Meanings
plural death growls
- A harsh, guttural, sometimes unintelligible vocal style associated with death metal music.
Caninus Twin vocalists for this Brooklyn-based grindcore band really have the death growl down — because they're pit bulls […]
2009, Eric Danville, Cliff Mott, The Official Heavy Metal Book of Lists1 more example
Some black metal vocalists opt for incessant full-voiced or high-pitched screams over the death growl, and doom performers often combine growls […]
2004, Ian Buchanan, Marcel Swiboda, Deleuze and musicSynonyms: death grunt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA harsh, guttural, sometimes unintelligible vocal style associated with death metal music.
Translations
Spanish voz gutural
- voz guturalharsh, guttural vocal style associated with death metal music
Swedish growl, death growl
- growlharsh, guttural vocal style associated with death metal music
- death growlharsh, guttural vocal style associated with death metal music
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death growl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20growl
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