What Grit Techniques Was Kevin Dubrow Using In This Song?

I was listening to The Charismatic Voice yesterday and Elizabeth reacted to Metal Health by Quiet Riot.

After listening to this song in its entirety, I realzed it really is a tremendous vocal performance. I'm especially interested in a couple of gritty sounds Kevin DuBrow made in this song.

The first is sort of a whispery sounding grit that you will hear starting at 1:42 into the song. I would guess it is some sort of bleeding air grit but it is very unique sounding. There must be something extra he is adding to that technique or combining that technique with.

Them starting at 1:58 you hear his main , go-to grit sound. It had a very hard sound to it! I'm not sure I've heard anyone with grit quite like this. It's intense like Hardcore Bark but still very different. I'd love to know how he's creating this sound!

Also, at 2:32 there an almost acapella part where you can really hear this technique without the other instruments covering up his voice very much and he hits some really high notes. Is that whistle voice at 2:47?

Here's the link to the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1ruZWJigo

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