hardcore/metalcore: TIE between mike oleander of burnt by the sun and nate deadwater on demo 2002

black metal: Arckanum, on anything

power metal: Hansi of Rhapsody

death/grind: TIE between Joe Hovath of Circle of Dead Children (on human harvest) and Goratory Adam (on Rice on Suade, bitch!)


...feel free to add new categories, let's see em.

Oldschool grindcore: Stevo De Caixo (Impetigo)
Thrash: tie between Angelripper (Sodom) and Tom Araya
Death Metal: Matt Harvy (Exumed)
Misc: King Diamond

Best all around vocalists I would have to say tie between Matt Harvey and Stevo De Caixo. What Matt does in Exhumed now is nothing compared to what he used to do and what he does in Dekapitator.

Cdan, I do believe you mean Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian (no one in Rhapsody is named Hansi).

Black Metal - Ihsahn, Blakkheim, Shagrath
Death Metal - Lord Worm, Mikael Åkerfeldt
Power Metal - Hansi Kürsch alone!!!

you guys havent heard enough power metal if you think Blind Guardian's vocalist is the best. Labyrinth, Kamelot, Luca Turilli/Dionysus, Hammerfall all have way bertter vocalists... and thats just those bands... there are a bunch more.

retzam said:

yeah, my bad, I meant Fabio Lione from Rhapsody, haha, I believe that translates to "gay lion." you just can't beat his german accent. the dude from Falconer is amazing too.

TheGreatSpaldino said:

I just think that he has (and I have never said this about a man before) an absolutely beautiful voice and a really great sense of harmony and structure. It isn't really an alarm clock metal voice, cause when he reaches for those high notes his tone doesn't really get brighter, and he does an awesome job of disguising his falsetto so it basically sounds like his normal register. Also, he has that great tremelo technique (not a vibrato like most metal singers) and he knows exactly where to throw it in so as not to overdo it. That's why he is my favorite singer.

CDAN, Adam's vocals on Rice on Suede make me wanna puke!!!!!!! 8 Seconds of Fury is fucking amazing dude.

Black metal: Ihsahn, Nergal(early), Nodviet
Death metal: Corpsegridner
Thrash: Mille Pettrone
Power: Fabio Lione, Tarja Turunen
misc: Oderus, Alexi Laho, Mikael Akerfeldt(he does vocals beyond death so i put him here)

BM - Ihsahn, Garm, Vortex, Vintersorg. I masterbate to Borknagar.
DM - Danny (Malignancy)
PM - Warryl Dane because his name is so terrible and he's a drunk idiot but sounds good on CD.
JFM (just fucking Metal) - Devin Townsend

BornSoVile said:

yeah, its beautiful.

the singer of cattle decapitation's vocals are awesome too.
he sounds like a pig being slaughtered.

yeah the cattle decap. vocals are pretty wild on the cd. i can only imagine how they are live.

the singer of sublime cadaveric decomposition's vocals are probably some of the best vocals going on in grind/goregrind/blah blah blah label label label right now.

i'd say the guy doing high vocals for ken haskell is the gayest thing in music right now

for Dmetal: the guy from sadis euphoria, or the guy from SCD.
for local grind: lee from umbrella or doug from ToA/s+f.
all around: USHER RAYMOND.

hey tom, remember that time you had sex with a guy?

i know jackie has some manly features......but i wouldnt go as far as to say she's a guy

CLASSIC METAL: Rob Halford.
DEATH METAL: Corpsegrinder (CC), Karl Sanders (Nile), Dallas Wade (Nile), Erik Rutan (HE), Psycroptic dood guy.
POWER METAL: Matt Barlow (IE), Primal Fear (halford look alike)
THRASH METAL: Johan? (The Crown), Exodus, Overkill
BLACK METAL: Singer (Gorgoroth) - crushing the scepter

The dude from VADER-Death Metal

Ms.nastia (Carrie)-Orgasm



Oh snap!

no one mentioned matti way of disgorge or rubin of devourment?

black metal-everyone in mysticum, dead (mayhem), nocturno culto (darkthrone), lino reca (hemlock, the dying light, old cattlepress), paul ledney (profanatica, havohej), mirai (sigh)

death metal-glen benton on the first three deicide albums, david vincent (morbid angel), pete helmkamp (order from chaos, angelcorpse, revenge), lg petrov (nihilist, entombed), johan edlund (treblinka, old tiamat), craig pillard (incantation, DOM, womb, methadrone)

thrash metal- mille (kreator), tom araya, paul baloff

hardcore-john joseph (cro-mags), budda, rob (blood for blood), henry rollins (black flag)

grindcore-lee dorian (napalm death)

heavy metal-paul dianno (iron maiden), king diamond (mf/kd)

sludge-mike williams (eyehategod), jeff (grief)

hardcore - mike score ALL OUT WAR
grind - whats his name DISCORDANCE AXIS
parrot death metal - the bird from HATEBEAK

