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Fuzzy hair, I'm not an expert but I'd say reread the posts merkaba made on vocal warmup and the exercises you can do. You may also be pushing too hard which could be causing the pain.
Speaking of screaming, merkaba what's your opinion of serj tankian from system of a down? I would think that his screams (particularly off the toxicity album) are the quintessential screams to listen to when learning. Listen to "Needles" off said album, some really good screams with clear enunciation (and at one point even chucks in a death metal scream as well). Basically all of his screams are pitched, ie. the note is sung but then a sh*tload of rasp etc is added to it. In a live performance of chop suey at the london astoria, in one breath he goes from an incredible sounding scream and then comes out of it doing some vocal acrobatics around and above the tenor C! His range is quite awesome, and his screams complement this a lot too (because they're actually pitched unlike all these metalcore and screamo vocalists)... oh, and the guy can actually "sing" aswell... SOAD are at their best when malakian is harmonising with serj (something about harmonious/melodic vocals with heavy music just words for me)
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