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Alumna Chrysa Tsaltampasi’s 'Dysphonia' Nominated for Experimental Metal Album of the Year!

Monday 23rd December 2024

Exciting news!

Voice Study Centre Alumni, Chrysa Tsaltampasi, has recently released her second full-length album, Dysphonia! The album explores the genre of experimental/post-metal.

Even more exciting, Dysphonia has been nominated for Experimental Metal Album of the Year by METAL HAS NO BORDERS - Heavy Music From All Regions of the World.

Congratulations, Chrysa! We're in awe of your creativity and talent. It has been a pleasure to listen to the album, and we can't wait for everyone to experience it.

 

Photo Credits:

Blog thumbnail: by Danai Simou

Blog page image: by C.Alossi

 

Below, we've shared two of the latest videos from Dysphonia:

Chrysa Tsaltampasi

Chrysa Tsaltampasi is an extreme vocal coach and singer/songwriter from Greece. She is a final year student on the Voice Study Centre’s MA Voice Pedagogy programme, where she has been doing her research solely on extreme metal vocals.


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