. If anybody knows of an extreme metal band with melodic singing and little to no growling, I'd be very happy.
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