Best voices in rock/metal?

[psychomonkey62]

I'm thinking:

1.) Freddy Mercury (Queen)
2.) Matt Bellamy (Muse)
3.) Russell Allen (Symphony X)
4.) Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
5.) Geddy Lee (Rush)

[Ænema]

No order:

1. David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
2. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
3. Jim Morrison (The Doors)
4. Layne Staley (Alice In Chains)
5. Maynard James Keenan (Tool)

[MelL]

Dawn Crosby (RIP)
Anneke van Giersbergen :D

[SatanTheSith]

Well some random ones for now:

Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth/ Bloodbath/ Katatonia
Chuck Schuldiner- Death
Trevor Strnad - The Black Dahlia Murder
Matt Barlow- Iced earth
Mikael Stanne- Dark Tranquillity
Niilo Sevänen- Insomnium

[Solaris]

Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree/Blackfield/No-Man
Angela Gossow - Arch Enemy, just for sheer wtfness.
Tom Englund - Evergrey

[O'Bannion]

Maynard James Keenan

[Unhinged]

Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
Freddie Mercury
Bruce Dickinson
Steven Wilson

[Father Max]

Robert Plant

/thread

[Rising_Boognish]

Captain Beefheart is at the top of my list.

[GALLIENVS AVG]

Mikael Akerfeldt
Thom Yorke

[ZX-6RR]

Matt Barlow

[Trent215]

Mikael Akerfeldt (definitely my number 1)
Layne Staley
Maynard James Keenan
Steven Wilson
Phillip Labonte (I know it's metalcore but I've always liked his ability to shriek, sing harsh, and sing clean all very well)
Zach De La Rocha

[Fungus Amungus]

Maynard
Jonathan Davis
Chris Cornell
Zach De La Rocha
Serj Tankian

My personal favorites.

[tripb19]

Layne Staley
Mikael Akerfeldt
Daniel Gildenlow
Mariusz Duda of Riverside
Billy Joel

[SatanTheSith]

Tim "Ripper" Owens if you became furious you passed the test

[temp100]

I've posted this list before...

Bruce Dickinson
Ian Gillan
Matt Barlow
Mikael Akerfeldt
Mike Patton
Layne Staley
Daniel Gildenlow
David Bowie
Maynard
Garm
Rob Halford
Bjork

[gearslave]

Ihsahn
Mortiis

[Unhinged]

Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
Freddie Mercury
Bruce Dickinson
Steven Wilson

I'll add:

Mikael Akerfeldt
Daniel Gildenlow
Mattias IA Eklundh
Randy Blythe (isn't the greatest by any means, but complements the music perfectly)
Tommy Rogers

[dropofahat]

Brad Delp of "Boston" (RIP)

Edit - is anyone besides UNhinged looking at each others' lists? Lotta repeats...

I agree with the OP, Freddy Mercury is definitely #1 in my book. BUT! I'm sorry, I love Rush but Geddy Lee does not have a great voice IMHO...

[Unhinged]

Brad Delp of "Boston" (RIP)

Edit - is anyone besides UNhinged looking at each others' lists? Lotta repeats...

I agree with the OP, Freddy Mercury is definitely #1 in my book. BUT! I'm sorry, I love Rush but Geddy Lee does not have a great voice IMHO...


I've been trying to add some different ones that I didn't see in any other lists, but some I do have a lot of repeats. They're unavoidable - some singers just deserve another mention. I figured that my list, temp100's, tripb's and maybe one or two more would be more or less identical. And I agree with Brad Delp, great voice.

[Pajman]

Did anyone mention Dio...?

How about Glen Hughes.

[Trent215]

I'll add:

Mikael Akerfeldt
Daniel Gildenlow
Mattias IA Eklundh
Randy Blythe (isn't the greatest by any means, but complements the music perfectly)
Tommy Rogers

Love Akerfeldt and Gildenlow and totally agree with your opinion on Blythe...his shrieks sound so good with the heavyiness of LoG's guitars and drums...

