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How studying death metal singers could help people with vocal disorders

WBUR

Published December 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM EST

Researchers are studying people who sing in the so-called death metal style to see if they can help people with vocal disorders.

NPR’s D. Parvaz reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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