"death growl" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-death growl.wav Forms: death growls [plural]
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  1. A harsh, guttural, sometimes unintelligible vocal style associated with death metal music. Wikipedia link: death growl Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: death grunt Translations (harsh, guttural vocal style associated with death metal music): voz gutural [feminine] (Spanish), growl [common-gender] (Swedish), death growl [common-gender] (Swedish)

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