And being the BTBAM fan I am, I'm kind of ashamed I didn't mention Tommy Rogers....he's not the best but I would definitely give him an award for most improved. His clean and growling vocals have both drastically improved from their S/T debut album to Colors...it's awesome he does the death vocals and then switches it up in an instant to something that sounds like Queen or The Smashing Pumpkins

[DerekSmalls]

1. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden/Solo)
2. Ronnie James Dio (Elf/Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Solo)
3. Geoff Tate (Queensryche/Solo)
4. Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian/Demons and Wizards)
5. Jack Black (Tenacious D) <-- yep that's right. I think he has a really underrated voice, perfect for their style of songs.

[gearslave]

Danzig, back in the day

[tripb19]

I'll add:

Mikael Akerfeldt
Daniel Gildenlow
Mattias IA Eklundh
Randy Blythe (isn't the greatest by any means, but complements the music perfectly)
Tommy Rogers

Pity he sings about absolute shit 99% of the time :banghead:

[Eaglefan9727]

Paul Rogers of Bad Company

[SatanTheSith]

Oh yea, Tom Englund

[meat sandwich]

Phil Anselmo

Why the fuck has no one mentioned him?

[Ænema]

How could I forget Mike Patton?

[Lord Gold]

I'm thinking:
5.) Geddy Lee (Rush)

WRONG. Geddy Lee has one of the worst voices I've heard in a while.

However, I would suggest:
Rody Walker of Protest the Hero.
Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria.
Dallas Green of Alexisonfire.
Tommy Rogers of Between the Buried and Me.
Maynard James Keenan of Tool.
Gordon Downie of The Tragically Hip.
Aaron Weiss of Mewithoutyou.
Johnny Cash.
Chris Cornell.

[Trent215]

WRONG. Geddy Lee has one of the worst voices I've heard in a while.

However, I would suggest:
Rody Walker of Protest the Hero.
Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria.
Dallas Green of Alexisonfire.
Tommy Rogers of Between the Buried and Me.
Maynard James Keenan of Tool.
Gordon Downie of The Tragically Hip.
Aaron Weiss of Mewithoutyou.
Johnny Cash.
Chris Cornell.

You could say Claudio sounds like Geddy Lee though somewhat

[The_Murphulator]

Im a fan of

James Labrie - Dream Theater
Tobias Sammet - Edguy, Avantasia
Tony Kakko - Sonata Arctica
Old school James Hetfield - Metallica
Tony Kakko - Sonata Arctica
Clay Barton - Suspyre
Nils K. Rue - Pagan's Mind
Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden
Devin Townsend - Strapping Young Lad
Claudio Sanchez - Coheed And Cambria


I'll post more if i can think of any

[esruC]

You could say Claudio sounds like Geddy Lee though somewhat

Yep. There's a similarity.

[Solaris]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Daniel Gildenlow, his range is fucking amazing.

[dazevas]

axel roses from gun's and roses

[Deamatix]

No order

Maynard James Keenan
Corey Taylor
Bruce Dickinson
Ronnie James Dio
Edsel Dope
Rob Zombie

[Daucus Karota]

Layne Staley

[h4z4rd]

Bruce Dickinson
Ronnie James Dio
Rob Halford aka Robbie H.
Matt Barlow
Iuri Sanson (Hibria)
Angela Gossow

[synk]

more recent voices but

Matt Tuck- Bullet for my Valentine

Alex Varkatsas(sp?) - Atreyu

[ukgoon]

Kirk Windstein - Crowbar

[Lord Gold]

You could say Claudio sounds like Geddy Lee though somewhat

That's like saying the Lord of the Rings movies were similar to Garden State. They both have talking in them.

The only similarity is the pitch, they both sing high. But Geddy Lee sings so nasally, and awkwardly, and out of pitch often. Claudio is amazing, very talented. And Puerto Rican, he's got an accent. And he's also an amazing guitarist.

