Who is your favorite metal lyricist/vocalist?

[paleonluna]

It seems like a lot of people don't even care what the lyrics in metal songs are, but I do, and it seems like the style of vocals also matters a lot for the way the lyrics are carried.

My favorite vocalist as of now is David Gunn from a Michigan band called King, I like them because they are emotional as well deeply contemplative, check out this song:

 

[DLG]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/general-music-discussion/80965-metal-bands-good-lyrics.html

 

[Goatfork]

Mikael Åkerfeldt

 

[orakle]

Jari Mäenpää - Wintersun

His lyrics are my favourites

 

[Guitarman700]

Devin Townsend.
His voice is amazing, and he writes songs that range from hilarious to heart wrenching.

 

[Adari]

 

[DLG]

^^^ robert lowe, one of the greatest voices EVER in metal

 

[Goatchrist]

Till Lindemann from Rammstein.
You have to speak German to understand it.. obviously..

I have whole books with his poems at home, he's great, very morbid though.

 

[SirMyghin]

Lryics in metal are nothing to shake a stick at really, they range from extremely pretentious to absurdly cheesy with everything in between. Vocalists on the other hand, I really like Hansi Kursch. I am making this fair to the thread by not saying Dio.

 

[teamSKDM]

Rody walker of protest the hero , most beautiful voice. Protest the hero -blindfolds aside( the kezia album , even when rodys not singing sad song, you just want to sing along with the beauty and energy of it all. Ariff the bass player writes the lyrics)

Anthony of after the burial, most powerful . After the burial - to carry you away( all of the In dreams album is pretty powerful)

Alex koehller of Chelsea grin has the best technique. Chelsea grin - sonnet of the wretched ( the vocals are the EXACT same live, that song is rediculous and there are no accurate cOvers of it)



Ronnie cinezaro if born of Osiris, most intelligent - born of Osiris - follow the signs( any song off the discovery album is amazing)

 

[Guitarman700]

Lryics in metal are nothing to shake a stick at really, they range from extremely pretentious to absurdly cheesy with everything in between.

You know what they say about opinions, right?

 

[vampiregenocide]

Randy Blythe, Hal Sinden, Maynard James Keenan, Troy Sanders/Brent Hinds (Not the best vocalists in the world they admit, but they have unique voices that compliment each other and the lyrics are awesome), Chad Gray (Lost & Found and before).

 

[Dcr]

Ihsahn.

 

[Ninetyfour]

Ronnie cinezaro

Canizaro*

Also, I hope Joe sings some more on their next album, he's great

 

[Guitarman700]

Ihsahn.

This. Ihsahn ties with Devin for me.

 

[Blake1970]

trevor strnad

 

[MaksMed]

Randy Blythe

 

[SirMyghin]

You know what they say about opinions, right?

That only mine are right, duh.

 

[Lagtastic]

Russell Allen.

 

[mithologian]

Anthony of after the burial, most powerful . After the burial - to carry you away( all of the In dreams album is pretty powerful)

"Now I'm picking up the pieces of my broken heart"

Dont get me wrong, I love ATB but I found the lyrics extremely cheesy. The composition wasn't the best too.

On another note, favorite lyrics: Devin townsend, Cynic, Death, BTBAM (I only say this for the paralax ep. I found the way he told the story very interesting), BoO (from the discovery), Protest the hero (Ariff mostly), some of the faceless' lyrics. Cant think of anymore for now.