Posted on 02/01/2006 12:32:17 PM PST by ThreeYearLurker
While the extreme branch of heavy-metal music known as death metal is defined in part by often-vile lyrics about violence, catastrophic destruction, nihilism, anarchy and paranoia, its singing style is associated with a beloved goggle-eyed, fuzzy blue puppet.
Death-metal vocalizing is also known as Cookie Monster singing, if not in tribute to, at least in acknowledgment of, the "Sesame Street" puppet that blurts in a guttural growl, his words discharged so rapidly that they tend to collide with each other.
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The Cookie Monster is the devil.
:-)
Too much sugar.
Isn't this a rip off of S.O.D (Stormtroopers of Death)?
I enjoy the musical stylings of the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. They have a blend of Cookie Monster and "clean" vocals. Their songs are epic in scope and length.
I'm not that familiar with other bands, but I once purchased a CD called "Deathmeister" as a gag. That one was quite amusing--the lead track was "I will kill you" by Cannibal Corpse. I would usually blare it at toll booths and elicted odd looks from the workers there.
I like how the writer interviews the Sesame Workshop folks and the guy who did Cookie Monster's voice back in the day. They have no light to shed on the subject, but their inclusion is a clever touch.
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