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Death metal's brutal growl may hold clues to healing damaged voices

By D. Parvaz
Published December 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM EST

We look at a study on how death metal singers produce their otherworldly vocals, and therapeutic applications that researchers are investigating.

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D. Parvaz
D. Parvaz is an editor at Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, she worked at several news organizations covering wildfires, riots, earthquakes, a nuclear meltdown, elections, political upheaval and refugee crises in several countries.

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