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They use it all the time. I'd always add some distortion. Techically even compression is a form of distortion but I mean grunge and grime. Just run it through something to make it sound nasty and then feed a little nastiness back into the main vocal.
Does Hard Rock use distortion?
Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music. The electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument.
Is distortion bad for your voice?
Many people want to dive right into singing with rasp or distortion, without considering what damage they might be doing to their vocal cords. When done incorrectly, it can seriously damage your vocal cords and lead to a shortened singing career.
Do rock singers use head voice?
One thing about rock technique is that it strays away from a breathy/aspirate head voice and employs a very strong mixed voice. Mixed voice is where you blend both chest and head voice together. ... Your diaphragm – which will launch you directly out of a light head voice and into a strong powerful chest voice.