HARDCORE- SINGER OF TERROR
DEATHMETAL-FRANK MULLEN(SUFFOCATION)OR BARNEY GREENWAY(NAPALM DEATH)
TRASH METAL-STEVE SOUSA(EXODUS) KYLE(EXHORDER)
I dont listen to much black metal so.......n/c
NOISECORE/GRIND- SETH PUTTNAM(ANAL CUNT)LEE DORIAN(EARLY NAPALM DEATH)

JellyFish said:

Corpsegrinder....love the toilet throat

TheGreatSpaldino said:


I've listened to those bands and a bunch more, but I personally think Hansi is one of the best.

attendmyrequiem said:


definitely, both are amazing. but i dunno, i was listening to "cranial impalement" the other day, and compared to the new circle of dead children, it didnt seem nearly as brutal as it once had. devourment vox will always be a classic, his only weakness is lack of versatility.

horvath on the CODC is out of control........the vocals on that are so freaking intense......so much range,versatility

just heard the new Vision Divine... and im really loving this guys vocals. so good.

Metal: King Diamond
Power Metal: Rob Halford
Black Metal: Varg
Death Metal: Glen Benton
Doom Metal: that dude from Opeth when he sang for Katatonia
Thrash Metal: Tom G. Warrior

http://www.fanta.dk/news.asp?nid=E5FB4E75-1197-4906-97FF-F26D1D67290A

Death Grind: Ruban Rosas, Celine deian.
Black metal: venessa carlton
Thrash: Cory from slipknot
Power Metal: Adam Spalding

Death Metal... Dan Swano (Blood Bath, Edge of Sanity) , Pete Angel Corpse, David Vincent, Benton,corpsegrinder, and the wankers in Gorerotted
Black Metal... Gorgoroth "Pentegram", Mikka from Impaled Nazarene, Varg on the first Burzum record, Jon Dissection...

black metal: maniac(mayhem)
new school hardcore:jake bannon(converge)
death metal:john tardy(obituary)
old school hardcore:kurt (D.R.I.)
grindcore:j.r. hayes(pig destroyer)
punk:cal(discharge)
thrash:tom angelripper(sodom)
power metal: mutha fuckin' bruce dickenson(iron maiden)
industrial: ogre(skinny puppy)

Lord Worm.

BEST HARDCORE SINGER EVER IS ADAM SPALDING OF DIECAST

br000tal

silky said:

than you must also be a fan of my neighbors dog's barking.

Timo Fuckin Kotipelto!!!!

king d, maniac, shagrath
joacim cans, Andi Deris, HANSI KURSCH!

Aaron Stainthorpe...nuff said

xmikex said:

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i dont really look like him!!!!!!!11111111

why does everyone love Hansi's voice so much? its all right I guess.. but man... i've been listening to the new Vision Divine a lot and this guy has to have, in my opinion, the best power metal voice. powerful as hell... and he can hold a wail for 22 seconds, shifting notes inbetween! fucking amazing. if you are looking for a Hansi-esque voice, but better, listen to Burning Point.

TheGreatSpaldino said:

I think Hansis vocals are just plain unique....

either that or bg has subliminal messages in their music saying (hansi's vocal are the best)???!!? i dunno

I still think Kotipelto's at the top

Michele Luppi is the name of the guy on the new Vision Divine album.

I like Guardians as well. He may not have a super great voice with super duper range but I do like the way it sounds and the way he uses it.

i just found a cool indie power band from norway, check em out

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/gaiaepicus2003music.htm

death metal-that chick from nuclear death

power metal- Paul D'Ano Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden

attendmyrequiem said:

word. i think that dude is way overrated.

Black Metal - Varg

Thrash metal - Ice(d) T

best all around and most inovative vocalist - mike patton ( faith no more, fantomas, mr. bungle, did the dillinger ep, ect. ect.)

perry farrels vocals are sick cuz he has aids.

intricateprocess said:


there is a small possibility that the Abhorred cd release party will be with CODC

Mike Patton is way too over-rated.

you know what fuck you because hes not such an asshole he does all out screaming - he does everything which is what I apreciate about him. I love mr. bungle and fantomas and you cant say that he didnt do well on his dillinger EP, your just disagreeing for the sake of it fuck-o

no... i just think he is over-rated. i enjoy his dillinger stuff and some of mr bungle but i dont see why people crap themselves about him. *shrug*

TheGreatSpaldino said:

oh man, i could not agree more. i don't understand people's obcession with patton at all. you can't even say anything bad about him without somebody having a shit fit. i don't think he's anything special.

