I hate cookie monster.

[gotwtt]

sucks balls

[MartinBarre]

sucks balls

Sounds about the same as your language.

[Musician78]

I like a few bands with those vocals. Opeth, Katatonia, Tristania, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames. More often than not though, they are not good.

[atomic charvel guy]

Considering that I've been listening to the soundtrack for the movie "Road to Perdition" by Thomas Newman all afternoon, it's safe to say that I'm not a fan of cookie monster vocals, but oddly enough I kinda liked a few tunes off the first Korn album way back, but I think that's cuz they were my neighbors. iI pretty much frightened them with my behavior.
They thought I was the "Cokie Monster"-lol

[Endrik]

Tommy, Newman's soundtrack for "Wall-E" is awesome too, even though it's a cartoon, the music had more impressionistic vibe to it.

As far as cookie monster vocals go. It depends who's doing 'em. Can't stand the stereotype black metal ones, they squeal like they have a dick stuck in their throats.
Those who are also real singers tend to do them better because they use more dynamics and techniques so it wouldn't be so monotonous.
Some ultra low brutal death metal growls can be funny though.
Don't have a problem with old school hard core shouting or Pantera-ish stuff which is more like half singing half cookie.
The ones with deeper and lower voice tend to be the most bearable. Chuck Billy is a good example. He has naturally a very strong voice so when he does all that cookie stuff then it sounds articulate.
That being said, large majority of cookie vocals are pure shit.

[Grandturk]

I laugh everytime Six Feet Under comes on my iPod shuffle... funny shit - Revenge of the Zombie!

[Ben...]

Those who are also real singers tend to do them better because they use more dynamics and techniques so it wouldn't be so monotonous.

That in my opinion is the key to them. Ihsahn from Emperor does good growling but he is also a fairly competent singer, especially on his solo albums. So is that Akerfeldt guy even though Opeth isn't a band I like. Another one I can think of is Jari Maenpaa from Wintersun and Ensiferum. Not the best singer but he's decent and you can understand basically every word he says.

[gotwtt]

Sounds about the same as your language.

go and Cachau a haggis

[etepbbb]

So many bands did it right, adding growls and such in for effect only, like Testament on Souls of Black.

I never understood why anyone thought it would be a good idea to do an entire song that way, but then the more I watch Metalocalypse, the more I get into the method of grunting out the lyrics in a meter that follows the rhythm.
I dunno.

I can't see Run To The Hills being done that way and not sucking, but short, sharp verses that match the chug-ch-cha-chug seem to fit. Still can't understand WTF they're saying, but whatever it is, they're into it

Pretty funny when a cartoon band does the best job of that kind vocals. I always thought that Obituary did it well too, it fit the songs good.

[cookiemonster]

who could hate this?.........

[cookiemonster]

cookie says....

[cookiemonster]

looks like someody already got to cookie.......

[Newc]

I got the plan for the next trend in Metal vocals - Hamburglar

[m2pmd70]

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant cooooooooooooooooooookie.

[Strat God]

I laugh at bands like Canibal Corpse -total cookie monster vocals that no one can understand - - - but it SURE BEATS THE SH!T OUT OF RAP MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!