Best vocalists in metal

[Berethond]

Why limit yourself just to metal?
There are plenty of other great vocalists.

And besides, half the time vocalists just get in the way. What's the point of vocals anyways?

 

[Tetranitrophenol]

Im gonna throw this one to see what happens...

Nathan Explosion!






*takes out a clipboard and a pen.

 

[Shynobee]

Personally, I think Randy Blythe, of Lamb of God, is one of the greatest metal singers. He can do screaming, and real gutteral singing, but is still fully understandable. Thats why I think hes great.

Spoiler: Here are some examples if you've never heard him...

 

[Mandalore_15]

What the hell is metal? It's changed so much that now bands that only have screamers as "singers" are considered metal because they're heavy. Now, I love screaming, but metal is heavy AND extremely technical, so just playing two chords over and over again in drop tuning does not make you metal. Personally, I think metal is now called "Post-hardcore" because if involves both the intricate guitar work of metal plus the heavy vocals/screaming of hardcore. The best modern band that does it is Bullet for my Valentine.

Dude, your opinion fails so hard... Bullet For My Valentine are neither heavy nor particularly technical, and Matt Tuck's scream vocals are weak as all hell. If you want heavy/technical metal, try Bloodbath, Ihsahn, Opeth, Hypocrisy or Dark Tranquillity. Methinks that's enough to get you started.

 

[DEEK13]

What the hell is metal? It's changed so much that now bands that only have screamers as "singers" are considered metal because they're heavy. Now, I love screaming, but metal is heavy AND extremely technical, so just playing two chords over and over again in drop tuning does not make you metal. Personally, I think metal is now called "Post-hardcore" because if involves both the intricate guitar work of metal plus the heavy vocals/screaming of hardcore. The best modern band that does it is Bullet for my Valentine.

Dude, your opinion fails so hard... Bullet For My Valentine are neither heavy nor particularly technical, and Matt Tuck's scream vocals are weak as all hell. If you want heavy/technical metal, try Bloodbath, Ihsahn, Opeth, Hypocrisy or Dark Tranquillity. Methinks that's enough to get you started.

Lol, that's why it's called an opinion. Calm down.

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

Im gonna throw this one to see what happens...

Nathan Explosion!






*takes out a clipboard and a pen.

Nathan Explosion is badass man!
He growls inhumanly fast.

 

[BasicMojo]

I can't believe the names I'm not seeing here:

Mark Hunter - Chimaira
Joe Cafarella - Stemm
Trevor Strnad - The Black Dahlia Murder
Christian Älvestam/Lars Palmqvist - Scar Symmetry
RMS Hreidmarr - Anorexia Nervosa (Dude is frickin' scary)
Shagrath - Dimmu Borgir

 

[xHipaboo420x]

I'm not going to list 10, but I do like-

Snake (Voivod)
Paul Masvidal (Cynic)
Brent Hinds (Mastodon)

It must be said that, to me, most metal singers are incredibly boring and derivative.

 

[Colby Stearns]

Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
James Hetfield (Metallica)
Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath)

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

I can't believe no one has mentioned either Matt Barlow from Iced Earth or Hansi Kürsch from Blind Guardian. Shame.

Evidently there aren't too many power-metal fans on the site.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

Why limit yourself just to metal?
There are plenty of other great vocalists.

And besides, half the time vocalists just get in the way. What's the point of vocals anyways?

Why limit this to metal vocalists? Because that's what the OP asked about, perhaps.

I do agree that there are plenty of great singers in other genres, as well as sharing a taste for instrumental music.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

Maynard would get the nod from me if this was simply best vocalist ever.

How is Tool not metal enough for a discussion on metal vocalists? MJK all the way!

 

[SantoUno]

Too many non-metal band vocalists being mentioned...

MUST...CONTAIN... RAGE

Anyways, I definitely nominate Tomas Lindberg without question!

 

[Legendary Alucard]

James Hetfield!