A Brief History of Cookie Monster Metal

At OpinionJournal, of all places.

But while the vocals in early death metal are low, raspy and aggressive, not unlike the vocals by, say, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, that extreme degree of Cookieness is missing.

To be a true Cookie Monster vocal, said Mr. Conner, who signed some of the subgenre's biggest bands, including Sepultura and Fear Factory, "it's got to be really, really guttural. It should sound like they're gargling glass."

Via jwz.

UPDATE: Via this jwz commenter: Cookie Mongoloid.

 

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[griselda]

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i love cookie monster