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Best Heavy Metal Singer of All Time

Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:18 pm
Posted by SaintlyTiger88
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:18 pm
Heavy Metal is one of my favorite genres, it is a very intense form of music that has many different forms, and overall is just awesome music.

If you had to pick who you thought was the best metal singer of all time, who would you choose? I know it's hard to choose the "best" as the legends of metal are all legendary in their own right.

So if I had to pick one singer as my best of all-time, I would go with Rob Halford, best known as the lead singer of Judas Priest. Amazing vocalist with a scream that brought songs to their climax, and a stage presence that is second to none. Ozzy is a close second for my best metal singer of all time.
Posted by Tds & Beer
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:21 pm to
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Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
21185 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:21 pm to
Dio and Phil Anselmo have always been 2 of my favorites.
Posted by Sprung
In between the cusions
Member since Apr 2008
1942 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:28 pm to
Vince Neil
Posted by beezylsu
Member since Jan 2011
2922 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:35 pm to
I can go with Rob Halford.

Judas Priest-Dissident Aggressor


Posted by Poodlebrain
Way Right of Rex
Member since Jan 2004
19860 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:48 pm to
Steve Marriott of Humble Pie.
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 5:17 pm to
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
90877 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 5:20 pm to
quote:

Rob Halford


Dickinson or Dio

(Except that Dio is dead, now) you can't go wrong with any of the three.
Posted by Geert Hammink_43
Member since Dec 2004
4820 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 5:35 pm to
during their prime, geoff tate & rob halford were as good as it gets.

Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39843 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 5:41 pm to
Halford, Dickinson, and Dio are the top three for sure.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 5:44 pm to
quote:

Best Heavy Metal Singer of All Time


Does Not compute...................
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
8975 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 5:58 pm to
Matt Barlow of Iced Earth, Dio and Tim "Ripper" Owens.

Barlow is just super powerful and amazing in most every way.

Ripper took over Halford's place in Judas Priest and has a more powerful voice with equal range. Can he sing Painkiller as well? No, but he can do everything else better. He also took over for Barlow when he left Iced Earth.

Posted by Morecowbell
Ravenite Social Club
Member since Jul 2005
3062 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 6:07 pm to
Heavy Metal is a pretty broad category, but here are some of my favs:

Ozzy
Anzelmo
Jens Kidman
Scott Weinrich
Dax Riggs
Chuck Schuldiner
John Cronise
and recently, Papa Emeritus
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
6871 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 6:58 pm to
Dickinson might be the best still doin it at a high level, literally.

He's hands down the best metal singer that can also pilot one of these.

Ed Force One
Posted by Woodreaux
OC California
Member since Jan 2008
2790 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 7:17 pm to
Depending on the hour of the day... either Bruce Dickinson or Maynard James Keenan. It's like comparing crawfish versus bacon.
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34650 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:01 pm to
Devin Townsend or Mikael Akerfeldt
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
8975 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:16 pm to
Another option I totally forgot at first...

Russell Allen of Symphony X

You might not like the bands style but you have to respect the guy.
Posted by mwlewis
JeffCo
Member since Nov 2010
21352 posts
Posted on 5/3/13 at 1:17 am to
James Hetfield IMO.

Im not much of a Pantera fan but the singing on Cemetery Gates is outstanding.
Posted by JohnZeroQ
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Posted on 5/3/13 at 7:19 am to
MJK
Posted by JPLIII
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Posted on 5/3/13 at 8:17 am to
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