# Good HEAVY metal w/o Cookie Monster Vocals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 21, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavy-metal-w-o-cookie-monster-vocals/381345 "2006-11-21T21:25:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavy-metal-w-o-cookie-monster-vocals/381345/61 "2006-12-01T20:37:00Z")
I recently acquired the complete discography of [Floater](http://www.floatermusic.com/) at the recommendation of a friend and I’m listening to the album **Burning Sosobra** as I type this. Very nice sound, goes from dreamy to hard as nails without the growly vocals that keep me from enjoying most hard/metal bands–and you’ve got to love a band that uses lines from Emily Dickinson and does Doors covers (“Waiting For The Sun,” and it’s GREAT!) They’re a local Portland product and deserve more recognition… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavy-metal-w-o-cookie-monster-vocals/381345/62 "2006-12-01T21:59:52Z")
Give **Korn** a listen. Like others in this thread, I’m not much for metal but I like their cover of “Another Brick in the Wall”. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavy-metal-w-o-cookie-monster-vocals/381345/63 "2006-12-01T22:08:38Z")
Haven’t read the whole thread, so forgive me if this is addressed elsewhere… On Howard Stern this week, he was playing some music brought to his attention by Richard Christy - a Stern show worker, and former drummer for Death and Iced Earth, IIRC. The music Stern was riffing on had animals for vocalists - one was called Caninis, (spelling must be wrong, no Wiki) which had a dog growling and snarling as the lead vocalist. One band had vocals by a pig, and one a fucking parrot. Anyone else heard this stuff? Some of the “vocals” weren’t as bad as some human vocals I’ve heard. And thanks again for all the recommendations. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavy-metal-w-o-cookie-monster-vocals/381345/64 "2006-12-01T22:11:37Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] On Howard Stern this week, he was playing some music brought to his attention by Richard Christy - a Stern show worker, and former drummer for Death and Iced Earth, IIRC. The music Stern was riffing on had animals for vocalists - one was called Caninis, (spelling must be wrong, no Wiki) which had a dog growling and snarling as the lead vocalist. [/QUOTE] Found it - the name WAS misspelled. [Caninus](http://www.pitbullgrindcore.com/) Joe ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavy-metal-w-o-cookie-monster-vocals/381345/65 "2006-12-02T00:10:44Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] On Howard Stern this week, he was playing some music brought to his attention by Richard Christy . . . [/QUOTE] Yeah, he briefly talked about having some of those guys in and then nixed the idea when he got a bunch of negative emails. I would’ve liked to hear him interview Chris Barnes. Speaking of good heavy metal without cookie monster vocals . . . I bought GWAR’s new album yesterday and it’s great. It’s called Beyond Hell and it tells a story of them going to hell to fight satan. Very good metal from a great band who DOES NOT take themselves seriously at all. I will say that I don’t yet like it as much as I like their 2004 release War Party, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavy-metal-w-o-cookie-monster-vocals/381345.md?page=3)