Growly
Both words in one sentence
- King Diamond is the patron saint and ur-example of this trope in another one-singer case, combining harsh semi-growly vocals with extremely girly falsetto vocals as early as the first Mercyful Fate album in 1983, and continuing to do so for all of his career till present.
Source: Soprano and Gravel - His voice for Naked Snake/Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3 is almost as growly, but still young-sounding, while his older Big Boss voice for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is as harsh as Old Snake's but doesn't sound as sickly.
Source: Guttural Growler
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