[esruC]

That's like saying the Lord of the Rings movies were similar to Garden State. They both have talking in them.

The only similarity is the pitch, they both sing high. But Geddy Lee sings so nasally, and awkwardly, and out of pitch often. Claudio is amazing, very talented. And Puerto Rican, he's got an accent. And he's also an amazing guitarist.

Claudio is whiny, though.

[Esko]

Axl FUCKING Rose!!!

/thread

[Al Paccioli]

Axl FUCKING Rose!!!

/thread

Fuck off pussy.

I'd be hard pressed to decide between Ozzy and Quorthon.

[NRS]

I'd be hard pressed to decide between Ozzy and Quorthon.

Quorthon FTW

[cobra_man]

Tim "Ripper" Owens if you became furious you passed the test

lololol
I was about to rant.


Carry on.

[donobowk]

dave grohl deserves to be in this thread.

[Comet]

I'm big into female rockers...

JANIS JOPLIN!(Really surprised nobody mentioned her yet, I love this bitch.)
Amy Lee - Evanescence
Amy Winehouse - She is kind of more bluesy than rock, but her voice is flawless none the less.

[puppetmasterjjk]

Till Lindemann has an amazing voice.

Or maybe it just sounds amazing because I don't speak the language.

[Trent215]

dave grohl deserves to be in this thread.

Ehhhh I like his drumming better

[esruC]

Tim "Ripper" Owens if you became furious you passed the test

Die in a fire, lol.:)

[Sketcher]

I'm big into female rockers...

JANIS JOPLIN!(Really surprised nobody mentioned her yet, I love this bitch.)
Amy Lee - Evanescence
Amy Winehouse - She is kind of more bluesy than rock, but her voice is flawless none the less.

If we're getting into female voices, I'm going to have to go with:

Tarja Turunen - (formerly of) Nightwish
Sharon den Adel - Within Temptation

Amy Lee's got nothing on those two.

[SatanTheSith]

Females?

Angela Gossow.

[J-ack]

Winston McCall - Parkway Drive

Ed Butcher - Ex-I Killed The Prom Queen

[Unhinged]

I fucking forgot Geoff Tate. I should be hanged.

[Al Paccioli]

Females?

Angela Gossow.

No way man I'm sure you could find some underground/less popular stuff better than her.

[Kellenator]

Tim "Ripper" Owens if you became furious you passed the test
Owens is a good singer. He just happens to sing for bands when they can't get their shit together and write a good tune.
Tarja Turunen - (formerly of) Nightwish

I think Simone Simmons (Epica) is better.

[dude22]

The dude from Iron Maiden (I forget his name)

[SatanTheSith]

Owens is a good singer. He just happens to sing for bands when they can't get their shit together and write a good tune.

I think Simone Simmons (Epica) is better.

um iced earth? scuse me ?

[Trent215]

The dude from Iron Maiden (I forget his name)

Bruce Dickinson

[Lord Gold]

Claudio is whiny, though.

Hellz no. He has a puerto rican accent, but he does not whine. He sings valiantly.

[Kellenator]

um iced earth? scuse me ?
The Glorious Burden was written with the intent of Barlow singing and Framing Armageddon was relatively weak in the songwriting department.

[SatanTheSith]

I see.
nothing to see here

[Kellenator]

I see.
nothing to see here
He was in a band called Winters Bane that's really cool.

[dialamo]

Sharon den Adel - Within Temptation
+1

I was about to mention her. Awesome singer. She has the voice of an angel.

[Itsamadhouse12]

geddy lee of rushDioAnd brad delpall amaza-zing

[Lt.Dan]

David Coverdale
Andrew "Mac" McDermott (former Threshold)
Peter "Peavy" Wagner (Rage)
Jon Bon Jovi

Someone mentioned Geddy Lee? You're kidding right? He sounds like a cross between a chick and a 11yr old boy. His voice is the reason I don't listen to Rush.

