I've recently gone into some different vocal styles, Sadistik Exekution esque. [I also noticed this happens when imitating Anal Cunt] and I wasn't sure if it was just me or whether I was doing something wrong or what. So if you guys try just SCREAMING at the top of your lungs, or doing a wierdo pitchshift like AxCx, if you do it for 15 minutes I found that I get a headache.

When I yell it feels like my skull shrinks and hurts the area just before the temples on my head. It's only happens after a while, 10 minutes or so, and only while I am actually yelling, if I don't do it it goes away.

Now what I am actually doing is screaming at the top of my lungs, AS LOUD AS I CAN, just YELLING. It's actually hard to describe, and if anyone works out what Im doing and thinks it sounds stupid - It sounds better the more you do it, it gets hoarser, thats what you want.

So if anyone knows anything about this tell me. I've never done these types of vocals for extended periods, as they aren't relly my favourite and now after 15 minutes of repeatedly doing them I get a pain. Is this odd?

My guess is that because you're putting your body under a fair amount of stress by yelling at the top of your voice, and using up a lot of oxygen too, its gonna give you headaches for a while... it'll get lesser with practise

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I'm agreeing with the stressing your body. Screaming or yelling is a reaction to threat or a boost to aggression. Either one strains your body. You're probably driving your blood pressure up doing it, too. Do you work out consistantly to be in good physical shape to put that much strain on your internal organs? When you yell you're really driving a lot of oxygen which is probably what's giving you the headaches. I'm not sure if it would be too much or lack of though.
But think about what you're doing and what your body is telling you. You yell and your head is aching. It's telling you that it's not a good thing. You're voice is getting hoarser and that's also not a good thing. Since you said it's not your favorite don't do permanent damage to yourself. It's that simple!

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or stop being a dumbass and doing vocals like that unless youre recording!

youre gonna fuck up your voice at the least

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Oh yeah, water is excellent for getting oxygen through your body so make sure you're getting enough of that plus a little more. I get headaches from dehydration and that happens in heat stroke and stuff like that, too.

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im almost constantly dehydrated. ive mentioned it before, i hate drinking stuff!
i try to have a glass of water after the gym...but thats about it.

they say warm water is good for your throat for doing vocals too man, but what youre doing is just going to mess up your voice and probalby raise your blood pressure

and how often do you do this?

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I've never seen a good vocalist in my entire life use his/her mouth the get the volume across an area. Your head is probably hurting cause your opening your mouth as far as it can go, which looks and sounds ridiculous. Stick one finger in your mouth and bite. You can yell and scream just as effective with your teeth separated by the width of your finger.

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I'm not gonna justify why I'm doing it, and I did say I wasn't sure if I was doing it right. But thanks for the help all others.

youre kind of touchy about that, arent you? we just tried to help, and you come back extremely defensive " im not gonna justify!"

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Uhh... yeah. So, if you interpret that as extrmely defensive, that's your problem.

I didn't.

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