Best and worst vocalists.

[Jachop]

Steve Perry is fucking awesome.

And also include Steven Tyler, Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder on my list of awesomeness. And yeah, David White from Heathen has a fucking cool, agressive voice going on.

Worst... Hm. While I certainly can respect his musicianship, James LaBries voice annoys me in incredible amounts.

 

[Deaths Madrigal]

Best vocalist in my opinion goes to Mikael Akerfeldt, not only does he have an amazing singing voice with great melodic phrasing, but the guy has quite possibly the best death growl in metal today as well

i also feel that there are far too many terrible vocalisits to list, its rare when a vocalist actually really strikes me as amazing, but that could also be because i find myself listening to just the guitars 90% of the time?

 

[alexplaysbass]

Devin Townsend, if not the best than definatly my favorite,....and worst? hmmmm, proboably me

 

[Zehailiu]

the metal god Rob Halford?

 

[CrushingAnvil]

Death: David Vincent, Chris Barnes + George 'Corpse Grinder' Fisher, Erik Rutan, Karl Sanders + Chief Spires, Frank Mullen, Alex Camargo

Thrash: Paul Baloff, Marcel Schirmer, Mille Petroza, Dave Mustaine.

Black: Ihsahn, Attila Csihar, Good Old Varg Vikernes.

Usual Metal: Ozzy, Halford, Dickinson, Hansen, Anselmo...


IMO LOLOLOL!!!

OH AND!!

Ronnie James Dio

I've probably forgotten heaps of other awesome people.

 

[noodleplugerine]

Death: David Vincent, Chris Barnes + George 'Corpse Grinder' Fisher, Erik Rutan, Karl Sanders + Chief Spires, Frank Mullen, Alex Camargo

Thrash: Paul Baloff, Marcel Schirmer, Mille Petroza, Dave Mustaine.

Black: Ihsahn, Attila Csihar, Good Old Varg Vikernes.

Usual Metal: Ozzy, Halford, Dickinson, Hansen, Anselmo...


IMO LOLOLOL!!!

OH AND!!

Ronnie James Dio

I've probably forgotten heaps of other awesome people.

You choose 4 people for Thrash, and none of them are Chuck Billy?!

 

[Naren]

You choose 4 people for Thrash, and none of them are Chuck Billy?!

+100000000000000000

I can't believe he picked Dave Mustaine for thrash instead of Chuck Billy.

Seriously.

Oh, and by the way, Macy Gray is still the worst singer ever.

 

[halsinden]

are we actually talking about bad vocalists or just ones you don't like?

if we're talking about sub-standard & inaccurate, "why are they in the professional circuit" stuff (regardless of personal taste) then the winner will always be -

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[TonalArchitect]

Good lord, Hal.

 

[SteveDendura]

I shall list a few in no particular order, but also mention the album I have in mind. I'll list them as Name / Band / Album

Matt Barlow / Iced Earth / Horror Show
Warrel Dane / Nevermore / every single fucking album, but especially Dreaming Neon Black, and Dead Heart in a Dead World......and This Godless Endeavor, and the self titled....and the newly remastered Enemies of Reality.....uh, you get the point.
Russel Allen / Symphony X / Paradise Lost
Francine Boucher / Echoes of Eternity / The Forgotten Goddess
Kevin Martin / Candlebox / Candlebox
Layne Staley / Alice In Chains / Dirt, and Facelift
Floor Jansen / After Forever / (hmmm, I can't remember any album titles...)
Simone Simmons / Epica / The Divine Conspiracy
Khan / Kamelot / The Black Halo
Cristina Scabbia / Lacuna Coil / Comalies
Sean Peck / Cage / Hell Destroyer


I love all these vocalists and more of course, but these IMO are some of the finest

 

[shadowlife]

Best

Doug Pinnick
Bruce Dickinson
Dio
Burton C Bell

Worst
Vince Neil
Stephen Pearcy
Fred Durst
Any singer in an emo band

 

[gaunten]

best: the dev
worst: fear factory... (I'm sorry, but he just doesn't cut it live)

 

[killiansguitar]

Best:

Chino from the Deftones.
Maynard James Keenan from Tool.
Randy Blythe from Lamb Of God (hes one of the few screamers where i can actually hear every single word hes screaming).


Worst:

Too many to list.

 

[sixstringLYM]

One of the best voices around is Michael Eriksen of Circus Maximus.

 

[auxioluck]

Best:
Mikael Akerfeldt
Sikth
Seal
Warrel Dane
James Labrie (writing wise)
Vocalist from Snot
Thom Yorke
Dave Grohl

Worst:
Chino
Fred Durst
Jonathan Davis (Post-debut album)
Kittie
AFI
Evanescence
Gwen Stefani
Waking the Cadaver (As much as they entertain me)
Dave Matthews
Sammy Hagar (As much as I love Van Halen)
Courtney Love
Blink 182
There are many more...but I will take some time to reflect...

 

[caughtinamosh]

Best -
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) - sweet/demonic, sweet/demonic, sweet/demonic... etc
Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom) - tuneful screams
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) - alright, so he can't sing, but no-one sounds more hurt
Chuck Billy (Testament) - highest screams and most brutal lows
Serj Tankian (SOAD) - NO-ONE sounds like him, idiosyncratic as hell
Russell Allen (Sym X) - has real balls, and melody
Devin Townsend (SYL) - can he sing? does it matter?
Anders Friden (In Flames) - these days, he can sing

Worst -
to be decided...

 

[JoryGriffin]

Best:
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
Claudio Sanchez (Coheed)
Devin Townsend (SYL)
Adam Duritz (Counting Crows)
Warrel Dane (Nevermore/Warrel Dane)

Worst:
James Labrie (Dream Theater) Despite how much I love them
That Guy from Pagan's Mind

 

[antiochband]

Best:
Trent Reznor
Burton C. Bell (everything after SOANM)
Devin Townsend
Phil Anselmo (when he's not busy being the biggest asshat on the planet)
Dez Fafara (only the Devildriver stuff)
Randy Blythe (everything after New American Gospel)
Layne Staley
Maynard
Corey Taylor (hit and miss. But when he gets it right, it's pretty awesome.)

Worst: power metal singers. All of them.

 

[bocourtney]

Best: Tommy Rogers-Between The Buried and Me.
Worst:



for real.

 

[abysmalrites]

Best:
Garm (Ulver, Arcturus)
A.A. Nemtheanga (Primordial)
Travis Ryan (Cattle Decap)
The guy from ...and oceans/havoc unit
Neige

Worst:
Dani Filth post-Midian
Whiney emo/metalcore singers