Originally Posted by: jiujitsu_jesusI have, like most people, always preferred singing to growling, but growling is okay as long as the words are clearly enunciated. If the vocals are nothing but a garbled roar, as is the case with many bands, I can't see how they can possibly be "more effective".

That's so true. Sure the growling or screaming could put better emotion that they are trying to get across, but that isn't doing any good if nobody knows what the hell the're saying. Plus like ninja said they won't be able to keep that up for long before their throats die.