death growl
death growl noun: a harsh, guttural, sometimes unintelligible vocal style associated with death metal music.
Noun
death growl (plural death growls)
- A harsh, guttural, sometimes unintelligible vocal style associated with death metal music.
- Some black metal vocalists opt for incessant full-voiced or high-pitched screams over the death growl, and doom performers often combine growls […]2004, Ian Buchanan, Marcel Swiboda, Deleuze and music
- Caninus Twin vocalists for this Brooklyn-based grindcore band really have the death growl down — because they're pit bulls […]2009, Eric Danville, Cliff Mott, The Official Heavy Metal Book of Lists
- Synonyms:
- death grunt
Synonyms of death growl
Forms of death growl
| plural | death growls |
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Questions about death growl
- What does death growl mean?
- Death growl means a harsh, guttural, sometimes unintelligible vocal style associated with death metal music.
- What part of speech is death growl?
- Death growl is a noun.
- What is the plural of death growl?
- The plural of death growl is death growls.
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