The Norwegian/English webzine Eternal Terror has conducted a vocal feature with MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann recently. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Eternal Terror: What made you start to do extreme vocals?

Hoffmann: "Reign In Blood."

Eternal Terror: Can you describe the technique or the techniques you are using?

Hoffmann: "I wouldn't really know how to describe it - it's a cross between the old school hardcore shit and Tom Araya with my own approach."

Eternal Terror: Has your technique changed during your career?

Hoffmann: "No, but I think my voice has matured over the years and gotten more powerful."

Eternal Terror: Have you ever hurt yourself by using a "wrong technique"?

Hoffmann: "Yes, usually back in the beginning I would try to scream using more of my throat; you need to come more from your diaphragm. Also, I've hurt my voice and I'm sure other people have too when you have shitty monitors or a very bad monitor mix and you can't hear yourself and so you compensate by getting louder and you don't realize that's what you've been doing until you hurt your voice. So that's why I always tell other singers, if you have bad monitors just try to sing the way it feels right to you when you can hear it."

Eternal Terror: Do you have any advice to people who wants to start doing extreme vocals?

Hoffmann: "Yes, start practicing to ROB HALFORD, RIPPER OWENS, BRUCE DICKINSON and IAN GILLAN (Born Again). Because when you can master those kind of vocals, then you can move onto pretty much anything else you want. If you cac learn to have that level of power and control, you can translate that into any other vocular approach."

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