Melissa Cross

Heavy metal vocal coach Melissa Cross explains how relaxing onstage leads to some of the most memorable heavy metal performances. Check out Patricks full interview with Melissa at the link in our bio!#melissacross #wsouinterviews #heavymetal #heavymetalvocalcoach #zenofscreaming

@yamanhernherm knows a lot. Although he is too humble to consider himself an expert, however, his impeccable skillsets spread across systems involving aerodynamic and acoustic science. He is equally scientifically curious as he is generous in sharing his own experience for the benefit of anyone w...

Two of the worlds BEST voices @chrisdaughtry of @Daughtry and @davidmdraiman of @disturbed joined together to systematically blow the roof off Bridgestone Arena in Nashvillelast Saturday.And I am SO grateful that I was there! Legendary privilege that I will never forget.

David Draiman of Disturbed might be the best singer in the world, depending on who you ask. He was trained in the classical tradition and the words Sing from your diaphragm! was repeated ad nauseum. Even non-singers still hear this advice as the gold standard. The universe has since sent countles...

Gesangslehrerin Melissa Cross @zenofscreaming ist keine gewhnliche Vokal-Mentorin - ihr Fokus liegt auf Metal. Und auch ihrer Referenzen sind nicht ohne: Megadeth, Slipknot, Trivium, sie alle haben schon mit der Screaming-Oma zusammengearbeitet.METAL HAMMER-Volontrin Annika Eichstdt @_annika.docx...

I had trouble sleeping when I was young. Sometime around 1968, something called underground radio appeared on the FM dial, which was had been customarily reserved for classical music and the news.When I heard this song, my whole life changed.. I ditched my Yamaha nylon string classical guitar and...

The thing that I wish I did not have to keep repeating over? Fry screaming is my original term referring to a VERY specific true vocal fold (TVF) source maneuver. The way I saved Garrett from vocal an annihilation is teaching him fry screaming - but he doesnt exclusively do fry screaming. He doe...

The pathway to claiming your truth as a vocalist is acquiring solid technique. Solid means spontaneous, unconscious and reflexive; where confidence replaces every limitation. The vocal that we hear on Bad Omens third record is undeniably a perfect example of how better technique allows genius to ...

On June 17, 2014, a very expensive high-speed Pentax Medical camera recorded (in slow motion) the true vocal fold (TVF) maneuver that I named fry screaming in my 2005 DVD The Zen of Screaming.This was a special day indeed, because this laryngoscopy substantiated what had been a merely intuitive h...

The most amazing feeling in the world is when the voice bolts like a lightning laser across a venue of fans. Voice is a powerful and healing gift. Self-consciousness greatly diminishes that power. @yamanhernherm of @suicidesilence has rock solid technique that never fails him, even on those days ...

@DavidmDraiman was born with a gorgeous instrument. The majesty of that instrument had been somewhat intentionally subdued when we met.Thats because in 2000, that was a time when it seemed safer to hide that beauty than to show it. It was a time where singing or more specifically singing pretty w...

A great vocalist never finishes finding their own sound.Because own sound is NOT something for which to go looking. It can only be achieved with the liberation from the need to be loved by a million strangers in the way that you loved your own idols.You know the ones, those legendary vocalists th...