Can screaming and/or growling in an aggressive manner be worship?

SOMM

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Surely we have to be careful when we say "this is the only kind of music for worship". Our God is Lord of all cultures, all people, all languages, all music (not all people choose to be good, not all words in language are good, not all music is good, but he is still God over them all and created us with the abilities, right?).

If there is only one kind of music which is "right" to worship to, then any other culture using any other style of music to worship God is immediately wrong. In the Bible God is cut and dry with some things, but is also very vague with other things (He is principle based, not rule based - principles are timeless and apply to all cultures, rules are more situational and apply to specific things at specific times). I would say it is very difficult to say "this music is for worship, that music isn't".

These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught. (Isaiah 29:13)

God is incredibly relational. Is he concerned if we are singing Truth from our hearts about him and praising him with all our being, but we're using the wrong musical notes and styles? Does this make him angry? Does he reject it? I have 2 daughters and when they say "silly daddy!" or with a smile they scrunch their noses and say "daddy, you smell!" (perhaps some oderous smell has escaped my body), it actually puts a smile on my face. They are saying things which may not seem "nice", but I see their heart in it and it is a relational thing between the two of us and I understand what she's really saying with her "not nice words". My point is that even if we say, or sing, the "wrong thing" but are whole-hearted and full of love in our hearts, then perhaps we put a smile on God's face.

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody!
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! (Psalm 98:4-6)

I can't sing for squat, but praise the Lord that he wants a joyful noise!

I think the more important thing for us is not to argue over which way is right and which is wrong, but to praise God with our whole hearts! It isn't the words we sing alone which he loves (Is. 29:13), but so much more than that.
 
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The grunt, groan, or scream could be a deep feeling coming out. I have to go secular here to prove my point, but here it goes. One instance of using that kind of "lyric" is pearl jam. The lead singer tends to groan a lot when he sings. Another is Bob Wills! They actually made a song about it "When Bob Hollars". I consider things like that a type of lyric. When and where to use that kind of lyric is well challenging and only really works when it is felt.
So far as Biblical... well I've got nothing there or at least no more than has been quoted already. So long as it does not take away from or distract others from worship I'm cool with it.
 
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I never myself liked it. My brother had one...and the cover had a man with his face bandaged with one eye showing...it looked pretty scary..and I even think he was in a hospital ward. It just wasn't something that gave me the feel goods that I like when I listen to music or praying etc.
 
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