Screaming is a vocal technique often used in punk rock , fast played metal music , and screamo . It is usually simply either a louder than normal high pitched form of singing, or a louder than normal low pitched form of singing. In both cases the vocalist usually tries to make it sound like some sort of beast's growl. For this reason, a low pitched scream is usually called a death growl .

More experimental forms of screaming are often used in alternative rock and emo music . These genres often have shrill screaming that has an emotional tone to it. The band, Thursday , is a good example of this.

Screaming is popular in genres: screamo , post-hardcore , hardcore punk , heavy metal , and many more.

Some other bands that have screaming include Silverstein , Hawthorne Heights , and Escape the Fate .