I don't get what's so great either. More power to him for being successful with a lot of a different projects, but that doesn't mean we all have to like all of it.

isn't he all fucked up on heroin?

Cliff Hanger - hardcore
King Diamond - metal

BornSoVile said:


YES!!

NO!! Lord Worm is terrible.

I can't stand those really low growls, but for some reason I love Lord Worm's.

The_ExhumeD said:


HE RUINED THAT CD! Now there are bands like radation 4 who sound like mike patton era DEP. WORST fucking thing to ever put my ears through.

Mike Patton = John Zorn poseur.

Burton C. Bell
Jens Kidman
Carley Coma (Pre - 300% Density)

True.

death- jay netheton(fetus in its heyday) darren travis/sadus
thrash- kyle/exhorder bobby blitz/overkill
power metal- kai hansen/helloween (note: Walls of Jerhico is the only Helloween album!)

attendmyrequiem said:

no shit, that cd actually has some good material if it wasnt for that moron. he can't even scream without using a distortion effect.

it was something new for dillinger and yeah the cd isnt my favorite, Im not trying to say mike patton is the greatest vocalist ever. But hes done alot of shit and his versitality is endless.

and if you want to bitch about distortion effects, listen to bands like today is the day or mortician ect... alot of vocalists use distortion, perhaps the man can't scream or maybe he just likes the way it sounds with distortion. either way I could care less what you think becuase he is a good vocalist

The_ExhumeD said:

good for you man. bottom line: distortion effects on vocals = gay

bottom line - go get fucked, and see if I care

The_ExhumeD said:

haha, awesome, just like i said, you can't say anything bad about patton without some douche bag having a shit fit. go suck a ballbag kid.

run

With or without Mike Patton, Dillinger Escape Plan is annoying.
With or without Dillinger Escape Plan, Mike Patton is anoying.
Fuck both of you.

Joe/NotCommon said:

Chuck Billy from the one and only Testament. He goes lower than any one... sings prettier than anyone... screamed like a banshee in the 80's and still owns all in 2004, even after having throat cancer.. You don't get any more fuckin metal than that.

pop: Dolores from the Cranberries

Wood said:

Chuck Billy rules. I can't think of vocalists right now. And as for Patton, I could give two shits if you like him or not, he is one of my favorite musicians. Its not for everyone. But whats wrong with vocal effects? If you can use pedals for guitar or bass, or triggers for drums, why not effects on vocals?

I don't mind vocal effects at all, it all depends on how it sounds in the song. Cock and ball torture does it well, but I heard some other death metal band who tried to use them and it sounded dumb.

Does Mike Patton even write any music for his projects or does he just do vocals?

Most metal singers use effects on their vocals.

Patton writes all the music for Fantomas, he has some solo records that are all him. He wrote a ton of Faith No More. He wrote some Mr. Bungle.

ok i gave this alot of thought....

Black metal- Abbath, Maniac, Count Grishnackh
Death Metal- Mikael Akerfeldt (when they're doing their death stuff), Jon Nodtveidt
Doom metal- Aaron Stainthorpe, Jonas Renkse
Power metal- Timo Kotipelto, Hansi Kursch
Thrash- Tom Araya
Industrial- Burton C Bell
Metal- King Diamond

I can understand the patton worship. He is an interesting guy and puts his unique spin on every project he works on, while at the same time these many projects have all sounded very different. He's a good performer, and i enjoy some of his work, especially the Fantomas stuff i've heard. It's just zany stuff, like an over the top horror film that is very elaborate but at the same time doesn't take itself seriously.

I understand the patton worship, but i definitely dont worship the man. Patton fan boys = boring.

Soloman said:

really? see, i just think he's a homo.

Great, and people who get pissed at you for not liking him are also homos.

cdan said:

only if its yours you whore

nobody listens to the vocalist in a metal band. It's all GEE-TAR! WHAMMY SQEEEEUAL!

thats not true.

the thing that no one gives a rats ass about in metal is the bass... now THATS true.

i care more about the bass then the lyrics.

this is true Spaldino but the problem is that they're the most wanted around here....

yea so dont quit terminally, you jerk.

TheGreatSpaldino said:

you should join porphyria if we ever need a bass player

cdan said:

smartest thing ever said

aliciagrace said:

oh yes... lets completely forget about the fact that i want to take control of my life and go and do things that help make me prosper as a person and as an adult and as a bass player and instead stay a sad, depressed, fat hunk of shit. good call =)