Singers in “death metal” style, a deep and harsh, ie kind of grunting, form of singing, often
use a unique form of voice production called “growling”. The underlying mechanisms of
voice production as well as possible potentially harmful influences on the singer's voice
have not been intensively studied. Supraglottal laryngeal constriction appears to play a
major role in metal singing. In this study we present an examination method using a
questionnaire including the voice handicap index as well as a phonetogram and combined …