Best Metal Singers of All Time

[Pegun]

I think what it comes down to is your definition of metal. I think Mudvayne, even though said before to be lacking in vocals, is better on their newer albums with the clean and then the scream, unlike the previous constant screaming they used to do. Also Anders from In Flames...amazing vocalist

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: fisher
edit: oh and GWAR are metal gods. nobody takes them seriously, for obvious reasons, but they damn well shred. i now nominate oderus urungus best metal singer ever.

Not to mention they have one of the greatest live shows ever seen on this Earth!

KT

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: fisher
edit: oh and GWAR are metal gods. nobody takes them seriously, for obvious reasons, but they damn well shred. i now nominate oderus urungus best metal singer ever.

Not to mention they have one of the greatest live shows ever seen on this Earth!

KT

oh yes they do.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

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

That's rock, not metal.

KT

the term heavy metal was invented to describe led zeppelin. so the fuck it's not.

Was and Is are not equivalent. Like most things in the past 40 years, music's changed!

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: davestar
if we're being generous in the categorization of metal:

Devin Townsend
Jesse Leach
Daryl Plumbo
Chris Cornell (Jesus fucking Christ Pose)
Phil Anselmo
the guys who were in Sikth
Randy Blythe
Chris Ojeda

How is it generous to include Phil Anselmo?

You don't consider Pantera to be metal?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
Metallica from kill em all until and justice for all is definitely metal. That's why they named their first album "metal up your ass" until the execs made them change the name. Black album and after is debatable. I voted Phil Anselmo.

Yes Pantera is definitly metal


RIP Dime

 

[bbdub333]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield


Definently, and i'll bash your head in with it if you ask me about it one more goddamn time!

http://www.eliteukforces.info/...service/weapons/g3.php

I'm SAS and in Afghanistan, i've told you that three times now.

When did you leave for Afghanistan?

 

[schneiderguy]

I voted for Dickinson on the poll since he's probably my second favorite behind Robert Lowe from Solitude Aeturnus/the latest Candlemass album

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
How can Dio have 8 votes? How retarded are you people?

Freebird isn't really metal.

 

[DangerAardvark]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield
words.

dio is not metal. i can show you examples of judas priest that go either way, just like you seem to think you are doing with metallica. go back and listen to anything before the black album, it's metal. one of my favorite priest songs is livin after midnight, definitely not metal. painkiller however, metal.

dio is a chump, period. i ~think~ you are trying to say he's metal, but i'm not sure. i also ~think~ you said queensryche was metal, i'm hoping you didn't.

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I've always categorized Motorhead as Speed Metal.

i've always thought bands like racer x were speed metal.

edit: oh and GWAR are metal gods. nobody takes them seriously, for obvious reasons, but they damn well shred. i now nominate oderus urungus best metal singer ever.

Dio isn't metal? That's ridiculous. And Judas Priest "going back and forth" is just retarded. Judas Priest practically co-invented the genre. Just by simple taxanomic definition, metal is the what they play. Just because they aren't quite heavy enough for you (and Priest is plenty heavy) doesn't mean they aren't metal.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Dio isn't metal? That's ridiculous. And Judas Priest "going back and forth" is just retarded. Judas Priest practically co-invented the genre. Just by simple taxanomic definition, metal is the what they play. Just because they aren't quite heavy enough for you (and Priest is plenty heavy) doesn't mean they aren't metal.

I've already tried to explain to these idiots that metal dates back to the 60's and 70's and bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and the likes ARE heavy metal.

What did I get? Morons say "kid's these days". Like these retards have a fucking clue. Ignore them. They're only looking for an answer that suits their needs. They're not adult/old enough to have an open mind and understand simple logic.

 

[davestar]

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: davestar
if we're being generous in the categorization of metal:

Devin Townsend
Jesse Leach
Daryl Plumbo
Chris Cornell (Jesus fucking Christ Pose)
Phil Anselmo
the guys who were in Sikth
Randy Blythe
Chris Ojeda

How is it generous to include Phil Anselmo?

You don't consider Pantera to be metal?

oh they're definitely metal, as are the bands of most of the singers i listed. some are debatable (Glassjaw & Soundgarden), so that's where the "generous" comes from.

 

[davestar]

debating metal with a guy who claims that Metallica isn't metal is like talking single malt scotches with a 6 year old.

