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Using your voice as an instrument
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Using your voice as an instrument – my tips and thoughts

Learning to use my voice as an instrument has been a challenging thing for me as developing vocalist. I often see vocals as words and emotive expression, rather than a melodic or percussive instrument. I’m doing my best to change this, and these are my best tips and some of my experiences along the way.

By soliloquium, 4 monthsNovember 12, 2025 ago
The ultimate guide to fry screams
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The ultimate guide to fry screams

What are fry screams and how do you perform them safely and effectively? What are my experiences as an extreme metal vocalist?

By soliloquium, 5 monthsOctober 15, 2025 ago
Should you write music or lyrics first?
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Should you write music or lyrics first?

Whether to write music or lyrics first to achieve the best possible songs is a question on many musician’s minds. What are the pros and cons?

By soliloquium, 5 monthsOctober 11, 2025 ago
Why vocal phrasing is so important
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Vocal phrasing is key for your songwriting – this is why!

It took me years as a musician to start thinking about vocal phrasing. Should have done it earlier. This is how it can improve your songs.

By soliloquium, 6 monthsOctober 8, 2025 ago
Learn clean vocal songs faster
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My method for learning clean vocal songs fast

Do you want to learn clean vocal songs easier without flubbing the melody or wasting weeks? Try this! Worked for me.

By soliloquium, 6 monthsOctober 8, 2025 ago
The ultimate guide to false chord growls and screams
death metal

The ultimate guide to false chord growls/screams

What are false chord growls/screams and how do you learn to perform them safely? Here are my experiences as a death metal vocalist.

By soliloquium, 6 monthsOctober 6, 2025 ago
10 hopefully useful extreme metal vocal tips
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10 useful tips for extreme metal vocals – learn death metal growls!

This is my guide to extreme metal vocals. Extreme metal vocals come in many different forms, from low-pitch death metal growls and grunts to high-pitched screams. There is already a lot of content out there on vocal technique, so I’m going to focus on the best ways of finding your Read more

By soliloquium, 7 yearsMarch 20, 2019 ago

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Soliloquium

Download Soliloquium music for free from Bandcamp. Swedish progressive death/doom metal for fans of Katatonia, Anathema and Paradise Lost

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Most recent blog posts:
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  • 10 best Romanian metal bands November 28, 2025
  • Sanguisugabogg gives me hope for death metal in 2026 November 25, 2025
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