Best Metal Singers of All Time

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself
As usual, a metal thread gets hijacked by people that dont listen to "true" metal... Oh well

Jorn Lande is my favorite

And I have to 3rd (or 4th) Mikael Åkerfeldt , he is just awesome

Originally posted by: Aflac
Jorn Lande.

QFMFT
Jorn Lande is awesome.

 

[mk]

Mikael Åkerfeldt, Garm, Aaron Stainthorpe & Mike Patton...

 

[Prong]

I'll agree with Mikael Åkerfeldt, but I'd also like to add Matthew Barlow during his Iced Earth days. Alive in Athens really shows he could do it live as well as in the studio.

*EDIT: I didn't know Matt was back with IE again. Freakin' sweet.*

 

[skace]

Nathan Explosion

 

[Analog]

Robert Plant, of course.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Mike Patton's got some mad skillz.

 

[reeserock]

Dickinson

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

LOL @ Dave Mustaine being on the poll but not Jorn... Ah well, cant please everyone

 

[edro]

Corey Taylor

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Originally posted by: Ns1
Isn't "metal singer" an oxy moron?


<lawnchair, beer>

Admittedly James Hetfield I enjoy

And if we're going down tangents, JMK's vocal ability > *

You mean MJK?

 

[Crafty35a]

Originally posted by: Canai
Hetfield's great, but I always really liked Chad from Mudvayne. He had great screams and could actually carry a tune.

I saw Mudvayne a couple of years ago. AMAZING musicians, but Chad (I didn't know his name until you said it) was terrible. Like, only singing half the words in "Dig." And it's not like he was holding the mic out to the crowd for the other half, he was just rambling and only getting out about half of the words. It's too bad, because the guys on the instruments were maybe the most impressive live musicians I've ever seen.

 

[Spineshank]

Originally posted by: Crafty35a

Originally posted by: Canai
Hetfield's great, but I always really liked Chad from Mudvayne. He had great screams and could actually carry a tune.

I saw Mudvayne a couple of years ago. AMAZING musicians, but Chad (I didn't know his name until you said it) was terrible. Like, only singing half the words in "Dig." And it's not like he was holding the mic out to the crowd for the other half, he was just rambling and only getting out about half of the words. It's too bad, because the guys on the instruments were maybe the most impressive live musicians I've ever seen.

Must not have seen many bands then. And i love Mudvayne but they arent THAT talented.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
So be amused, but you're also clueless. If you want a singer for each class of metal, so be it. But Deftones ARE a metal band, just of a different type.

uh. no. deftones aren't metal.

kids these days, sheesh.

No kidding.

Deftones = nu-metal, definitely.

 

[Spineshank]

I forgot bout King Diamond. I would throw him on there too.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Halford and Dickinson.

this there really is no contest

 

[Crafty35a]

Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life

Must not have seen many bands then. And i love Mudvayne but they arent THAT talented.

Well, it depends on how you look at it. As far as pure speed and precision playing, they were amazing. I have to admit that I'm not into metal/hardcore at all anymore, and haven't been for some time, so I'm probably not the best person to comment on it. But they were damn impressive to me (and the rest of the people I was there with).

 

[Mucho]

Brian Johnson

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken

Originally posted by: StevenYoo
Sebastian Bach.

well, does he count as metal?

Slave to the Grind probably qualifies him as metal. I've seen him four times. The first was before Skid Row hit it big. He could still sing then. He's never been as good since because he'd always get so stinking drunk before he took the stage.

Just to thread crap because we're talking about Skid Row.

I saw Down last week in Nashville. Dave "Snake" Sabo (Skid Row guitarist) was at the show and ended up getting on stage with Down during their last song Bury Me In Smoke to play guitar. Him and Hank Williams III both got up and played around with the band. Phil's younger brother also climbed up on Kirks back and they walked around the stage..lol.

That and Kyle Turley also came up on stage in the middle of the concert and said Phil was the reason he played like a madman on the football field.

Actually, there were quite a few famous musicians and people at that Down show. It was awesome though. Great show.

Bach was the first one that came to mind. I'm trying to find the "Metal Nursery Rhymes" that SNL used to do with Bach screaming out childrens songs.

 

[hans030390]

Originally posted by: ja1484
Mikael Åkerfeldt

/thread

Exactly. Lead guitar for Opeth, amazingly deep growls, amazing singing voice...you can't beat it.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Layne Staley - AIC

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
Mike Patton's got some mad skillz.

I never considered him metal. He is probably my favourite vocalist of all time though; he has range like no other.

KT

 

[ElFenix]

where the fuck is robert plant?

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
where the fuck is robert plant?

That's rock, not metal.

KT

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Halford and Dickinson.

this there really is no contest

 

[paulxcook]

I have a certain reverence for Black Sabbath so I voted Ozzy, even though he's sucked for a long time.

I'd also like to add Bjorn Strid of Soilwork (yes I know, "Speed") into the conversation, though I doubt many will agree with me.

Nu-metal sucks and needs to just finally die already.