[DirtyJeeves]

Shannon Hoon - Blind Melon.

[Unhinged]

David Coverdale
Andrew "Mac" McDermott (former Threshold)
Peter "Peavy" Wagner (Rage)
Jon Bon Jovi

Someone mentioned Geddy Lee? You're kidding right? He sounds like a cross between a chick and a 11yr old boy. His voice is the reason I don't listen to Rush.

If you're gonna rag on Geddy Lee, you might want to take fag bag Bon Jovi off your list, first.

[rerat]

If you're gonna rag on Geddy Lee, you might want to take fag bag Bon Jovi off your list, first.
If you're gonna rag on Geddy Lee, you might want to take fag bag Bon Jovi off your list, first.
qftx2fosho

[Trent215]

If you're gonna rag on Geddy Lee, you might want to take fag bag Bon Jovi off your list, first.

LOL beat me to it, can't believe he disses Geddy Lee and then includes fucking Bon Jovi on his list...do you like to listen to boring music with no soul?

[esruC]

Amy Lee - Evanescence




Tarja Turunen - (formerly of) Nightwish
Sharon den Adel - Within Temptation

Amy Lee's got nothing on those two.


I think Simone Simmons (Epica) is better.

They all sound the same to me.

[psychomonkey62]

Someone mentioned Geddy Lee? You're kidding right? He sounds like a cross between a chick and a 11yr old boy. His voice is the reason I don't listen to Rush.

I like it....

[cbm]

Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden
or Trevor from Black Dahlia Murder

[Lt.Dan]

If you're gonna rag on Geddy Lee, you might want to take fag bag Bon Jovi off your list, first.

Uh huh....right. I'm not the biggest fan of his music but when it comes to voice and tone, Jovi is miles above Geddy Lee. In fact, who isn't? Geddy Lee sounds like at a young age someone brutally punched him in the balls and he never recovered. To make things worse, the face matches the voice.

[Trent215]

Uh huh....right. I'm not the biggest fan of his music but when it comes to voice and tone, Jovi is miles above Geddy Lee. In fact, who isn't? Geddy Lee sounds like at a young age someone brutally punched him in the balls and he never recovered. To make things worse, the face matches the voice.

Just shows you have a shallow musical taste

[ehogepr]

Hmm I'm not too sure about "best" but I'll list my favorites..

Eddie Vedder (Early Pearl Jam, not that I dont like his voice now it's just not as good as it was)

Chris Cornell

Serj Tankian

Jim Morrison

Burton Cummings

Layne Staley

To name a few

[Sketcher]

Serj Tankian

Definitely. I personally don't like his style, but he has some serious control over his voice.

Also, I'm surprised so many people like Chris Cornell. His voice annoys the hell out of me.

[ehogepr]

Definitely. I personally don't like his style, but he has some serious control over his voice.

Also, I'm surprised so many people like Chris Cornell. His voice annoys the hell out of me.


Yeah Serj has some pretty wicked vocals, as for Chris it's kind of a thing where you love it or hate it or something a long those lines.

I don't remember his name, but the original vocalist of Drowning Pool had a pretty cool voice, shame he passed away.

[Esko]

Fuck off pussy.

I'd be hard pressed to decide between Ozzy and Quorthon.

ozzy??? OZZY?!??! youre a fucking moron little faggot metal head go suck your mothers dick.

[ZX-6RR]

I've come to like Claudio Sanchez's voice quite a lot lately.

Not a huge fan of Coheed and Cambria, but he has a decent voice.

[SatanTheSith]

Joey Eppard is good.

[Itsamadhouse12]

how could i forget bowie, and mike patton?

[Lord Vollum]

Sebastian Bach, fuck that guy rules, he's got some intense sustain, like one of the songs he does in his new albums he holds the note around 30 seconds. I also really Like Devin Townsend, Don Dokken, Tim "The Ripper" Owens, Jani Lane, and I just had a brain fart, so the list got cut short.