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| Best metal/rock vocals
This is a list of some of the most talented or powerful vocalists in rock and metal. Harsh, clean or both vocals can be utilized by the band. They aren't necessarily my favorite bands/albums but they have some incredible voice work. Also, these aren't in any type of order. Some of these vocalists are simply too different to compare. | | 1 |  | Haken
The Mountain
This man has absolutely gorgeous vocals. They range from powerful jazzy spunky lines to soaring graceful highs. Atlas Stone especially (The second track off the album) is absolutely amazing. | | 2 |  | Alter Bridge
Blackbird
A huge step up from Creed, this band revived Mark Tremonti incredibly well. However this isn't about Mark Tremonti. This is about the incredible levels of passionate and variety in the lead singer. In addition some of the lyrics are stunning. "May the wings carry you home, blackbird fly away. May you never be broken again." | | 3 |  | Benighted
Asylum Cave
This might seem like an awkward addition but this is simply brutal. Every line delivered is so raw and punishing, from the gritty yells to gutturals reminiscent almost to Nespithe by Demilich to freakish pig squeals. I don't think harsh vocals ever have been more varied. | | 4 |  | Candlemass
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
I regret putting of this band for so incredibly long simple because the doom metal tag. The vocals are slow and melancholy but not overboard-they are powerful, operatic, and they just make you want to jam really hard. Probably the best doom metal album I have ever heard. | | 5 |  | Angra
Rebirth
I can say this is probably one of a small number of power metal records that doesn't sound annoying with the squealing highs. They are incredibly uplifting and they bring you to levels of joy that only a band like Angra could accomplish. | | 6 |  | Ne Obliviscaris
Citadel
The harsh vocals are incredibly climactic and they are harmonized and used in conjunction so well with cleans. They play with each other consistently. Also the clean vocals never get annoyingly high but they are pristine and gorgeous when they are at the peak. Favorite example-Devour Me Colossus part 1. | | 7 |  | Death
The Sound of Perseverance
I won't lie in saying that Chuck Scholdiner as a pretty narrow range-he doesn't do cleans, gutturals, yells. Only shrieks. But no one can sound more like an enraged cackling witch better then him. I have yet to hear a death metal band who even sounds similar to his signatures shrieks even, | | 8 |  | Vital Remains
Dechristianize
Perhaps it's the poetic yet incredibly anti-religion way the band writes that interests me. However these lines are delivered with such demonic power. The vocalist doesn't deviate much from mid-range gutturals but he can really belt out some power. | | 9 |  | Nile
Those Whom the Gods Detest
Can you even guttural lower. | | 10 |  | Cryptopsy
None So Vile
Ok maybe you can. | | 11 |  | Opeth
Blackwater Park
Mikael Akerfeldt might be slightly overrated, especially with his slightly disappointing last two albums, but his gutturals are some of the most powerful and slightly eerie in death metal. | | 12 |  | Wilderun
Olden Tales & Deathly Trails
The vocalist has an oddly playful voice, but his cleans honestly set the scenario of old colonial America perfectly. In addition the harsh vocals are incredibly chant-like and catchy. | | 13 |  | Tool
Ænima
Maynard Keenan as an incredibly distinct voice. Its unnerving, dark, soothing, angry. He is really versatile as well especially off of "Pushit", a track that swaps from soaring elated highs to pissed off fearful intensity in the end. | | 14 |  | Killswitch Engage
As Daylight Dies
Although the screams and mid-range growls aren't amazing, Howard has an incredibly passionate clean singing voice that embodies his music of heartbreak amazingly. They are despaired but not depressing, in fact they are incredibly uplifting. | | 15 |  | Immolation
Close to a World Below
This embodies demonic growls maybe even more than Vital Remains. The entire album is incredibly sinister and the vocals especially set this tone. | |
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09.22.16 | Dio, Gillan, Mercury, Byron and pretty much any 70's rock vocalist are better tho | CalculatingInfinity
09.22.16 | " I don't think harsh vocals ever have been more varied."
No Kyo, no list. 2, 10 and 11 are to me the world class vocalists here but some others come close.
"Dio, Gillan, Mercury, Byron and pretty much any 70's rock vocalist are better tho"
Dio has an iconic voice and has innovated so much for rock and metal but as a singer I'd hardly call him incredible.
| CalculatingInfinity
09.22.16 | But yeah Mercury I will never argue against because he's belts like a motherfucker. | Shadowmire
09.22.16 | is tsop your only death album | smaugman
09.22.16 | yea haken is pretty gay | smaugman
09.22.16 | also 70s vocalist rules | Gmork89
09.22.16 | Devin Townsend
And Haken is great ignore these fools | smaugman
09.22.16 | thoughts on haken
1) they kinda rip off dream theater in some ways
2) vocalist is like "yea yea cum on my face pls" | BlackLlama
09.22.16 | No Slave to the Grind? For shame. | Gmork89
09.22.16 | Sounds like there is some heavily implied homo-erotic themes bouncing around in yalls heads. Never heard those lyrics myself.
Agreed in a way though, he's not a standout vocalist to me really. | Rik VII
09.22.16 | Roy Khan
Hansi Kürsch
Kyo
Tommy Karevik
Devin Townsend
^^^^^^^^ best metal vocalists ever imo | Dedes
09.22.16 | I only included one album for each band otherwise there'd easily be more Death, Wilderun, opeth etc. Also I think Hakens vocalist is pretty effeminate but you really can't deny his talent, whether you like it or not is a whole different subject. | ramon.
09.22.16 | While I probably love Wilderun more than anyone on this site, they in no way deserve a spot here. Neither do half the bands listed.
Also, as much as I haven't liked anything he has released in years, Devin poops all over the clean vocalists in this list. | BrandNewEyes
09.22.16 | No Wayne Knupp yet you have Chuck coupled with a pic of what is by far his worst vocal performance?
Trash. |
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