 

[Spineshank]

Originally posted by: davestar
debating metal with a guy who claims that Metallica isn't metal is like talking single malt scotches with a 6 year old.

Metallica was metal but slowly started to turn into more like hard rock and then St Anger was just pure crap.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

It's tough to define who is metal now and probably many of those groups cited in here so far are a derivation of metal. Metallica is a form of metal but, imo, the groups I listened to in the 60s and 70s were the beginning of the overall metal genre. Iron Butterfly, Deep Purple (even though they despised that categorization), Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, UFO, Grand Funk Railroad, Blue Oyster Cult, Judas Preist, and guitarists like Jimmy Hendrix and Robin Trower defined what metal was. Listen to some of the stuff that MC5 did back in the 60s too, which was not only metal but punkish long before anything was known as "punk." Many of those bands broke off to forge other sub-genres of metal as well. Motorhead was probably the beginning of speed metal. Nothing with the fast fury of "Ace of Spades" had been heard before they came out with that song.

All this argumentation concerning what's metal and what's not is pretty ridiculous, at least without some historical perspective. But all of the singers listed in the poll are definitely metal and Dio is certainly metal too. Hell, he teamed up with Blackmore, one of the founders of the metal sound. Just standing in close proximity to Blackmore makes you metal.

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Dio isn't metal? That's ridiculous. And Judas Priest "going back and forth" is just retarded. Judas Priest practically co-invented the genre. Just by simple taxanomic definition, metal is the what they play. Just because they aren't quite heavy enough for you (and Priest is plenty heavy) doesn't mean they aren't metal.

I've already tried to explain to these idiots that metal dates back to the 60's and 70's and bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and the likes ARE heavy metal.

What did I get? Morons say "kid's these days". Like these retards have a fucking clue. Ignore them. They're only looking for an answer that suits their needs. They're not adult/old enough to have an open mind and understand simple logic.

this isn't the 60s and 70s. once again, kids these days, think they know everything.

apparently you can't read, because i clearly said some of priests music is metal, some is not. regardless of what they were 40 years ago, these days their old stuff isn't metal. however, the newer stuff certainly qualifies. living after midnight is NOT metal, period. sorry.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: fisher
dio is not metal. i can show you examples of judas priest that go either way, just like you seem to think you are doing with metallica. go back and listen to anything before the black album, it's metal. one of my favorite priest songs is livin after midnight, definitely not metal. painkiller however, metal.

dio is a chump, period. i ~think~ you are trying to say he's metal, but i'm not sure. i also ~think~ you said queensryche was metal, i'm hoping you didn't.

Judas Priest has had one non-metal album (Rocka Rolla) and some hard rockish and glam songs strewn about various albums, but aside from those they've stayed within the metal genre far more than Metallica has. Aside from United (which is anthem rock) you picked the least metal song on British Steel to choose as an example, and even it is moderately heavy hard rock.

People are being a bit unfair to Dio here, by basing his career almost entirely on his solo work. Rainbow features a lot of his best material. Queensryche isn't metal? Listen to their first three albums, starting with this one.

Originally posted by: fisher
this isn't the 60s and 70s. once again, kids these days, think they know everything.

apparently you can't read, because i clearly said some of priests music is metal, some is not. regardless of what they were 40 years ago, these days their old stuff isn't metal. however, the newer stuff certainly qualifies. living after midnight is NOT metal, period. sorry.

Victim of Changes? Genocide? Call for the Priest? Dissident Aggressor? Exciter? They've almost always had the obligatory ballad or rock anthem, but otherwise it's hard to find a classic metal band that experimented less with non-metal elements than Judas Priest.

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: fisher
dio is not metal. i can show you examples of judas priest that go either way, just like you seem to think you are doing with metallica. go back and listen to anything before the black album, it's metal. one of my favorite priest songs is livin after midnight, definitely not metal. painkiller however, metal.

dio is a chump, period. i ~think~ you are trying to say he's metal, but i'm not sure. i also ~think~ you said queensryche was metal, i'm hoping you didn't.

Judas Priest has had one non-metal album (Rocka Rolla) and some hard rockish and glam songs strewn about various albums, but aside from those they've stayed within the metal genre far more than Metallica has. Aside from United (which is anthem rock) you picked the least metal song on British Steel to choose as an example, and even it is moderately heavy hard rock.

