Exploiting The Vocal Break · Rock Singing Success

Exploiting The Vocal Break

I'm not sure if this is allowed here, to ask a question about a vocal technique another vocal coach is using, but my intent isn't to promote another coach; it's to inquire about a specific technique and this just happens to be a very prominent example of the technique, as this coach uses it for every scream he ever does as well as almost any time he wants to sing with very heavy grit.

Since an RSS YouTube short was uploaded today that references creating grit by exploiting the vocal break, it seemed like a good time to ask about this. Perhaps other members of this community are also curious about this subject.

At 2:46, this vocal coach starts exploiting his vocal break to create ultra-heavy grit. He continues it for 8 seconds straight, screaming a variety of notes in that time period.

Since it does sound so brutal, I'm curious: Is this what you would call "pushing"? Is it what he's doing here safe?

Is there any other technique he could have used to bring about this particular sound that your hear between 2:46 and 2:54 in this video or is exploiting the vocal break the only technique that would yield this particular sound?

He's good at disguising the actual sound of the break, but it's easy to hear it right on the last note of this song and that vocal break technique is what he used for all the heavy distortion in this performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI989vd5xFI

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