re: Who are your Top 10 Vocalists in Metal &amp; Hair Metal?

Posted by rebelrouser

Columbia, SC

Member since Feb 2013

10616 posts

Posted on 4/9/19 at 5:44 pm to Del Devereaux

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ability to work the audience....

overrated potentially douchey aspect of the lead singer. Rarely sounds as cool as the singer thinks. I particularly like the hand cupping the ear in the "i can't hear you" pose.

Posted by Brosef Stalin

Member since Dec 2011

39195 posts

Posted on 4/9/19 at 5:47 pm to SEClint

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Per Yngve Ohlin Jon Nödtveidt Quorthon Nocturno Culto Dax Riggs Gaahl Pete Flesh Nergal Ihsahn Varg Vikernes

No Attila? Or Abbath?

Posted by SEClint

New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR

Member since Nov 2006

48769 posts

Posted on 4/9/19 at 7:21 pm to Brosef Stalin

I like both of them, but mayhem to me is with dead. The first albums I heard from them were dawn of the black hearts and live in Leipzig.

Abbath is great, very talented metal musician. His body of work is amazing. I'd like to get more from his solo project.

Posted by Brosef Stalin

Member since Dec 2011

39195 posts

Posted on 4/9/19 at 7:27 pm to SEClint

Attila is a great singer though. Abbath has a good stage presence and his voice is ok. He's got a new album coming out soon too.

Posted by 24nights

Louisiana

Member since Apr 2012

4780 posts

Posted on 4/9/19 at 7:58 pm to Del Devereaux

That dude in Bullet Boys had some decent range in the song smooth jalepeno

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Posted by Tackle74

Columbia, MO

Member since Mar 2012

5257 posts

Posted on 4/10/19 at 12:14 am to SEClint

I love me some Bathory and Quorthon and all but not one of the greatest vocalist. I mean the guy is a key cog to early Black Metal and the founder of Viking Metal but not greatest singer.

Ghaal though is a joke and Gorgorth has deteriorated with him in the lead.

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Posted by SEClint

New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR

Member since Nov 2006

48769 posts

Posted on 4/10/19 at 12:27 am to Tackle74

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Ghaal though is a joke and Gorgorth has deteriorated with him in the lead.

He hasnt been in gorgoroth going on about 12 years now. But, when he was in it, it was arguably the time where most eyes were on that band.

Posted by Wtodd

Tampa, FL

Member since Oct 2013

67488 posts

Posted on 4/10/19 at 6:06 am to Jester

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You fools need to listen to some Devin Townsend

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You fools

Why be an a-hole about it? Just recommend something and move the frick along.

Posted by Tackle74

Columbia, MO

Member since Mar 2012

5257 posts

Posted on 4/10/19 at 8:58 am to SEClint

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He hasnt been in gorgoroth going on about 12 years now. But, when he was in it, it was arguably the time where most eyes were on that band.

Sorry I meant had not has. I think most of those eyes came with his interview from Headbanger's Journey. He was in that interview a caricature of Black Metal.

Posted by Ace Midnight

Between sanity and madness

Member since Dec 2006

89531 posts

Posted on 4/10/19 at 9:08 am to Del Devereaux

Good list until you got to:

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David Lee Roth

His voice wasn't exceptional, even in his youth. I mean, it wasn't terrible, he was a lead singer after all, but much more of a vocal stylist than singer.

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Ozzy Osbourne

Also, not a great vocalist. There I said it.

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W. Axl Rose

Meh.

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Vince Neil

Probably the best of these 4 but still nowhere in the same category as others on your list.

Now, don't get me wrong - unstable as they are, Ozzy, DLR and Axl are great frontmen (or were, at least at some point). Vince probably doesn't qualify for that category, as Nikki largely fronted Crue.

Dickinson, Tate, Coverdale and Halford - your first 4 would closely align with my Top 4 from a pure vocalist evaluation, I suppose. Bach and RJD would also be right there.

This post was edited on 4/10/19 at 9:09 am