People are being a bit unfair to Dio here, by basing his career almost entirely on his solo work. Rainbow features a lot of his best material. Queensryche isn't metal? Listen to their first three albums, starting with this one.

i grew up listening to queensryche. not metal. nor was dio. and rainbow...ugh. ick. yuck.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: fisher
i grew up listening to queensryche. not metal. nor was dio. and rainbow...ugh. ick. yuck.

How are their first three albums not metal?

They all had a ballad or maybe two but are still essentially straight up NWOBHM-inspired metal, throwing in progressive elements with each new release. If that's all it takes to make an album not metal then only Metallica's debut even qualifies.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Dio isn't metal? That's ridiculous. And Judas Priest "going back and forth" is just retarded. Judas Priest practically co-invented the genre. Just by simple taxanomic definition, metal is the what they play. Just because they aren't quite heavy enough for you (and Priest is plenty heavy) doesn't mean they aren't metal.

I've already tried to explain to these idiots that metal dates back to the 60's and 70's and bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and the likes ARE heavy metal.

What did I get? Morons say "kid's these days". Like these retards have a fucking clue. Ignore them. They're only looking for an answer that suits their needs. They're not adult/old enough to have an open mind and understand simple logic.

this isn't the 60s and 70s. once again, kids these days, think they know everything.

apparently you can't read, because i clearly said some of priests music is metal, some is not. regardless of what they were 40 years ago, these days their old stuff isn't metal. however, the newer stuff certainly qualifies. living after midnight is NOT metal, period. sorry.

How old am I? You seem to know everthing. Just like every other 15 year old on ATOT.

Idiots on ATOT are stupid.

 

[SirStev0]

RJD is a big guy for me... Don't know if I would say greatest but he is the man.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Dio isn't metal? That's ridiculous. And Judas Priest "going back and forth" is just retarded. Judas Priest practically co-invented the genre. Just by simple taxanomic definition, metal is the what they play. Just because they aren't quite heavy enough for you (and Priest is plenty heavy) doesn't mean they aren't metal.

I've already tried to explain to these idiots that metal dates back to the 60's and 70's and bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and the likes ARE heavy metal.

What did I get? Morons say "kid's these days". Like these retards have a fucking clue. Ignore them. They're only looking for an answer that suits their needs. They're not adult/old enough to have an open mind and understand simple logic.

this isn't the 60s and 70s. once again, kids these days, think they know everything.

apparently you can't read, because i clearly said some of priests music is metal, some is not. regardless of what they were 40 years ago, these days their old stuff isn't metal. however, the newer stuff certainly qualifies. living after midnight is NOT metal, period. sorry.

Judas Priest helped make what Metal is today. Some? More like almost all of their music is metal.

Dio not metal? You don't have a clue.

 

[iskim86]

from the list, i'd go with phil or mikael

but where the fuck is Warrell Dane of Nevermore?

and why are ozzy and mustaine up there? and lemmy

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: iskim86
from the list, i'd go with phil or mikael

but where the fuck is Warrell Dane of Nevermore?

and why are ozzy and mustaine up there? and lemmy

Hard Rock is part of the Metal genre, so Lemmy definately deserves to be up there.

The Metal genre has evolved into tons of sub-genres, from Trash Metal (Slayer) to Doom Metal (My Dying Bride), from Heavy Metal (old Anthrax) to Black Metal (Marduk).

It's not like R&B, Jazz or Soul, where it's all the same sounding, whining crap

Oh, and I also miss Ville Laihiala in the list. Always liked Sentenced a lot

 

[crownjules]

Originally posted by: fisher
this isn't the 60s and 70s. once again, kids these days, think they know everything.

apparently you can't read, because i clearly said some of priests music is metal, some is not. regardless of what they were 40 years ago, these days their old stuff isn't metal. however, the newer stuff certainly qualifies. living after midnight is NOT metal, period. sorry.

This is the most absurd notion. No, a metal band will always be metal. It doesn't become obsolete simply because modern bands have access to new technology that allow for overdriven amps and distortion that wasn't possible decades ago. The genre hinges on the use of distorted guitars and drums and the presence of screaming fast solos, not some opinion driven idea that a certain level of distortion is the cutoff point.

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Hard Rock is part of the Metal genre, so Lemmy definately deserves to be up there.

Other way around. Metal is a sub-genre of hard rock.