wham49: THE Metal Voice

wham49 01.24.17	I have no Idea, they all have plus's and minus's, if I had to I would say either Lemmy Or Ozzy, different but each has that sound in their own way
WeinerMan 01.24.17	Danny Worsnop
guitarded_chuck 01.24.17	king diamond
wham49 01.24.17	Good choice, a little too much for me though, I like his stuff, but I would not say his voice is the embodiment of Metal
DinosaurJones 01.24.17	Devin Townsend
onionbubs 01.24.17	Chester bennington
Astral Abortis 01.24.17	Halford /thread
DungeonBoy 01.24.17	3 or 4.. but 3 is more metal. so 3
Drifter 01.24.17	Mikael Akerfeldt
BigBlob 01.24.17	"Devin Townsend" the most versatile voice in metal no doubt. he can do it all
wham49 01.24.17	I just picked up one of his album's will check it out, should be cool, I thought he was more prog than metal though?
DinosaurJones 01.24.17	Check Strapping Young Lad
BigBlob 01.24.17	lol check out his Strapping Young Lad stuff. thats the true metal
FullOfSounds 01.24.17	Out of this list, Ozzy
WeinerMan 01.24.17	the vocalist from chelsea grin
DinosaurJones 01.24.17	Dalton Dubois
WeinerMan 01.24.17	Dalton Dewboys
Titan 01.24.17	1 easily....ozzy is the poster boy for heavy metal music
Titan 01.24.17	also, i think Hetfield would be more worthy of the nomination over Lemmy, strictly because of popularity
wham49 01.24.17	I say Ozzy or Lemmy like I said, Ozzy's voice with a heavy sound is perfect, but Lemmy's voice the low grumble sounds what metal should look like
BeyondCosby 01.24.17	I wouldn't think of it normally but Devin Townsend is spot on. His voice can do it all. On the list though... Bruce.
Flugmorph 01.24.17	chuck?
Titan 01.24.17	Ozzy Dickinson Halford Dio Hetfield Lemmy Mustaine King Diamond there are my representatives of heavy metal vocals, in that order.....don't mistake them as my favorites
wham49 01.24.17	Hetfield just copied Lemmy, and at least admits it, so he is out, Dio is fine although I can not stand his voice
Sevengill 01.24.17	Halford for sure. Ozzy ruins Black Sabbath for me.
JeetJeet 01.24.17	Hetfield sounds NOTHING like Lemmy tho so even if he did copy him, he did it better. Throw James on the list my boi.
Friday13th 01.24.17	lol wham49
guitarded_chuck 01.24.17	chuckie schuldiner indeed didnt think of him just depends, if youre talking popularity then hetfield yeah, if you're talking the mother fucking boss probably ozzy, if you're talking technical ability then king diamond or halford, if you're talking GOAT maybe it's chuck
Brewtality91 01.24.17	Chuck. I'd also like Jon Nodtveidt...
Titan 01.24.17	Hetfield copied Lemmy? Where did he admit this because he sounds nothing like Lemmy. Inspired by him for sure, but he certainly didn't copy him. And it doesn't matter whose voice you cant stand wham, you asked whose voice is the best 'representation' of what metal is.....never heard of anyone not being able to stand Dio's voice either lol the only answer is Ozzy, and no he isn't my personal favorite either, but he is THE frontman for heavy metal music or as Chuck put it, boss
zaruyache 01.24.17	Hetfield barely sings at all
Jeffrulesyou 01.24.17	Ozzy is the poster boy for metal, so I gotta give him front row seat.. but as far as classics go I agree. However, I'd probably throw Dio, Gillian, Hetfield, and Diamond in there as well I'm forgetting some too.
BigBlob 01.24.17	Hetfield is the king of bro metal vocals. he sux
JeetJeet 01.24.17	Nah you're just plebbin. Hetfield is in the top 5, probably top 3 if we're being real.
BigBlob 01.24.17	fred durst >
JeetJeet 01.24.17	Lowkey feel like Anselmo should get a mention ITT too.
DinosaurJones 01.24.17	Winston McCall. Okay, not THE metal voice by any means, but still awesome.
Jeffrulesyou 01.24.17	Anselmo definitively deserves a mention.. I just wasn't sure if we were doing the 'classic traditional metal' list ha ha.
manosg 01.24.17	Nice picks by everyone. If I had to choose just one, it's got to be Dio. Not only from a vocal standpoint but also the subject matter of his lyrics. However, two vocalists that rarely get mentioned and belong in such discussions imo are Hansi Kursch and Eric Adams. To me, they're up there with the best of them.
JasonCarne 01.24.17	Honestly, Araya is my pick - I feel like Slayer is what all people who don't listen to metal default to as the quintessential metal band. Every conversation ever about what I listen to goes like this: "Oh you listen to metal? Like Slayer and shit?" "Yeah, exactly. Slayer and shit."
Shemson 01.24.17	Anselmo was a great vocalist good shout Jeet. Of the thread Devin is best, off the list Bruce Dickinson is the best singer but Lemmy was the most 'metal'.
Titan 01.24.17	we need blender in here to set up the brackets
Jeffrulesyou 01.24.17	Manosg, just brought up some great vocalists as well, really good picks. I could name a dozen, but if we were to universally pick one I'd have to say Ozzy. First come first serve.. everybody knows em' not even speaking on personal taste. Influence, popularity, unique voice and looks... he's the guy.
BenMorrison 01.24.17	All of them combined. I would have put Dio on the list instead of Bruce Dickinson.
wham49 01.24.17	jeetjeet, saying Hetfield is better than anything over Lemmy is hilarious, Hetfield is a little bitch, Lemmy is A man
DungeonBoy 01.24.17	Hansi Kursch is phenomenal. Especially on Somewhere Far Beyond/Nightfall.
wham49 01.24.17	Good to hear from you Ben, DIo is fine, not my slice of pie, but much respect to you, if you say Dio, then you are right
SteveOffProbation 01.24.17	none of these garbage asses that's for sure
Cimnele 01.24.17	barney greenway
onionbubs 01.24.17	Steve "Off Probation" Harris is the real voice
heck 01.24.17	Geoff Tate
wham49 01.24.17	good call Hell
Snake. 01.24.17	jacob bannon
MO 01.24.17	king diamond agreed chuck
guitarded_chuck 01.24.17	but i love garbage ass
onionbubs 01.24.17	Thom yorke
JeetJeet 01.24.17	"Hetfield is a little bitch, Lemmy is A man" yikes at the obvious bias against James
InFlamesWeThrash666 01.24.17	There is only one Metal God
zaruyache 01.24.17	motorhead never sold their souls to MTV so they deserve it
BlazinBlitzer 01.25.17	I gotta go with my man Chuck here.
Dewinged 01.25.17	Dickinson, Halford, Geoff tate are all good picks. Townsend too.
Kompys2000 01.25.17	I'm going with Anselmo since his career has covered so many styles of metal. Most of the names mentioned unironically so far are pretty good examples though.
tre 01.25.17	Seth Putnam
Deathconscious 01.25.17	from this list, fuckin Lemmy.
wham49 01.25.17	you da man AC
TheMightyScoop 01.13.19	Paul Di'Anno